‘Beauty in Transience’ review: Producer and DJ Marc Straight releases debut LP

Melodic dubstep DJ and producer Marc Straight introduces his debut album, Beauty in Transience, which showcases the transformative process of shifting pain into power. Talking about the album, Marc shares, “‘Beauty in Transience’ might be different to me than it…

‘How To Let Go’ review: Sigrid makes a powerful statement on self-reflection, loneliness, and individuality

One thing Sigrid is going to do is going to deliver a killer hook. While many in her shoes would simply be satisfied with becoming yet another teen pop sensation with no substance to their music, she manages to find…

‘i don’t know who needs to hear this’ review: Tomberlin delivers a tremendous sophomore album

Portulaca grandiflora, known as the Moss Rose, are very low-maintenance plants. They don’t necessarily thirst for water or hunger for the beating sun; neither does this species require fertile soil to evolve into the beautifully textured bushel of flowers its…

‘Fear Of The Dawn’ review: Jack White embraces the modern without rejecting tradition 

Make of this what you will, but you have to salute Jack White’s unrestrained commitment to mess around with no concern as to whether what comes out makes sense as a cohesive whole. The last time we heard from Jack…

‘Wet Leg’ review: Wet Leg debut their slacker style and dry-wit humor

Wet Leg already has a significant amount of hype riding on their debut self-titled album. The band exploded onto the indie rock scene with their single “Chaise Longue” in the summer of 2021 when the UK was still under pandemic…

‘MOTOMAMI’ review: Rosalía undergoes a full artistic transformation

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Rosalía stated that she envisioned MOTOMAMI as both a concept album and self-portrait. She chose the title to illustrate the two types of energy within the album – MOTO being the experimental and hard-edged…

‘Crash’ review : The latest from Charli XCX fails to live up to her best

Pop-singer Charli XCX has had an eclectic and genre-shifting career since her debut with the 2013 album True Romance. With an arsenal of guest musicians over almost a decade, from BTS and Lizzo to SOPHIE and Carly Rae Jepsen, she…