Review of 'Stardust' by Danny Brown

Danny Brown throws a party to celebrate his sobriety and invites all the weird kids.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE MONTH 28/11/2025: Skrillex, FKA Twigs, Ice Spice and more…

 

This month’s roundup features songs about cruise ship designers, Spongebob soundtracks and AI country songs. Artists featured include Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Sassy 009, Skrillex, Dry Cleaning, FKA Twigs, Ice Spice, Breaking Rust and Megadeth.

Review of 'The Life Of A Showgirl' by Taylor Swift

Taylor sings about penises and rips off Lana Del Rey and The Pixies.

First Jazz, Then Rock, Now Hip Hop: The Rise And Fall Of Zeitgeist Music Genres

Hip hop is following the same trajectory as rock and jazz – which means it could be about to lose mainstream appeal in as little as 5 years.

Review of 'Deadbeat' by Tame Impala

Kevin Parker swaps out his drumsticks for glowsticks and goes full-blown EDM.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE MONTH 17/10/2025: FKA Twigs, Chat Pile, Danny Brown and more…

Halloween is around the corner so it's time to bring out the creepy tunes. Artists featured this week include FKA Twigs, Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo, Summer Bruises, Les Imprimes, Thee Marloes, Long Fling, Danny Brown and Tame Impala.

Review of 'You're Weird Now' by Guerilla Toss

Guerilla Toss celebrate their weirdness on You’re Weird Now.

Review of ‘Worldwide’ by Snooper

Nashville ‘egg punk’ band Snooper whip up a mix of egg-plosive rock tunes.

Review of 'Getting Killed' by Geese

It’s time to give the new Geese record a gander.

Review of 'Live Laugh Love' by Earl Sweatshirt

Live Laugh Love is like a happier version of Some Rap Songs.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE FORTNIGHT 12/09/2025: Snooper, Cut Cult, Geese and more…

Lots of unhinged noisy rock this week. Artists featured include Snooper, Cut Cult, Geese, I Wish I Was A Punk Band, Igorrr and Drake…

Review of ‘Hyperyouth’ by Joey Valence & Brae

Hyperyouth is a party album for the generation that missed the party.

Review of 'Star Line' by Chance the Rapper

Is it time to give Chance the Rapper another chance?

Review of ‘Don’t Tap The Glass’ by Tyler, the Creator

Another album already??? But I’ve barely finished digesting Chromakopia.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE FORTNIGHT 08/08/2025: Fcukers, Nourished in Time, Tame Impala and more...

This week features new bangers from Fcukers and Nourished in Time, plus a rather disappointing end-of-summer anthem from Tame Impala. Other artists featured include dr.rift, Les Ailes, Rocket, Lavinia Blackwall and Tuxi Giant.

INTRODUCING: 100%WET

Credit: Lucas Kober

Meet 100%WET.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE FORTNIGHT 18/07/2025: Guerilla Toss, Syd, Drake and more…

Artists featured this week include Guerilla Toss, Syd, ESKA, Spin Class, Loud George, Jacqui, Drake and Jojo Siwa…

Review of 'Never Enough' by Turnstile

The Baltimore band are back with more jagged riffs, anthemic vocals and perhaps a few too many ambient interludes.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE MONTH 23/06/2025: Clipse, Turnstile, Will Smith and more…

This month's track roundup (I'll hopefully get back to fornightly - or better still weekly - roundups soon) features both Clipse and Will Smith returning to the rap game. Clipse are on their A-game, while Will Smith sounds like Will.i.am. Other artists featured in this month’s roundup include Turnstile, MSPAINT, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Lordkez, Igorrr and Militarie Gun & Dazy.

Double Review: 'Eusexua' by FKA Twigs and 'Fancy That' by PinkPantheress

Two albums by two UK female pop stars: Eusexua is an exciting return to Twigs’ experimental side, whereas Fancy That is a fun-but-fleeting barrage of retro club bangers.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE MONTH 23/05/2025: Guerilla Toss, Go-Jo, Humour and more…

This week, I decided I would attempt to get through the hundreds of music submissions in my inbox – some of which stretch back all the way to March. The music quality has been surprisingly good recently, which has made it harder to narrow down my favourite songs. STOP SENDING ME ALL THIS GREAT MUSIC. Here are 12 songs that I thought were worth writing about.  Artists featured this week include Guerilla Toss, Go-Jo, Humour, Lawn, Lawn Chair, Those Fucking Snowflakes, Ocean Flor, 100%WET, The Dream Eaters, Icarus Phoenix, Tom Caruana and Kanye West.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE FORTNIGHT 02/05/2025: PinkPantheress, Turnstile, These New Puritans and more…

We're moving into May and things are heating up. So many artists have dropped new material in the last two weeks that it's been hard to keep up with it all. Artists featured this week include PinkPantheress, Turnstile, These New Puritans, Caroline, Kabin Crew, Indieclimb and Katseye.

Review of 'Music' by Playboi Carti

 

Carti has released Music. Is it worth the 5 year wait?

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE FORTNIGHT 18/04/2025: Billy Woods, Igorrr, Lana Del Rey and more…

I’ve had an ear infection for the last two weeks (I blame it on that new Playboi Carti album – which I will be reviewing soon). I haven’t been able to hear out of one ear, which isn’t convenient if you’re a music blogger. But the following songs were still beautiful/crazy enough to leave an impression. Artists featured this week include Spacey Jane, Jai’len Josey, Billy Woods, Igorrr, Frank Dambra, Restless Mosaic, Bleeth and Lana del Rey.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE FORTNIGHT 04/04/2025: Little Simz, Black Country New Road, Bedridden and more…

It’s actually been three weeks since my last roundup. In that time, a lot of new music has dropped! I could have added a few tracks to this, but I’ve tried to keep it succinct. Artists featured include Little Simz, Black Country, New Road, Bedridden, Sleigh Bells, Oswald Slain, Grete, Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek and Ye.

Review of 'Cowards' by Squid

Squid deliver more squirming art rock tunes – this time with more grisly subject matter.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE FORTNIGHT 14/03/2025: Lil Nas X, OK Go, Doechii and more…

This week features dynamic rapping from Lil Nas X, a mind-blowing music video from OK Go, and an unusual sampling decision from Doechii. Other artists featured below include Feeble Little Horse, Bedridden, Total F*cking Darkness, Blue Capricorn and Gianni Goblin.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE FORTNIGHT 28/02/2025: J Cole, Sleigh Bells, Yung Lean and more…

This week features rap verses about the danger of AI and bubblegum metal tributes to dead dogs. Artists featured this week include J Cole, Sleigh Bells, Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke, Tombstones In Their Eyes, Yung Lean and Fontaines DC.

Review of 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' by The Weeknd

Hurry Up Tomorrow is another lengthy 80s-flavoured synthpop album. It’s also The Weeknd’s final album.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE FORTNIGHT 14/02/2025: Black Country, New Road, JPEGMAFIA, Lady Gaga and more…

It’s Valentine’s Day, but don’t expect any love songs. It’s mostly loud and unhinged stuff. Artists featured this week include Black Country, New Road (all one band), JPEGMAFIA, Courting, Ecce Shnak, Idioteque and Lady Gaga…

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE MONTH 31/01/2025: FKA Twigs, Meat Wave, Papa Roach and more…

It’s my first track roundup of 2025. I’ve got a whole month to catch up on. Plus there are a few stray tracks from 2024 that I’ve decided to include. Artists featured include FKA Twigs, Meat Wave, Brijean, miso808, Ensemble 1, Sam T, Suki Summer, Papa Roach and Sexyy Red & Bruno Mars.

My Top 20 Favourite Albums Of 2024

Here are my 20 favourite albums of 2024. What were your favourites?