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.

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.

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…

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

My Top 20 Favourite Tracks Of 2024

It’s time to rank the year’s best bangers! What were your favourite tracks of 2024?

The Worst Songs Of 2024

2024 was largely a great year for music. But as always, there were some flops among the bops.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE FORTNIGHT 22/11/2024: James Blake, Squid, Clipping and more…

There’s a dystopian theme to several of the tracks this week. Artists featured include James Blake, Squid, Clipping, Saint Joshua, Ecce Shnak and Mark Zuckerberg & T-pain…

Every UK Number One Single From The 1960s Ranked

From ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’ to ‘Yellow Submarine’, I rank every British chart-topper from the swinging sixties.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE FORTNIGHT 08/11/2024: Tyler, the Creator, Lady Gaga, KSI and more...

A lot has happened in the last two weeks (wait, no, three weeks!) since I last did one of these roundups. A new Tyler the Creator album. Halloween. The US election. It feels like a year has passed. Here are some of the songs that have stood out over the last three weeks. Artists featured include Tyler, the Creator, Lady Gaga, Beck Pete & Timothy Brown, Scions, Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek, Brock Geiger, Shealagh Rose and KSI.