Reviews
Single Reviews
The All-American Rejects ‘King Kong’ Review: Big Energy, Bigger Feelings — But Does It Fully Land?
★★★☆☆
The Oklahoma band return with a sun-soaked single that hides something darker underneath.
Live Reviews
Maggie Lindemann at O2 Institute Birmingham: She Came, She Conquered, She Hit the Floor
★★★★★
With two strong support acts and a headliner who never lets up, Birmingham got exactly the show it came for.
Live Reviews
Rick Astley Proves at Leeds That Some Artists Just Get Better With Time
★★★★☆
With Gabrielle warming the room and Rick doing what only Rick can do, Leeds got exactly the night it deserved.
Live Reviews
MGK at Spark Arena: Thirty-Three Songs and One Very Long Overdue Return
★★★★★
Thirty-three songs, one dancing kid, and a room full of people who had been counting down the days. MGK's return...
Album Reviews
Zayn’s KONNAKOL Is a Confident Step Toward Something Deeper — Even If It Doesn’t Quite Get There
★★★★☆
The fifth studio album balances South Asian heritage with mainstream R&B instincts, and mostly pulls it off. 4/5
EP Reviews
Benny G — When You Know You Know: The Sound of an Artist Finding His Feet in Real Time
★★★★☆
The 20-year-old country-soul rising star's debut EP is a remarkably assured introduction — and it feels like the start of...
Single Reviews
Lewis Capaldi — ‘Stay Love’: He’s Back, and He’s Never Been More Honest
★★★★★
The Scottish superstar adds a fifth track to his Survive EP — and it might be his most vulnerable yet.
Live Reviews
LANDMVRKS, Papa Roach and A Day To Remember Brought Auckland to Its Knees
★★★★☆
Three bands, three eras, one of the best nights Auckland has seen in a long time. Our review of a...