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Album Review: Anderson .Paak – Ventura
A true return to form for Breezy Lovejoy Anderson .Paak and his boys. ‘Yes LAWD!’. I have been a die-hard Paak fanboy since Malibu and was enamoured with the electric chemistry between Paak and The Free Nationals, the gospel influences, the bells and chimes, the syrupy basslines and Anderson’s untouchable talent. I went into Oxnard with high […]
Songs with Soul – Channel Orange
The lyrical genius that is Frank Ocean has never been one to shy away from confronting world issues. In his debut studio album, Channel Orange from 2012, which features an amalgamation of soul, hip hop and R&B, Ocean provides the listeners with the painful processes that are attached to drug taking; what it is like to […]
An Interview with Desi Valentine
It’s 10pm on a drizzly Friday in the heart of Devon, but for Desi Valentine “It’s another beautiful day in LA”. So much so, that later on in our interview, he’d be placing his phone in the freezer after it overheats in the beaming 3pm sun. From the outset, Desi’s optimistic and good-natured zest shines […]
Exeposé Music’s Top Albums of 2018: 25-20
25 Joy as an Act of REsistance by idles Joy as an Act of Resistance beats with a pulse that proves punk isn’t dead. IDLES stack their sophomore album with humour, honesty and angry bangers. Their post-punk sound is so smart it’s as woke and witty as Kanye West thinks he is. Lead singer Joe Talbot […]
Jorja Smith @ O2 Academy Bristol
After a flurry of Summer festival performances, boasting tour dates across the globe in the coming months, Jorja Smith brought her “Lost & Found” album tour to Bristol’s O2 Academy on October 5th. Smith’s debut full-length album, Lost & Found, was released on June 8th 2018 and has projected her to new heights of critical […]
Album Review: Leon Bridges – Good Thing
Leon Bridges debut in 2015 was like a nostalgic breath of fresh air, strongly reminiscent of 60s soul men like Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke, a man who Bridges clearly resembles. The vocals were a melodic triumph on songs such as title track “Coming Home” as well a “Smooth Sailin’” and “River”. Bridges can currently […]
EP Review: Charlotte Day Wilson – Stone Woman
Sniff all you like about the public taste; the Top 40 doesn’t lie. Last year, Ed Sheeran toddled away with the Christmas No.1 with a stately ballad. Dance DJs have swapped pounding breakbeats for relaxed vibes, and Drake’s newest global smash, currently standing at a colossal 358,000,000 streams, potters along at a sleepwalking 77 bpm. […]
Album Review: Rhye – Blood
They are back with a sensual, silky and sexy bang. It has been five years since the Canadian R&B duo graced our ears with their 2013 album, Woman; five years of pining for the dulcet and smooth tones of Michael Molish that has taken us on a wistful journey of elegant harmonies and rhythmic beats […]
Afropunk London 2017 Preview
Last year saw the massively popular arts festival Afropunk move from its regular hosts of Paris, New York and Atlanta to London, bringing a wave of culture to the UK in its two-day extravaganza. Now, the festival is steaming ahead towards ‘round two’ in London on the 22nd-23rd July, bringing a whole host of some of […]