Category: 2010s

New Music Review: Soccer Mommy – Clean

In New Music Review, I usually cover records released in the last few months, but I’ve been enjoying this 2018 … Continue Reading New Music Review: Soccer Mommy – Clean

Vampire Weekend’s first three records collided indie rock into African guitars. The New York four piece emerged with their debut … Continue Reading New Music Review: Vampire Weekend – Father of the Bride

Brooklyn power-pop band Charly Bliss impressed with their 2017 debut Guppy. Their energetic power-pop was indebted to the 1990s, with … Continue Reading New Music Review: Charly Bliss – Young Enough

Congratulations to Jim S. and Bruce who both scored 49/50 in the first week of the decades quiz, putting them … Continue Reading Music Decades Quiz: Week 2, 2010s

Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2015 album Emotion wasn’t a big seller, but it was critically adored and became a cult favourite, … Continue Reading New Music Review: Carly Rae Jepsen – Dedicated

Weyes Blood was born Natalie Mering, in California, and grew up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She derived the name Weyes Blood … Continue Reading New Music Review: Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising

Ariana Grande is currently the world’s biggest pop star. She headlined Coachella the past two weekends and she’s broken numerous … Continue Reading New Music Review: Ariana Grande – thank u, next

The b-side is largely a 20th century commodity – from around 2005, singles charts began to count digital downloads, and … Continue Reading Fever by Carly Rae Jepsen: Great B-Sides

The Decemberists rode the wave of early 21st century Indie to success, attracting attention with their predilection for historic epics … Continue Reading The Decemberists Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

It’s tempting to conclude that, in the era of streaming, the album is merely a mechanism to garner extra plays … Continue Reading New Music Review: Julia Holter – Aviary

Mitski Miyawaki was born in Japan to an American father and Japanese mother. She studied at Purchase College’s Conservatory of … Continue Reading New Music Review: Mitski – Be The Cowboy

It may seem obnoxiously eclectic to followup a post on early Pink Floyd leader Syd Barrett‘s best songs with coverage … Continue Reading Five Best Charli XCX Songs

One goal for this blog this year is to engage with new music more regularly, and I’m planning to feature … Continue Reading New Music Review: The Beths – Future Me Hates Me

With the benefit for hindsight, New Zealand singer-songwriter Anika Moa was a curious choice to launch into the US market. … Continue Reading Five Best Anika Moa Songs for Children

If you’re an old man, shouting at the clouds about how modern music isn’t the same as it was in … Continue Reading Jason Isbell Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

Taylor Swift is a mega-star, and her profile as a celebrity and as a media savvy business woman can overshadow … Continue Reading Taylor Swift’s Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best