Review of 'Anti' by Rihanna

Everyone’s favourite Bajan fashion icon and chart-topper Rihanna has decided to go ‘alternative’. It seems no pop star wants to release a yucky pop album any more. Lady Gaga showed she’d had enough when she dropped the vaguely arty Artpop. Beyoncé followed swiftly after with her self-titled progressive r&b record – many songs getting lyrically personal and extending the five minute mark. And who could forget Miley’s more recent exploration into psychadelia featuring The Flaming Lips and a song about a dead blowfish?

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 5/02/2016: Tom Misch, Denzel Curry, BJ The Chicago Kid and more...

Those looking for my opinion on Zayn Malik's new song will be sorely disappointed. Some songs are simply neither impressive nor unimpressive enough to write about.

Review of 'Here Comes Washer' by Washer

This Brooklyn rock duo don’t do clean. I’m not saying they’ve got a swearing problem. And I’m not implying that the members of Washer don’t wash either. I mean to say that there’s nothing clean about these dudes’ sound, and it’s beautiful.

How I Feel About White Rappers Dropping the N-word...

A couple years ago, I stumbled across this freestyle by Oakland rapper V-Nasty. I was shocked. 'Always on my toes 'cos I've got to stay focused' what kind of shoddy lyricism is that? But that wasn't the real source of my dismay. Listen below and hear for yourself.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 29/01/2016: Father John Misty, Macklemore, Rihanna and more...

Father John Misty confronts your nightmares, Macklemore confronts racial politics and Rihanna confronts the ears. 

Review of 'Adore Life' by Savages

Despite love being the running theme on this album, all-female London rockers Savages aren’t sounding any more romantic, certainly instrumentally.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 22/01/2016: Tacocat, Guerilla Toss, Radiation City and more...

A lot of female fronted rock this week. And the new Savages album is on the way. Its time to embrace girl power and guitars!

Review of '★' by David Bowie

I thought he was The Man Who Fell To Earth? I thought he was the Goblin King? Alas, no-one it seems - even the mystical and legendary David Bowie - is immune to dying.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 15/01/2016: David Bowie, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West and more...

It’s unfortunate that the birth of this new year has already been memorialised with the death of a musical icon. Does this spell out doom and gloom for the music industry? I’d like to think not. Continuing my ‘Tracks of the Week’ segment I bring you this first annual instalment, kicking 2016 off with some big names to prove that all is not lost. Big names like globally-renowned New York rockers, Washer. Everyone knows them. I can’t say I’m all that familiar with this Kanye West fellow though…