BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 25/08/2023: Tinashe, Shamir, DJ Khaled and more...

Well, it looks like I've already broken my pledge to go back to weekly roundups. This fortnightly roundup will have to do. Artists featured this week include English Teacher, Tinashe, Void Comp, Melanie A Davis, Shamir and DJ Khaled.

ALBUM REVIEW: 'UTOPIA' by Travis Scott

The guestlist is impressive and the production is fun, but it’s still not enough to conceal the fact that Travis Scott is an utterly unexciting rapper.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 11/08/2023: Doja Cat, Duckwrth, ††† and more…

No flops this week. I've got too many good tracks to talk about. Artists featured this week include Doja Cat, Duckwrth, †††, Open Mike Eagle, Soda Blonde and The Fierce & The Dead...

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 04/08/2023: The Hives, James Blake, Grimes and more…

Nutty rock and glitchy pop are the two main flavours this week. Artists featured include Tantrum Zentrum, The Hives, Lost Cousins, James Blake, 8485 and Grimes.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 28/07/2023: Paris Texas, Ryan Gosling, Will.i.am & Britney Spears and more...

I’m going to attempt to return to weekly roundups instead of fortnightly roundups. And yes, Ryan Gosling has made it into my top tracks. Other artists featured this week include Glazyhaze, My Octopus Mind, Paris Texas, The Money War and Will.i.am/Britney Spears.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 21/07/2023: Wargasm, PinkPantheress, MJ Lenderman and more...

This week's selection is an odd mix of pop and metal. Artist's featured include Wargasm, Harmony, PinkPantheress, MJ Lenderman, Moose Wrench and Lil Gnar.

ALBUM REVIEW: 'The Age Of Pleasure' by Janelle Monae

 

Janelle Monae trades Afrofuturist android adventures for radio-friendly raunchy reggae.