It’s been a minute since I’ve been to a really sweaty, moshy gig. I hadn’t realised how much I missed it until Wednesday night. Support act Superfood kicked off what was to be a truly memorable night at Bristol’s O2 academy with a set that, without wanting to sound too cringingly British, I can only […]
Soundtrack Review: Stranger Things Season 1
Stranger Things is not only set in 1983, but it really feels like it was made in 1983. The show is painstakingly dedicated to its era, with more 80s pop culture references than you can shake a stick at, therefore getting every detail spot on, down to the last book cover, is paramount, and that […]
Review: Girli – Hot Mess
Pink-worshipping, pop-fanatic feminists who spend all their time either on instagram or raving in each other’s bedrooms have a new divine ruler – her name, is Girli. 18-year-old Milly Toomey is a force of nature. At 13 she was a member of Youth Parliament for Camden council, speaking out against sexual harassment and trying to […]
Live Review: State Champs @ Bristol O2 Academy
I have to say, there are very few things I enjoy more than classic pop punk concerts, so last night was a real treat. Punk band from Florida, Northbound, played us into the venue, as guys and gals in various arrays of black jeans, plaid shirts and band tees shuffled excitedly onto the floor. I’d […]
Live Review: Loyle Carner @ Motion, Bristol
“This has been my favourite show I’ve played EVER” shouts a very gracious and glowing Loyle Carner at the end of his set on Sunday night – I don’t think I can put it better myself really, but i’ll try anyway. The Marble Factory is filled with Bristol’s edgiest, all partly desperate to get out […]
Album Review: Loyle Carner – Yesterday’s Gone
As his EP A Little Late showed us, Carner isn’t afraid to be vulnerable in his music or his words, exposing his pain like an open wound. Yesterday’s Gone is no less honest, talking about family and the plight of a young man. Carner perfectly captures that post-university period of one’s twenties when suddenly adulthood […]
Album Review: Banks – The Altar
I first fell in love with singer-songwriter Banks (Jillian Banks) when I heard her song ‘Warm Water’ whilst scrolling through Tumblr. Since then I have been constantly enchanted and inspired by Banks’ ethereal yet painfully honest music. Her debut album Goddess was completely hypnotising, there was something almost terrifying about this woman, with her unique […]
Album Review: Craig David – Following My Intuition
If you know anything about Craig David pre-2015, you’ll know that the nation has been swept by an alarming common error in thinking that he has literally produced no music since 2000. He has. Four whole albums, in fact. But you will also know, that none of them matter. His debut album, Born to Do […]
Album Review: Frank Ocean – Blonde
It has been over 4 years since the release of Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange album. After a period of silence from Ocean following his debut, “where’s the album, Frank?’ memes began to taken over the internet. From Twitter to Tumblr to Facebook and everywhere in between, the world was in anticipation of more. With every […]
Album Review: Blink 182 – California
C alifornia, the new album from pop-punk legends Blink-182, is everything a comeback album should be. It blends punk guitar riffs with pop melodies and maintains the spirit of ‘zero fucks given’ that Blink are famous for. California sounds more like their old sound than anything they’ve had for a while, but it doesn’t feel regressive. […]