[50-41] [40-31] [30-21] [Top 20] 40 Sturgill Simpson A Sailor’s Guide to Earth If there is such a thing as alternative country, Sturgill Simpson is its torch-bearer. Having emerged from the ashes of the Dolly Parton-era Nashville bonfire, Simpson is both a philosopher and a raconteur. A Sailor’s Guide to Earth is a loose concept album […]
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Exeposé Music’s Best Albums of 2016 | 50-41
[50-41] [40-31] [30-21] [Top 20] 50 Blossoms Blossoms Blossoms have blossomed (ahem) in 2016. Their self-titled album rounded off the releases of hit after hit throughout the year. Blossoms carefully tread the line between indie guitar band and radio-friendly pop and successfully fuse the two. Catchy choruses are unavoidable as you listen through and there […]
The Exeposé Music Festival Guide – Summer 2016
It’s that exciting time of year again. But how to decide? Flick through our handily chronological list and see what tickles your fancy. ISLE OF WIGHT June 9th-12th Newport, Isle of Wight £195 Line-up: The Who, Queen + Adam Lambert, Stereophonics, Faithless Isle of Wight is fast becoming the rock festival that Glastonbury once longed […]
Desert Island Discs with Tristan Gatward
Hey Tristan! How did you go about choosing the songs? Where do I start? There was a long list of around 80 songs, which after a week of sleepless nights I’d manage to whittle down to 60. I couldn’t begin to say how it eventually turned into eight. As a poet with just a bit […]
Desert Island Discs with Jim Atherton
Hey Jim, how did you go about choosing the songs? I wish I could be cool and say that this was off the cuff, but alas, there was a strict system. My provisional list was 42 songs and every track that was culled from that cut like a dagger through the heart. What are […]
Desert Island Discs with Joe Stewart
Hey Joe! How did you go about choosing the songs? The songs chose me. But really, I just scrolled through some playlists and some memories, and I picked the best of the bunch. You spent a year away at the College of William & Mary near Richmond, VA. Was there a big music scene there? […]
Desert Island Discs with Katie Costello
Hey Katie! How did you go about choosing the songs? I’ve taken this really quite seriously. If I’m on this island forever, and I only have eight songs to listen to for the rest of my life, the main priority is that I can’t get annoyed with the songs I’ve picked. I need songs that […]
Exeposé Music Albums of the Year | Top 20
[50-41] [40-31] [30-21] [Top 20] 20 Viet Cong Viet Cong Controversial name aside, Canadian post-punk band Viet Cong’s self-titled album is the thing to listen to if you want motivation. With fierce, psychadelic instrumentals, the album deals in a ferocity which screams “listen to me”. Reminiscent of Joy Division, the opening song ‘Newspaper […]
Exeposé Music Albums of the Year | 30-21
[50-41] [40-31] [30-21] [Top 20] 30 El Vy Return to the Moon The indie-rock scene was abuzz with excitement when EL VY (pronounced “like the plural of Elvis”) announced the release of their debut album, Return To The Moon, earlier this year. The band, formed out of a creative collaboration project between The National’s Matt Berninger […]
Exeposé Music Albums of the Year | 40-31
[50-41] [40-31] [30-21] [Top 20] 40 Benjamin Clementine At Least For Now This year’s Mercury Prize Winner is an opus of soul-wrenching vocals, chamber hall piano, and artisan lyrics. Exuberant, raw and intense, Clementine’s songs tell of a life woven from tragedy into eleven triumphalist passages, accompanied by piano arpeggios. Years of hardship are condensed into a […]