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KiiiKiii – ‘Uncut Gem’ review: weird and sometimes wonderful
On their debut project, the latest girl group from Starship Entertainment bring back fun and excitement to the world of K-pop Ever since K-pop made it to the big leagues internationally, the industry has become increasingly sonically homogenised – especially when it comes to new girl groups. Nowadays,…
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Deafheaven – ‘Lonely People with Power’ album review
George Clarke reawakens his roar on the blackgaze band’s sixth album. It showcases the sheer scope of their sound to date – and breaks some new ground, too What happens when a band renowned for complexity suddenly streamline their sound? We got a glimpse on the last Deafheaven album, ‘Infinite…
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Lucy Dacus – ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ review: diving headlong into love
For her first solo record since Boygenius’ career-changing debut album, the singer-songwriter switches spiky indie for grand chamber-pop and deliciously details the rush of a new romance A hell of a lot has changed since Lucy Dacus’ last solo album, 2021’s heavily autobiographical and hook-laden…
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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco – ‘I Said I Love You First’ review
Despite the fanfare, the celebrity duo are hesitant to really give listeners a glimpse into how they operate as a couple Benny Blanco credits Beyonce and Jay-Z as the inspirations behind ‘I Said I Love You First’, the collaborative album with his fiancée Selena Gomez. But where The Carters’…
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The Horrors – ‘Night Life’ review
The band’s latest is an engrossing nocturnal stunner and the veteran goths’ most singular album yet In a similar manner to biologist Stephen Jay Gould’s famous declaration that “there’s no such thing as a fish”, it could also be (provocatively) argued that “there’s no such thing as The Horrors”.…
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Japanese Breakfast – ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’ review
Michelle Zauner’s deliciously nuanced songwriting shines on the indie rockers’ bold, beautifully realised fourth album If Japanese Breakfast were a ship at sail, it might seem like the band came into berth only in the last few years. In 2021 the explosive success of their third album ‘Jubilee’ netted…
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Playboi Carti – ‘Music’ review: cinematic chaos
The new-school rap leader remakes trap again in his own image on his breathlessly anticipated third studio album ‘Music’ is an album as audacious as Playboi Carti himself. The maverick born Jordan Carter has been a cult figure for years, forging internet classics with the likes of Lil Uzi Vert and…
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LE SSERAFIM – ‘Hot’ review: dancing through the fire
On their fifth mini-album, the K-pop girl group wholeheartedly embrace passion and pain like never before LE SSERAFIM have been through more than their fair share of trials in the court of public opinion, the latest of which – sparked by ongoing controversies involving their label’s parent company –…
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