review

February 25, 2026

Ndidi O – “Young One”

Our Rating: 10/10From the forthcoming album It’s About Time (March 6, 2026) There are entire stages of women’s lives that popular music still refuses to name. Peri-menopause is one of them. With “Young One,” Ndidi O does not just name it, she sits inside it. Quietly. Unflinchingly. Taken from her forthcoming album It’s About Time,…
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February 25, 2026

Dryadic – Permission To Speak

Rating: 8/10 There is a particular kind of radical act that does not look like protest at first glance. It looks like a woman standing centre stage, midlife, unshrinking, refusing to dilute her voice for comfort or palatability. That is what Dryadic’s Permission To Speak feels like from its opening bars. Since 2017, Dryadic have carved out…
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February 25, 2026

Séan Griffin – Be My Girl

Our Rating: 9/10 From the forthcoming album People Are Mad (April 17th) There is a particular dignity in songs that do not try to impress you. Sean Griffin’s “Be My Girl” does not posture. It does not modernise itself for algorithmic approval. It does not chase nostalgia either. It simply stands there, scuffed boots planted, and tells…
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