Bon Iver returns with their fifth record SABLE fABLE, offering an epilogue brimming with raw emotion and unexpected optimism. Featuring Danielle Haim, Dijon and Flock of Dimes, Bon Iver really excel on this record when frontman Justin Vernon bounces off a musical partner. The first three tracks of the LP…
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FORWARDS Festival reveal full 2025 lineup featuring Doechii, Barry Can’t Swim and The Last Dinner Party
One of Bristol’s biggest festivals is set to return for its fourth year in a row, welcoming the hottest stars straight off the back of an incredibly successful awards season. Triple Grammy-winning Doechii will head up the Sunday. FORWARDS began teasing her appearance days before the stacked lineup was unveiled,…
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Extrazen – WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR HANDS review: lyrical heft and an infectious energy
The latest project from Portugal’s hottest offering is fuelled by a hypnotic drum beat which sets its dark sound ablaze through lyrical heft and an infectious energy. A sophomore EP which was almost entirely self-produced, the record kicks off with a female voice asking the titular refrain “What do I…
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Ethel Cain – Perverts review: an uncomfortable listen, exactly as planned.
Ethel Cain returns to music with her new project, Perverts: an atmospheric record that is expertly crafted and drips with auto-erotic imagery. The release sees Cain stepping away from the lyrical prowess that brought her commercial success on 2022’s Preacher’s Daughter LP, moving instead towards a darker, more industrial sound;…