Alex Watkin

Lorde's new Studio album ‘Solar Power’, in the short time it's been available for public consumption, has already received critical acclaim. But Lorde has slightly challenged expectations. Rhianna Greensmith shares her thoughts......

WalkJog consists of married couple Keith and Emily Fernandez, who interweave their melodies and voices to make their own brand of bedroom pop. Their debut EP, ‘Soft Intentions’, consists of sweet, daydreamy duets, floaty ballads and contemplative, meditative moments. Gemma Cockrell shares her thoughts....

Sharon Hsieh recommends Susanna Clarke's 2020 novel Piranesi. ...

Since they started releasing music in 2019, Sussex based indie outfit Suns Up have been tipped by the likes of Clash, Earmilk, Atwood Magazine and more – and that was before they had even released their debut EP. It arrives now, in summer 2021, in the form of ‘Whatever...

Delayed since May 2020, Black Widow arrives as a welcome return to the cinema for many moviegoers, especially those who have missed big-budget action films. The character of Natasha Romanov (Black Widow) has been in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) since the second Iron Man film in 2010, but...

After the live music industry suffered a 16-month shutdown, easy life made a triumphant return to gigging at Nottingham’s Rough Trade on the 22nd July, the week ‘freedom’ was granted to all of us. Amrit Virdi gives her thoughts on one of Nottingham’s first concerts post-lockdown....

Pop-rock trio Against the Current’s new EP ‘fever’ is their first project since their sophomore record, 2018’s ‘Past Lives’. Despite that LP leaning heavily towards the pop side of the pop-rock genre, ‘fever’ sees them shifting towards the opposite end of the spectrum, exploring heavier rock-inspired elements, and taking...