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Dave – ‘The Boy Who Played The Harp’ review: a prophet’s pain painted in piano
Blending biblical reflection with biting honesty, Dave delivers his most introspective album yet – even if the weight of genius sometimes makes it hard to feel It’s been four years since Dave has offered the world a slice of his mind. Since his introspective spectacle ‘We’re All Alone In This…
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Dave – ‘The Boy Who Played The Harp’ review: a prophet’s pain painted in piano
Blending biblical reflection with biting honesty, Dave delivers his most introspective album yet – even if the weight of genius sometimes makes it hard to feel It’s been four years since Dave has offered the world a slice of his mind. Since his introspective spectacle ‘We’re All Alone In This…
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Lily Allen – ‘West End Girl’ review: a vicious, vulnerable and victorious comeback
On her first album in seven years, the star remains more than alright, still Lily Allen’s been flirting with a comeback ever since she joined Olivia Rodrigo onstage at Glastonbury Festival 2022. The pair’s joyous, fiery rendition of Allen’s politically-charged 2009 hit ‘Fuck You’ was an overdue…
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Just Mustard – ‘We Were Just Here’ review: bleaching a blackened sky with glorious noise
Handpicked by The Cure to support them on tour, the Irish noiseniks reach for a danceable euphoria on album number three “I don’t wanna go where I can’t feel a thing,” pines Just Mustard frontwoman Katie Ball on ‘Dreamer’, the intricate and skittering track at the heart of the forever-rising Irish…
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Daniel Caesar – ‘Son Of Spergy’ review: a brave examination of a complex family relationship
Having surged to the top of the global R&B landscape, the Canadian vocalist turns insular, looking to his father for deeper answers about who he is Eventually, we all become reflections of our parents. That’s how the cliché goes, and it’s an idea that forms the core of Daniel…
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Daniel Caesar – ‘Son Of Spergy’ review: a brave examination of a complex family relationship
Having surged to the top of the global R&B landscape, the Canadian vocalist turns insular, looking to his father for deeper answers about who he is Eventually, we all become reflections of our parents. That’s how the cliché goes, and it’s an idea that forms the core of Daniel…
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Ashnikko – ‘Smoochies’ review: like eavesdropping on the most shocking conversation in the restaurant
On her brilliant second album, the alt-pop agitator threads K-pop and country into her lusty sonic assault Six years after she broke through with ‘Stupid’, a savage breakup banger that blew up on TikTok, former NME Cover star Ashnikko is fiercer and funnier than ever. On ‘Full…
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Ashnikko – ‘Smoochies’ review: like eavesdropping on the most shocking conversation in the restaurant
On her brilliant second album, the alt-pop agitator threads K-pop and country into her lusty sonic assault Six years after she broke through with ‘Stupid’, a savage breakup banger that blew up on TikTok, former NME Cover star Ashnikko is fiercer and funnier than ever. On ‘Full…
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