“I should have never dated white men,” Mykki Blanco says with a pang of regret through the droning string loops of Steps. It’s one of the many confessional moments that stud their latest album, Stay Close To Music with jewels of intimate, honest emotionality. Later on Carry On, an even
Alt-Pop / Alternative / Chillwave / Downtempo / experimental / Hip-Hop
Caroline Polachek is a siren. There’s no other way to explain it, really. The former Chairlift frontwoman turned alt-pop star has an uncanny ability to tap into the essence of human experience through hooks and melodic gymnastics so enchanting, they feel mythical. From the impeccably crafted pop of So Hot
Two days before the release of her sixth album, MATA Sri Lankan-British rapper M.I.A took to Twitter, commenting on the recent ruling regarding alt-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones: “If Alex Jones pays for lying shouldn’t every celebrity pushing vaccines pay too?” While the artist is no stranger to controversy, this
Alt-Pop / dembow / experimental / Hip-Hop / moombathon / reggaeton
Tenacious, resourceful, disciplined, wise, ambitious, prudent. Lonely. The goat is someone skilled at navigating both the material and emotional worlds, one who cares deeply for their companions, but is easily distanced by kinship. These are the defining personality traits of a Capricorn sun, according to Cafe Astrology anyway. Let’s be
afrobeats / AfroHouse / Alt-Pop / Dance pop / House / lo-fi house / Progressive House
In July, Christine and the Queens announced that he was changing his moniker to Redcar. While details were mostly vague at the time, it was implied that this change would come off the back of a new album. Now, a few months down the line, said album Redcar les adorables
From Bollywood house bangers to gorgeously crafted remixes, we roundup our favourite tracks of the week. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. Anish Kumar – Nazia Possibly one of the coolest new acts in the UK house
Alt-Pop / ambient / experimental / House / Melodic Techno / Post-dubstep / Remix / Synthpop / UK funky
There’s always been a sense of whimsicality inherent to Shygirl, from the 3D animated Bratz-like avatars of 2020’s ALIAS to the fairytale romance of Cleo, it’s the way she juxtaposes and balances this cutsie girliness with her otherwise irreverent persona that makes for something unexpected and beguiling. It’s literally baked
Few acts in electronic music have been as thrillingly enigmatic as Fever Ray, the solo project of The Knife’s Karin Dreijer. Their 2009 eponymous and lauded debut album introduced Fever Ray as a genderless forrest spirt, a witchy and often faceless being hidden beneath primordial masks and tribalistic markings. Then,
Alt-Pop / Industrial / Synthpop / trap / witch house
When Björk began the process of creating Fossora, she decided that her tenth studio album would be her “mushroom album.” In recent interviews preceding the album’s release, the Icelandic singer-songwriter and composer kept pushing this concept forward, insisting that Fossora (the made up feminine form of the Latin word for
Alt-Pop / dembow / experimental / gabber / Industrial / neo-classic / reggaeton / Techno
On this week’s roundup, we have new releases from some of the UK’s most exciting dance music acts, and a haunting tribute by Björk. Listen to our selections below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. Björk – Ancestress
