Category: New Music Review

One goal for this blog is to engage with new music more regularly, and I’m planning to feature a review of a recent release each month.

Big Thief – U.F.O.F.: New Album Review

Big Thief are an indie rock band with prominent folk and Americana influences. They’ve been prolific in their short career, … Continue Reading Big Thief – U.F.O.F.: New Album Review

Aldous Harding was born in Auckland, New Zealand, as Hannah Harding, the daughter of a blues singer father and a … Continue Reading Aldous Harding – Designer: New Music Review

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

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

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

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

My most played album over the last month has been Kacey Musgraves’ third major label long player, Golden Hour. Musgraves … Continue Reading Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves

Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly doesn’t have a lot left to prove with the 23rd studio album of his career. While … Continue Reading Paul Kelly – Life is Fine

Neil Finn is a respected elder statesman of New Zealand pop, with a recording career that stretches back to Split … Continue Reading Neil Finn – Out Of Silence