Lee Wakefield
MJ Cole Presents Madrugada // Album Review
Having littered minimal compositions in releases throughout his career, the results across a full album are undeniably powerful.
Hannah Diamond – Reflections // Album Review
Perfectly polished, it seems the label’s long-standing mission of creating a new kind of popstar have been fully realised on Reflections.
CTM FESTIVAL // LIVE REVIEW
CTM Festival returned to Berlin for another unmissable edition showcasing mind-bending music and art.
DjRUM // Live Review
For his live performance at Queen Elizabeth Hall last Sunday, Djrum leant into the blissful and delicate sides to his greatly expansive sound. As last...
KUČKA // New Sounds 2020
After collaborations with SOPHIE, A$AP Rocky and Cosmo’s Midnight, as well as high-profile support slots with the likes of Mount Kimbie and Mura Masa, 2020 is the year KUČKA finally steps out on her own.
Kelvyn Colt // New Sounds 2020
Unconcerned with the constraints of genre or geographical borders, the German-Nigerian rapper is destined to light up 2020 with his rapid-fire flow and infectious enthusiasm for crafting only the catchiest hooks.
Giant Swan // Live Review
"When the duo are bathed in a piercing red glow, we catch glimpses of a hellish landscape, Harry and Robin as the demonic conductors" - we review Giant Swan's mighty live show.
Lapalux – Amnioverse // Album Review
Paired with striking artwork and a forthcoming AV show, Amnioverse stands as Lapalux’s crowning glory and one of Brainfeeder’s most essential bodies of work.
Holly Herndon // Live Review
Holly Herndon brought the critically-acclaimed and visionary PROTO to the Barbican last Wednesday for a sublimely unique audiovisual experience. At its core, Holly Herndon’s live...
Lindstrøm // Interview
“I think it’s possible to express your inner musical visions using a lot of hardware.”
Nils Frahm – All Encores // Album Review
Yet even when Frahm is at his most ambitious, you get the sense it comes almost effortlessly to him.
Jerkcurb – Air Con Eden // Album Review
His bedroom pop sensibilities remain, but this is a vision that feels vastly widescreen this time around.
Carmen Villain – Both Lines Will Be Blue // Album Review
It’s a brave move for an artist to sidestep their usual set up and craft an album made up entirely of instrumentals, but Carmen Villain has good reason on Both Lines Will Be Blue...
Hayden Thorpe – Diviner // Album Review
Most notably, it finds Thorpe undoubtedly at peace with the breakup of his band.
Kedr Livanskiy – Your Need // Album Review
Levanskiy is not paying homage, she’s simply setting out a new blueprint for us to embrace, examine and worship.
Georgia // Interview
"It sounds a bit like a clichéd disco thing but I really did have an emotive moment on the dancefloor and I never realised that before, how powerful a DJ can be…"
Kornél Kovács – Stockholm Marathon // Album Review
Recorded in the aftermath of a break-up and a period of self-reflection, Stockholm Marathon is the epitome of bittersweet...
Girl Unit // Interview
"...I just felt like I had a clean slate and I could do whatever I wanted..."
Jayda G – Significant Changes // Album Review
But, as ever, Jayda deals best in euphoria, as seen on the joyfully-hypnotic ‘Sunshine In The Valley’.
Wynne // New Sounds 2019
At first glance, a stinging critique of Donald Trump may feel like it’s aimed at a far-too-predictable punchbag but, with Wynne, it’s all in the delivery.