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Skrillex – ‘F*ck U Skrillex…’ review: a whirlwind love letter
Brostep’s back, baby, via a mammoth 34-track surprise album from one of its key pioneers – but is it better than before? ‘F*ck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3’ is Skrillex’s last album for Atlantic Records. He could have made an album full of radio-friendly commercial bangers…
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Chy Cartier – ‘No Bring Ins’ review: a fearless debut from the future of UK drill
Fusing gritty lyricism and a unique vocal flow, the north London rapper is carving out her own lane and leaving a mark on the scene Chy Cartier, north London’s newest rap princess, isn’t waiting for permission to make her mark. From the first seconds of her debut mixtape, ‘No Bring Ins’, she makes her…
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Black Country, New Road – ‘Forever Howlong’ review
The London sextet return with their long-awaited third studio album – and they’ve still got it “Do you wanna play ‘Forever Howlong’?” Georgia Ellery asks on ‘Besties’. When we first heard these lyrics in January, it was just a cheeky nod to the title of Black Country, New Road’s long-awaited third…
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YT – ‘Oi!’ review: underground rap star makes his biggest bid for mainstream success yet
With swagger-drenched anthems and bass-heavy nostalgia, the Essex rapper presents his signature sound to the world on his fifth mixtape As one-third of UK trap’s holy trinity, alongside Fimiguerrerro and Len, YT represents the unadulterated rebellion taking over London’s musical underbelly with…
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Rachel Chinouriri – ‘Little House’ EP review
On her first non-single release since her debut album ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events’, the British indie star finds herself in much happier times – and subtly moving on her sound Rachel Chinouriri is having a moment. The last few months have seen her collect two BRITs nominations, sell out a huge,…
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Grentperez – ‘Backflips In A Restaurant’ album review
The Australian-Filipino songwriter delivers a debut album packed with relatable lyrics and catchy hooks “I hope I’m not a hopeless romantic”, sings Grant Perez in the opening line of his debut album. Of course, the Sydney-based Filipino songwriter better known as Grentperez is exactly that –…
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SPELLLING – ‘Portrait Of My Heart’ review: the art pop artist turns to loud, intergalactic grunge
On her fourth studio album, Chrystia Cabral lets listeners inch closer under her otherworldly glow SPELLLING’s 2021 album ‘The Turning Wheel’ saw Chrystia Cabral graduate from lone warrior (as on her first two albums, 2017’s ‘Pantheon of Me’, crafted solely with a handy MicroKORG keyboard, and the…
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Sam Akpro – ‘Evenfall’ review: a captivatingly eerie debut
The experimental songwriter takes listeners meandering down the dark alleyways of south London with a deep, hypnotising moodiness “Fading away in a city that is hard to live in” — that’s the idea behind the video for Sam Akpro’s new single ‘Evenfall’, according to director Pedro Takahashi. Via rushing…
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