BBC – Music – Review of The Pond

Kathryn Williams is the anti-diva. Over several albums and collaborations, the Liverpool-born, Newcastle-based singer-songwriter has made a virtue of huge emotions expressed with quiet restraint, lyrical pith and a complete absence of melodrama and empty…

Flying Lotus, FKA twigs, Moses Boyd and Arlo Parks triumph at AIM Awards – Music News

In its first ever virtual ceremony, the tenth AIM Independent Music Awards demonstrated that independent music is as vibrant and resilient as ever. Featuring performances from some of the scene’s leading talents, the show was testament…

BBC – Music – Review of Architects

There was a nagging suspicion that Architects had snatched at, and missed, their big chance with 2011’s ambitious but ultimately far from emphatic The Here and Now; but the Brighton metallers have returned…

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion set for highest new UK entry as Joel Corry and MNEK head stay firm – Music News

The new Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is…

BBC – Music – Review of The Band Perry

Currently wowing the country charts in their native USA, The Band Perry’s eponymous debut album offers 11 highly polished songs. Fronted by the strident, assertive vocals of Kimberly Perry, they proffer bright and breezy fare…

Dua Lipa recruits Madonna and Missy Elliott for remix album – Music News

Dua Lipa has enlisted Madonna, Missy Elliott, and Gwen Stefani to remix her latest album Future Nostalgia. The British pop star’s latest record topped the U.K. charts in April and made the top five in…

BBC – Music – Review of TrioVD

Although its sonic palette incorporates more synth-sourced electronica than previously heard, this second album from Leeds-based three-piece trioVD possesses the same abrasive and uncompromising attitude that dominated their startling 2009 debut, Fill It…

The Killers have found ‘no corroboration’ in sexual assault claims by road crew members – Music News

The Killers have found “no corroboration” in claims of sexual assault by members of their road crew in 2009. Brandon Flowers and cos legal team, Reynolds & Associates, launched an investigation last month after sound engineer, Chez…

BBC – Music – Review of Jack Savoretti

If you had never heard (of) him before, you would swear Jack Savoretti had timed his arrival on the British music scene to perfection. His gruffly soulful voice and introspective singer-songwriting chime with the music…

Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil tried to enter the Eurovision Song Contest – Music News

The Scottish rocker watches the annual music extravaganza every year and once made a bid for his side project, Marmaduke Duke, to represent the UK. He said: “I have another band called Marmaduke Duke, and we did…