Daily Newsletter, November 18, 2023

ABIGAIL LAPELL LULLABIES OUTSIDE MUSIC No hidden meanings or double entendres with the album title here – Abigail Lapell’s Lullabies is exactly that – eight lullabies from across the world. These songs should make you, your child, or the child within you, fall asleep. The arrangements are usually just a voice and a single acoustic […]

DAFT PUNK RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES (DRUMLESS EDITION) SONY MUSIC It has been 10 years now since French electro-pop masters Daft Punk released their seminal album Random Access Memories. As time went by, it became quite obvious that the album really earned that seminal tag, making it undoubtedly one of the classics of the genre, as […]

JULIE BYRNE JULIE BYRNE WITH LAUGH CRY LAUGH GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL How many songs on a release do you need to realize that an artist is doing the right thing? For some, a double album is not enough, for others, like Julie Byrne, who are brimming with talent and inventiveness four songs on an EP like […]

Lockdown (and rehab) allow Detroit’s finest living storyteller to deliver his most personal album to date, finds Arusa Qureshi

On Rockstar, Dolly Parton fully indulges in her dream of being a rocker, proving she always had the vocals to be one, with Paul McCartney and co for company.

If there’s an art form to deconstructing art-punk syllable by syllable, Leeds trio Beige Palace stand at the vanguard. There music seems to look at the bigger picture in scope, just before it’s shattered into drawn out shards, dangerously crafted with sharp edges and puzzle pieces that delight in ne

EXCLUSIVE: Alongside The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who, the band who made the 1960s swing wilder than anyone else were The Kinks. Their contemporaries might have sold more records, but Ray Davies' lyrics were the sharpest and often funniest in rock.

Don't miss this week's best new songs, featuring Chastity Belt, Mannequin Pussy, Vashti Bunyan & more!

Hayao Miyazaki is known for weaving incredible stories. However, there’s more to Studio Ghibli films than adorable characters and great visuals.

At first Song to the Siren was mocked as much as loved. After This Mortal Coil it is now appreciated as a classic. Ydegirl adds to the legend.