Untied and weightless… The post-britpop years gradually gave rise to a renaissance of sorts for electronic music. With so many diverse acts currently ploughing their trade, it’s perhaps difficult to remember how barren the landscape was at the start of … Read more
“This city’s not sleeping/it’s dreaming.” If there’s a line that sums up the new Twist Helix album, it’s the above one on opening track ‘Newcastle’. Although much of the alt-electro outfit’s material deals with the decline of communities and the … Read more
Kitchen electronica When it comes to iconic electronic albums, Jean-Michel Jarre’s 1976 opus Oxygène will always rank highly. But although the album has achieved both a commercial and critical assessment that is worthy of the exceptional music contained within, its … Read more
Guitar party pop There seems to have been a sea change in the quality of independent guitar outfits in recent years. The post-90s stodge that seemed to be everywhere at one point, surprisingly appears to have largely faded. In its … Read more
Eats shoots and leaves The Norwich duo of Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth, collectively known as Let’s Eat Grandma, have been rapidly gaining attention since their 2016 debut album I, Gemini. Their latest album, the mercurial I’m All Ears, offers … Read more
The Avengers go to infinity and beyond Avengers: Infinity War sees the culmination of plots threaded throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s extensive catalogue of films. It’s a bold undertaking that attempts to showcase most of the leading characters from the … Read more
Chamber pop perfection It seems like a gulf of time since Princess Chelsea’s last studio album outing The Great Cybernetic Depression graced us with its presence. We summed up the 2015 album in our review at the time as “…a … Read more
Anxiety pop moments Describing themselves as “an anxiety-pop band”, the 5-piece outfit of Flirting appear to draw cues from the brighter points of indie pop’s long and storied legacy. The fuzzy guitarscapes of 2016’s ‘Wouldn’t You’ suggested hints of My … Read more
New Zealand’s pop princess returns… With new album The Loneliest Girl due for release soon, Princess Chelsea has given a glimpse into her latest musical outing in the form of new song ‘I Love My Boyfriend’. When the album Lil’ … Read more
TV goes space opera… While genre titles on TV have been growing at a steady rate in recent years, it’s only occasionally that some manage to enjoy a level of success that takes them beyond the niche fanbases that they … Read more