Posts by: Charlie Bird

Good Lies review | Overmono convey electronic music’s edge in a popular, palatable style

★★★★☆
Overmono have experienced a meteoric rise over the last few years. Having gone from making niche solo work to a string of popular EPs, they’ve now become one of Britain’s biggest dance acts. Off the back of a successful recent Coachella performance, the Welsh brothers are set release their most ambitious project to date: the 12-track album Good Lies, complete with Doberman-themed artwork by frequent visual collaborator, Rollo Jackson.

Avalon Emerson & The Charm review | Bright-eyed project that pays homage to avant-pop forebears

★★★★★
Avalon Emerson and her & The Charm project’s shimmering debut packs the avant-pop beauty of some of the DJ and producer favourites, from Arthur Russell to the Cocteau Twins.

Gigi’s Recovery review | Angst and redemption from The Murder Capital

★★★★☆
Irish post-punk band The Murder Capital release their sophomore album, Gigi’s Recovery, and stake their claim to a burgeoning crowd of bands.

AntsLive: ‘As long as you feel better after listening to my EP, my job’s done’

2022 was a big year for AntsLive. The London-based rapper dropped a slew of music and a host of inventive music videos, garnered support from i-D, DJ Semtex and Tiffany Calver, and also managed to fit in appearing in Nike’s World Cup campaign. Yet, as he told whynow before the release of his first EP, he’s just getting started.