Born in Italy but now London-based, Francesca Brierley - aka heka - emerges with "(a) wall", the first single from her upcoming EP (a), which arrives on May 19...
Following the deep dives into the songwriter's early work and the dark Is This Desire?, Matthew Barton continues his exploration of PJ Harvey's reissues with a...
Following on from last year's reissue of her early records and demos, PJ Harvey has just released an expanded version of her 1998 album Is This Desire? Matthew Barton revisits the record and its newly released demos, exploring the mind of a songwriter in artistic turmoil....
Bristolian singer-songwriter Clara Mann follows the plaintive “I Didn’t Know You Were Leaving Today” with the next missive from her forthcoming debut EP, Conso...
Tori Amos started 2020 expecting to release a new record and embark on another tour before year's end: needless to say, the world had other ideas. 2020 passes ...
Despite everything else that's happened in 2020, there sure has been a lot of good music. It just keeps coming, and we've all found the songs that have helped ...
"Norwegian innovator SKIA has Scandipop on an IV drip" reads SKIA's artist bio, and on the evidence of new single "Feeling Fine," it's as apt a statement as an...
With Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 1: The Early Years (1963-1967), the songwriter's early songs have been rediscovered, rescued, and reclaimed for a new audience. A sumptuous package collecting five discs of material that span the first four years of her career, together with a 36-page booklet featuring the aforementioned Crowe interview, photos from Mitchell's archive, and reproduced press cuttings, this is a mouth-watering and significant first entry in what promises to be an intriguing archival series....
It's been two decades now since Kylie Minogue re-situated herself at the top of the pop tree with the release of 2000's Light Years. That record propelled her ...
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