It’s been more than a year since Olivia Rodrigo gave songwriting credits to Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Josh Farro for ‘good 4 u’. Personally, I recall being extremely surprised by the similarities between the two songs’ choruses upon their release. … Continue reading On Plagiarism in Pop Music Are artists actually stealing from each other?
McKenna has matured in the eyes of critics and fans alike. He’s left the voice cracks of ‘Brazil’ behind and now oozes with confidence on Zeros, both lyrically and sonically. His activist streak runs through the album but is … Continue reading Zeros by Declan McKenna // Review A dazzling sophomore album that will lift your spirits up to the stars
Photo Credit: PureGrand ●●●●○ Jack Rua is carving his own space on the dance floor with club-inspired debut Narcissus. Balancing pop with electro, there are moments of house and even trance that have slipped through the cracks. This speaks to … Continue reading Narcissus – Jack Rua // REVIEW Jack Rua’s strong debut rocks the pop boat
Photo credit: Luke Faulkner (@PureGrand) Pop trio, Babylamb have burst onto the scene with their powerful single ‘Bodyright’. The new release sees the queer band launch themselves at the ever-growing Irish music landscape.Taking time to sit down with our deputy … Continue reading An Interview with Babylamb Emerging trio Babylamb talk mates, music and marketing.
This past September was Live Lounge month at BBC Radio 1 in celebration of their 50th anniversary. Nearly every day over the course of the month a massive pop icon took to the microphone, creating some moments of pure musical … Continue reading BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge: The Highlights Live Lounge month has all our fave artists channelling their inspirations.
●○○○○ Ellie Goulding perfected indie pop with her debut album Lights and moved to EDM with Halcyon. Now, Delirium is an “experiment, to make a big pop album.” It certainly is big: the full deluxe edition is a staggering twenty-five … Continue reading Delirium, Ellie Goulding – Review
●●●●○ Molly Nilsson is by this point in time a DIY veteran. The Swedish-born, Berlin-based singer has been independently releasing her self-produced material through her own label Dark Skies Association since 2008 and through Night School Records since 2013. Her … Continue reading Zenith, Molly Nilsson – Review
On Froot it feels like coherence has been valued above the presence of big singles, which is as admirable as it is rare in pop music. (●●●●○) Continue reading Marina and the Diamonds, Froot – review
Music Editor Tara Joshi analyses some of the most iconic music videos of all time. Continue reading Videodrome: Britney Spears, Toxic
Glass Animals talk to tn2 about defying genre classifications, recording their debut album and working with Grammy Award-winning producer Paul Epworth Continue reading Interview: Glass Animals