The best of last week’s album releases includes Kehlani’s long awaited debut album SweetSexySavage, XL’s Urban compilation album New Gen, Lancashire duo Aquilo’s brilliant debut album Silhouette and Atlanta Hip Hop trio Migos’ latest album Culture. You can listen to them all below. Migos – Culture Much like sweets (candy), Migos’ Continue Reading
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Skepta – Konnichiwa (Album Review)
Label: Boy Better Know Stream: Apple Music & Spotify Download: iTunes & Google Play Konnichiwa is easily Skepta’s best body of work Skepta has been enjoying a good run of form with previous singles “It Ain’t Safe”, “Shutdown” which took the North Londoner to the States and new single “Man” Continue Reading
Bugzy Malone – Facing Time (EP Review)
Label: ill gotten Records Stream: Apple Music & Spotify Download: iTunes & Google Play Bugzy’s songwriting has improved remarkably Bugzy Malone is back with his Facing Time EP, the follow up to his 2015 debut Walk With Me EP. But can the Manchester Grime MC show that he’ll be around long haul? Bugzy has always been Continue Reading
Drake – Views (Album Review)
Label: Young Money Entertainment/ Cash Money Records Stream: Apple Music & Spotify Download: iTunes & Google Play Canadian rapper, Drake’s fourth album Views is probably his most anticipated release to date. It’s been almost three years since his 2013 release Nothing Was The Same. Since then alot has happened such as Continue Reading
Disclosure – Moog For Love (EP Review)
Label:Island Records Download: iTunes & Google Play Stream: Apple Music & Spotify What the EP lacks in length, it makes up for in quality It’s only been around 9 months since Disclosure’s last major release, but the brothers returned last week with a surprise release; Moog For Love. The EP Continue Reading
Album Review: Krept and Konan – The Long Way Home
Release Date: 6th July 2015 Genre: Hip Hop Label: Virgin EMI Purchase: iTunes & Google Play Stream: Apple Music & Spotify The Long Way Home is not a bad album, but it is let down by too many average songs Krept and Konan have come along way since their “Otis” Continue Reading
Review: New Look Wireless Festival 2015
2015 marks the tenth anniversary of first Wireless Festival, which has evolved from being a electro and rock focused festival in Hyde Park to an urban music festival in Finsbury Park. Following a brief experiment in 2014 when organisers took a Reading and Leeds Festival approach by holding the event Continue Reading
Festival Review: Wildlife Festival 2015
2015 marked the first outing for Disclosure and Rudimental’s Wild Life Festival, which was held at Brighton City Airport. Over 60 acts performed at this year’s festival which was held last weekend (Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June). I was originally supposed to go on both days but was let Continue Reading
Album Review: J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Release Date: 9th December 2014 Genre: Hip Hop Label: Roc Nation Purchase: iTunes & Google Play Cole is a master beat smith, but his lyrics don’t equal the high standards of his production Cole took more of a melodic approach to the lyrics, while the production took more of a mid Continue Reading
Highly Recommended: The Staves – Blood I Bled EP
Today, Watford Folk trio The Staves (Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor) released their new Blood I Bled EP. It’s been a while since they’ve released new material and their previous releases good reviews from critics (checkout their debut album Dead & Born & Grown if you haven’t already), so the new EP deserved Continue Reading