Stephen Tow’s ‘London, Reign Over Me’ Is a Must-Read Tour of ’60s British Rock
Historian Stephen Tow's London, Reign Over Me is an insightful, thorough, and welcoming exploration of '60s-era British rock.
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‘Sting: From Northern Skies to Fields of Gold’ Documents Travel, Evolving Perspectives
Observing Sting's career through the lens of home and travel, Paul Carr presents a striking portrait of a musician coming to grips with his long neglected hometown.
Shopping Checks Out on Third Album ‘The Official Body’
On this tired, tired album, Shopping's sound is the most exhausted.
Paul Thomas Anderson Tailors a Masterpiece with ‘Phantom Thread’
Not a single frame of Anderson's latest drama fails to mesmerize with romance, suspense, and interpersonal politics coalescing into something wholly unforgettable.
You Must Do What You Love to Survive: ‘Rock in a Hard Place: Music and Mayhem in the Middle East’
Rock in a Hard Place is a sober chronicling of music in some of the most conservative countries on the planet.
Pumarosa: The Witch
London quintet craft stunning, entrancing debut by confidently splicing a variety of genres.
Formation: Look at the Powerful People
South London quintet, Formation, release a debut packed album with rich grooves tailor made for the dancefloor, but their socio-political ambitions fall disappointingly short.
New Gen: New Gen
As the mainstream gradually catches up and embraces grime, New Gen delivers an exciting insight into the next wave of artists breaking through.
Forcing Connections in ‘100 Streets’
100 Streets offers four groups of people who have nothing to do with each other than, well, the fact that they have to.
Kelly Lee Owens: Oleic EP
From four tracks alone, it's obvious that London producer Kelly Lee Owens has been an avid studier of what makes great dance music "great".
Swet Shop Boys: Cashmere
Cashmere is a transatlantic hip-hop album that challenges representation of South Asian people in pop culture.