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The Rotation | Volume 2: James Blake, Kid Cudi & More
Welcome to The Rotation, a roundup of the week’s key moments in music and why you should listen. Read Volume 2 below, or scroll to the bottom for playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. Despite all that has happened this year, music has…
Artist Spotlight | Back to the ’80s with World Goes Round
World Goes Round was the moniker worn by Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers, Jeff Hull and Marty Walsh in 1989. The outrageously talented friend group, consisting of songwriters, singers and musicians from the late '80s LA music scene, pooled…
HeadStuff Picks | The 10 Best Irish Albums of 2020
Every end-of-year list is going to open with some variation of “Well, this year was shite, but the tunes were great”, so it already feels trite to deliver that sentiment. However, that sentiment is unavoidably true. This year was shite, but…
Artist Spotlight | Son of Cabe Release Pop Banger ‘Whistler’
Guilford indie-pop duo Son of Cabe consist of songwriter/producer Conor McCabe and co-producer Jack Holland, whom McCabe met at university. The indie-pop dup take their influence and inspiration from '80s pop, electronic, and indie music,…
The Rotation | Volume 1: Gemma Dunleavy, King Princess & More
Welcome to The Rotation, a roundup of the week's key moments in music and why you should listen. Read Volume 1 below, or scroll to the bottom for playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. This time of year tends to instill a sense of self…
Artist Spotlight | Amey St. Cyr & The Uplifting ‘Life’s Too Short’
In the mid '90s Amey was well on her way to a successful career in music when fate intervened. After giving birth to her daughter, Amey developed crippling postnatal depression. Her band broke up, leading to a period of alcohol and drug…
Artist Spotlight | Parachute Words Confront Climate Change
Parachute Words' latest offering might seem pretty summery for December but their message about global warming is sure to bring the heat. Parachute Words continue on a roll after shifting from the bedroom to the studio. ‘Sunshine!!’ opens…
Tuning Up | The Surprising Impact of a Vocal Coach
It has long been a dispute for people with singing talent whether or not working with a vocal coach is necessary to cultivate this talent. Being a singer can put a lot of demand on your voice, and even the most talented of singers don’t…
Album Review | Touché Amoré Finally Return With Lament
Lament, the eagerly-awaited fourth full-length release from California screamo outfit Touché Amoré, arrives four years after the release of Stage Four and from the outset it appears that the band are back with a vengeance. Frontman Jeremy…
Album Review | Gorillaz Present Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
Rolled out over the course of 2020 with monthly episodic installments dating back to January, Gorillaz' seventh studio album dropped as a full-length LP at the tail end of October, arriving as part of the larger audiovisual project that…