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Who You Selling For by The Pretty Reckless
“Who You Selling For” by The Pretty Reckless sounds to me to be their most ambitious album to date. Their third full album release sees them stepping up their game, incorporating fresh sounding elements while still holding on to that signature “Reckless” sound. Each Pretty Reckless album has been longer than the last, with this…
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5 of my favourite debut albums
Buckingham Nicks by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1974 to make its ninth, and most well-known, line up. But just the year before, the two had recorded an album together called “Buckingham Nicks”. As a guitar player I was hugely inspired by Lindsey Buckingham, so when…
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No Hard Feelings by Hante
Listening to No Hard Feelings by Hante makes me feel a lot more cultured than I am. Hante is a hugely talented Electronic / Synthwave / Darkwave artist hailing from Paris, France. Her music is darkly melancholic that completely envelopes you when you listen. I always imagine myself sat in some smokey underground Parisian nightclub…
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HANA E.P. by HANA
Hana Pestle, stage name HANA, is from the same musical camp as artists like Grimes, in that she writes, records, produces and performs all her own music. This makes her music undeniably her own, with its own distinct sound. Her E.P., eponymously-titled, stands as a testament to her abilities as a complete recording artist and…
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Lady Wood by Tove Lo
Tove Lo is an artist unafraid to use sexuality in her work. Whether that be in her lyrics; album title; or the album’s accompanying short film, “Fairy Dust”. That sexuality isn’t used for shock or as an empty attempt to gain followers, but is instead part of the deep rooted feelings behind her music. “Lady…
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Border Lord by Kris Kristofferson
Border Lord by Kris Kristofferson was my first taste of country music. In fact I think when I bought this album it was the first time I had stepped out of my musical bubble of that time. It has a slightly darker flavour than what I thought country was till then. As I remember it I…
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You Know What It’s Like by Carla dal Forno
Since I first heard the song “Fast Moving Cars“, the album “You Know What It’s Like” by Carla Dal Forno has been on my radar ever since. When the album was released on October 15th, it both was and wasn’t what I was expecting. It was, insofar as it being rooted in a consistent feeling…
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Integrity by JME
Two years ago, If you’d have told me that one of my favourite ever albums would end up being a rap album, i’d have probably laughed. However that is just what Integrity by JME has become. I should mention early on that I don’t really have any knowledge of rap music in general; only what I’ve…
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Everlasting Road by LOCK
About a month ago I shared an awesome song by LOCK called “Click”. I have been listening to this song quite a lot and had become a big LOCK fan based on it. So when I heard about their new E.P. “Everlasting Road“, I was well up for it. The title song opens with a…
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Hazy (A Desert Opera) by Roslyn Moore
Like people who remember where they were when JFK was killed, or Princess Diana, I remember exactly where and when I first heard Hazy (A Desert Opera) by Roslyn Moore. I was in that midway state of consciousness between awake and asleep, listening to this album. I was enjoying it as an overall experience as…
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Churches by Scarlett Taylor
On my first hearing of Scarlett Taylor’s music I was reminded of Lana Del Rey and Chrysta Bell – both being artists I adore. But now I have listened to Scarlett’s second album “Churches” a few times, I now enjoy it on its own merits, no longer drawing comparisons to other artists. Churches is tagged…
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Atlas by FM-84
FM-84 is one of the first artists I heard from out of the New Retro Wave genre of music. And his debut album, Atlas, is already a crowning achievement in his relatively new career. Every song has the perfect feel of 80’s Americana, or at least this Englishman’s idea of what that is. Of course my…