On their expansive debut album, Amsterdam-based Indonesian psychedelic outfit Nusantara Beat introduces the world to their captivating blend of traditional roots and spaced-out grooves, putting them ...

There’s something inherently messy about trying to put life into words, especially in this moment, when everything external also makes little sense. In Bleeds, Wednesday takes the violent scratchings ...

Ronnie Rondell Jr, the American stuntman who was famously set on fire for the artwork of Pink Floyd’s album, Wish You Were Here, has died aged 88. While he would later move on to becoming a stunt ...

For some strange reason, the minor detail of Marissa Nadler’s upbringing in Massachusetts’ small town of Needham adds a pertinence to her ethereal style of introspective folk wanderings. Forming one ...

Fear not, dear reader; this is a safe space. You are not alone if, in general, but particularly in recent weeks, you have worried over whether you want to continue your Spotify membership due to their ...

THE SKINNY: “Can I have your attention, please?” Haim sing as the very opening line to their latest album, I Quit. It certainly does turn heads, not just because it’s the first time the sisters have ...

THE SKINNY: One look at Japanese artist Eiko Ishibashi’s cover for the new album Antigone immediately establishes the aural colours to expect before even hitting play. A gargantuan entity of smog ...

Laurence Olivier is widely regarded as one of, if not the greatest actor to have ever taken to the stage. The iconic thespian is often cited as a master of the boards, able to command an audience and ...

THE SKINNY: The theme of music being all-encompassing and submerging is something a lot of people, myself included, call upon when writing about a large-sounding album. The moment drone effects come ...

THE SKINNY: The Pixies‘ tenth album brings a blend of significant and subtle changes, especially with the addition of former Skill of Bones’ Emma Richardson following Paz Lenchantin’s departure ...

Music history is full of stories of rich loves, explosive breakups and emotional odes penned to fellow artists. There is perhaps no one emotion quite as inspiring as love. At its best, it’s a joy like ...

What a difference a year can make, and what an exciting thing to think about what another year might bring. For Luvcat, it took 365 days to build her world, and as her debut single ‘Matador’ is ...