For anyone wondering what ‘stanning’ is, it’s a term used to describe someone who is a super-fan of a certain artist, combining the word ‘stalker’ and ‘fan’, originating from the self-obsessed fan described in the Eminem song ‘Stan’. Even though there should be some immediate red flags regarding how healthy this sort of approach to […]
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Exeposé Music’s Best Albums of 2017: #50-41
50. Sam Smith The Thrill of It All Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All is a powerful demonstration of emotion. His second album, the 14 tracks also work as a semi-successful exploration of mode; the artist’s intention to explore range and style is apparent, but the ecclectic mix of sounds does somewhat detract from […]
Album Review: Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up
So many Fleet Foxes songs have made their way on to my summer playlists in years gone by. So many good times, set to the soundtrack of ‘Mykonos’, ‘White Winter Hymnal’, ‘Helplessness Blues’… So, what better time than now – some six years on since their last release – for the Seattle folk group to […]
Album Review: Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
Pure Comedy is the result of an artist who looked at the world around them and thought, “well, it’s a bit shit, isn’t it?”. A thirteen-track journey through the “comedy of man”, and the third album from ex-Fleet Foxes member and mellow indie-folk-rocker Josh Tillman (a man who once referred to the Trump campaign as […]