Reviews
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.
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.
Album Reviews
Holly Humberstone’s Cruel World Is the Most Honest Album About Falling in Love
★★★★☆
Holly Humberstone's sophomore album is a brilliant portrait of modern love in all its chaotic, tender, slightly unhinged glory —...
Single Reviews
Jess Ball Drops ‘Roundabouts’ — and It’s Well Worth Your Time
★★★★☆
The Melbourne singer-songwriter announces her brilliant new single, and it might be her best yet.
Album Reviews
The Masterpiece in the Undergrowth: Why The Weight of the Woods is Dermot Kennedy’s Definitive Moment
★★★★★
Dermot Kennedy has always been an artist who thrives in the tension between small, quiet moments and massive, arena-filling crescendos. On...