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Kamal

So here you are, drowning review | Soft, poignant bedroom pop from precocious Kamal

★★★★☆
By communicating that struggle to combat isolation, manage anxiety, and find a balance between co-dependency and heartbreak, Kamal is connecting with a generation that’s grown up against a uniquely chaotic social backdrop. At the same time, his undeniable pop song-writing ability is likely to take him far beyond the confines of that core following; that’s not what this album exhibits just yet, but so here you are, drowning remains an impressive indicator of what’s to come.

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Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume… review | Mesmerising mania from Yves Tumor

Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume… review | Mesmerising mania from Yves Tumor

★★★★☆
Yves Tumor is back with their fifth studio album Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds). As a polished second part to 2020’s critically acclaimed Heaven To A Tortured Mind, these 12 tracks indulge in the zeitgeist of experimental, gothic grunge and pure punk, further defining the Yves Tumor trademark.

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Black Honey

A Fistful Of Peaches review | A relentless run of Black Honey tunes that lack the space to breathe

★★★☆☆
Black Honey had their work cut out for them on A Fistful Of Peaches. Trying to follow up their huge 2021 record Written & Directed was always going to be a feat, begging the question of whether they’d stick true to that tried- and-tested formula of building eclectic indie bangers, or opt for something different. In short A Fistful Of Peaches attempts to do both.

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Enter Shikari

Enter Shikari at New Century Hall review | Eclectic bangers to fire up the crowd

★★★★☆
Enter Shikari’s hybrid sound is tricky to pin down. From orchestral symphonies to thumping drum and bass, the Shikari sonic palette is an eclectic one. But one thing that can be said with utmost certainty is that this wildly unpredictable nature is exactly what places Enter Shikari a cut above the rest – and what made their show at Manchester’s New Century Hall a gig to savour.

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Kali Uchis

Red Moon In Venus review | Quintessential Kali Uchis

★★★★☆
Kali Uchis is officially back with her glossy third studio album, Red Moon In Venus. The project sees the Columbian-American powerhouse effortlessly soaring through her signature colourful soul, RnB, and funk-heavy sounds explored on her previous two experimental albums, Isolation and Sin Miedo.

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Mimi Webb

Amelia review | Mimi Webb’s talented voice deserves a better debut album

★★☆☆☆
Mimi Webb is a quintessentially 2023 popstar. Emerging off the back of TikTok in 2020 with viral smash hit ‘Before I Go’, Webb has taken the slow road to a full LP, especially in the here today, forgotten tomorrow climate. Three years of work have gone into crafting the personification of pop but has it paid off? Kind of.

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