Music Reviews
Albums, singles and live performances analysed beyond the hype. We explore artistry, authorship and the systems influencing what gets heard.
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Our Rating: 8/10 “Body” knows exactly what it’s trying to do, and to its credit, it commits. Built on a fluid Afro Fusion foundation, the track leans into rhythm as its driving force. There’s a physicality to it that makes sense once you understand Mighty Koba’s approach. This is music designed to move first and…
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Our Rating: 10/10 “I Like Her” is built on instinct. You can hear that immediately. There’s a looseness to it that comes from its origin as a freestyle. The melody sits naturally, the hook is simple but effective, and the rhythm carries that familiar Afrobeat pulse that makes the track easy to fall into. It’s…
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Our Rating: 7/10 “Battle Chatter” positions itself as a moment of reclamation, not collapse. That much is clear from the first listen. Built on a dark pop foundation with trip-hop undercurrents, the track moves with a slow, deliberate pulse. It doesn’t rush. It doesn’t explode. Instead, it builds a kind of controlled intensity that mirrors…
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Our Rating: 7/10 There’s a quiet confidence to “Homegirl” that doesn’t shout for attention, and that’s both its strength and its limitation. Built around warm acoustic guitar, soft harmonies and that lightly percussive xylophone line, the track leans fully into a kind of storybook folk aesthetic. It’s gentle, melodic, and intentionally small in scale. You…
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Our Rating: 7/10 Bea Elmy Martin’s “Anouk” lands as a deeply personal study of friendship, but what gives it weight is how deliberately it has been allowed to evolve. Written about a close friend and shaped over time, the track holds that tension between distance and connection that comes with real-life relationships, especially when lives…
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Our Rating: 10/10 From the opening line, “Take a look at the world today; we have got to find a better way,” this track lands exactly where it needs to. It is as emotional as it is liberating. And when that line keeps coming back, it doesn’t feel repetitive; it feels absolutely necessary. Because we…
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Our Rating 8/10 Some songs arrive loudly. Others move quietly, like someone stepping into a room and simply standing there until everyone notices. “Grace”, the new single from Irish alt-pop artist Chubby Cat, belongs firmly in the second category. Built around a sparse electronic foundation, the track leans into atmosphere rather than immediacy. Soft synth…
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Our Rating 7/10 Bright, unapologetic and built for movement, Well, Damn!, the new EP from London-based artist The New Citizen Kane, arrives like a burst of colour just as we exit the winter months. Leaning confidently into glossy electronic pop and disco textures, the release pairs shimmering synth lines with the emotional storytelling that has…
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Our Rating 10/10 Music has long been described as a healing force. Not the clinical sort found in a pharmacy, but the quieter medicine that settles somewhere deep in the chest when the right song arrives at the right moment. When I pressed play on “Golden Thing,” the new single from West Cork songwriter Molly…
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