Violet Skies: ‘You can’t win music – once you realise that, it doesn’t feel so scary’
Violet Skies’ debut album is here. She talks about writing for other artists, establishing her voice, and personal growth to this point.
Albums
Drake drops surprise new album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’
Drake has released his seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind, after only announcing the LP on Instagram yesterday.
DC Gore: ‘I’m quite preoccupied with the idea of failure’
Ahead of his new album, DC Gore talks about understanding what it means to be British, and the difficult way he learned to write songs.
Metric: ‘You have to have a sense of humour, otherwise it’s all so terrifying’
When Canada entered lockdown, synth rockers Metric fled Toronto and built a studio in a rural church. There they sought psychological escapes in Monty Python, fantasising about Spanish holidays, and making new album Formentera, as singer Emily Haines and guitarist James Shaw discuss.
Elvis soundtrack | Why the music for Baz Luhrmann’s new film has so much hype
With Austin Butler’s cover of ‘Trouble’ out today, we look at the hype around the star-studded soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann’s ElvisÂ.
Chase & Status What Came Before Review: Tracks For the Summer, But Not a Coherent Whole
★★★☆☆
It’s little surprise the album cover for What Came Before, Chase & Status’ sixth studio album, depicts the mad flurry of a rave many of us will experience this summer. Now that we can once more, after all.
Cheat Codes: ‘Dance music is a newer way to express yourself’
The DJ trio have just released a new album - HELLRAISERS, Part 3 - which closes out a trilogy of groundbreaking work for them.
Bastille Take No. 1 Album Give Me The Future Into the Metaverse
Just as everyone slowly begins to get over the technological feat of ABBA Voyage (or not), Bastille are taking their third number 1 album, Give Me The Future, into the metaverse.
June Albums Guide
Whilst there isn’t quite the same hype around an album in June as there was last month with Kendrick Lamar’s release, there’s still plenty to be excited about. And plenty to get you in the mood for summer – particularly if that mood is a sad, sombre, heartbroken one.Â
The Shortlist: Tourist
Up next on The Shortlist we speak to music producer Tourist about his new record, Inside Out – a poignant new album that embodies the circle of life, being written in response to the death of a close friend, as well as the birth of his daughter.
Harry’s House Becomes Fastest-Selling Album of the Year So Far
Harry’s House is off to a flyer in the charts, claiming the fastest-selling album of the year so far, after just one weekend of sales and streams.
Alex Izenberg I’m Not Here Review: Endearing, Emotive New Record
★★★☆☆
Alex Izenberg’s latest project, I’m Not Here, is a delicately crafted offering. Never spectacular, its charm creeps up steadily, a result of its originality and honesty.
Harry’s House Review: Harry Styles At His Most Comfortable But Safe
★★★☆☆
Harry Styles returns with a new album that sees the pop star try something new, but the results still don’t feel that groundbreaking.
whynow New Music Friday - May 13
Bringing myself to listen to anything other than Kendrick today has been hard, so I've just made this week's New Music Friday the entirety of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Sorry.
Before Kendrick Lamar Leaves, TDE’s Top 5 Albums
Kendrick Lamar is dropping one final album with Top Dawg Entertainment. What a run they’ve had together. And what better time to look back and rank the label's Top 5 albums.Â
whynow New Music Friday - May 6
It's half four on a Friday, the sun is shining, and I can hear the masses gathered at the pub. A cold sip of something crisp and carbonated is within reach. First, we just need some new music.Â
Alex Izenberg: ‘The more music I make, the more I make music just for myself’
Alex Izenberg talks us through his new album, his paranoid schizophrenia diagnosis, and why it always has been, and always will be, music. Â
May Album Guide
From long-awaited returns of established artists such as Arcade Fire and Florence and the Machine, to emerging MC Knucks, to the established legend that is Kendrick Lamar. What an exciting month of music awaits. Â
Bloc Party ‘Alpha Games’ Review: A Boisterous Band That Haven’t Innovated
★★☆☆☆
With their sixth studio album, Bloc Party have tried to recapture the essence of their brilliant debut they burst onto the scene with. Unfortunately, it merely represents a stunted development in the band’s evolution.
Pusha T 'It's Almost Dry' Review: Old Dog Shows New Tricks
★★★★☆
Pusha T returns with It’s Almost Dry - a typically feisty and eloquent album, with less consistency, but more variety, than 2018’s DAYTONA. Â
Tyler, the Creator Breaks Record for Rap Album with the Biggest Vinyl Sales
Call Me If You Get Lost has leapfrogged Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon III to become the biggest-selling rap album on vinyl since figures began.
whynow New Music Friday - April 22
Today's seen some brilliant new albums - with Fontaines D.C. and Pusha T leading the way this week. A number of emerging artists follow, alongside some more well-established names.
Skinty Fia Review | Imperfect, but bold, brave and everything you could wish for
★★★★★
Fontaines D.C.’s latest album is another step forward - in maturity and storytelling, as much as the band’s always impressive breadth of sound.Â
Thomas Rhett: ‘My family are brutally honest about the songs they like – and the ones they don’t’
Thomas Rhett is just about everything you want in a modern-day country star; a Grammy-nominated singer who, despite all his successes, still remains firmly rooted in family, home and his everyday surroundings.
Kendrick Lamar Announces Release of New Album, Mr Morale & The Big Steppers
It’s been five years since Kendrick Lamar’s last album, DAMN, and the wait for a follow-up is nearly over, with ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’ set for a release on 13th May.
whynow New Music Friday - April 15
The sun is shining and we've got a four day weekend. Better still, it's that time of the week again: New Music Friday. Find this week's selection below.
