American born singer songwriter Khalid stormed his way into the music scene in 2016 with his first single ÔÇ£LocationÔÇØ, and in 2017 he released his debut album American Teen. His distinguished and refreshing sound of contemporary R&B, infused with soul, is making waves throughout the music industry; earlier this year he supported Lorde on her worldwide tour, and it has recently been announced that he … Continue reading Musical Advent Calendar #24 Khalid – American Teen

ÔÇ£The Far FieldÔÇØ, Future IslandÔÇÖs fifth studio album was released at the beginning of April. Every time a band I like announces an upcoming new album, I try not to get too excited: IÔÇÖd rather have low expectations and then be positively corrected than the other way around. With this perspective in mind I heard the album for the first time while I was still … Continue reading Musical Advent Calendar #23 Future Islands – The Far Field

Following JonwayneÔÇÖs first full length rap effort, ÔÇÿRap Album OneÔÇÖ, the producer-rapper-poet extraordinaireÔÇÖs future was somewhat ambiguous. Dropping from his label, cancelling tour dates and distancing himself from the scene completely all stemmed from the rapperÔÇÖs battle with alcoholism, worsened by the harshness of his new lifestyle and complemented further by a limiting fear of flying. Fast forward to February 2017, ÔÇ£Rap Album TwoÔÇØ, JonwayneÔÇÖs … Continue reading Musical Advent Calendar #22 Jonwayne – Rap Album Two

KasabianÔÇÖs sixth studio album, written in a short six weeks by the bandÔÇÖs iconic guitarist Sergio Pizzorno, comes after a three year album absence. ÔÇÿFor Crying Out LoudÔÇÖ is KasabianÔÇÖs fourth album to top the UK charts and it is the album which finally, and to the relief of many including myself, put an end to Ed SheeranÔÇÖs domination in the number one position with … Continue reading Musical Advent Calendar #21 Kasabian – For Crying Loud

RightÔǪ Awaken, My LoveÔǪ Where to start?… A general umbrella opinion of this quite musically controversial album is that itÔÇÖs great; the album envelopes so many genres and styles and uses so many techniques that you wouldnÔÇÖt expect an R&B artist to use. But itÔÇÖs very easy to argue that Childish Gambino isnÔÇÖt your bog-standard R&B artist. Donald Glover has released 4 projects under his … Continue reading Musical Advent Calendar #20 Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love

Originally coming to prominence and critical acclaim in 2009 through their effortless yet, expertly crafted departure from dubstep, Dominic Maker and Kai Campos have surpassed their post-dubstep label into a genre interestingly challenging to define. Mount KimbieÔÇÖs third studio album Love What Survives was released in September by Warp Records, arriving alongside two new members of the groupÔÇÖs live performance, drummer Marc Pell and Andrea … Continue reading Musical Advent Calendar #19 Mount Kimbie – Love What Survives

Earlier this year when Kendrick Lamar dropped ‘The Heart Part IV’ (the 4th instalment of The Heart series), his ever growing loyal fan base and the world went into pandemonium. The Heart preluded Overly Dedicated (a brilliant EP, check it out) whilst The Heart Part 2 featured on the tape itself. In The Heart Part 3 – a pre-release single for KendrickÔÇÖs second album Good … Continue reading Musical Advent Calendar #18 Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.

Lust for Life, Lana Del ReyÔÇÖs 5th studio album was released after much anticipation from fans on July 21st this year. This album is a whopping 16 tracks long; thatÔÇÖs nearly 72 whole minutes of Lana-goodness. The album has been featured on┬áNME┬áand┬áRolling StoneÔÇÖs┬ábest albums of 2017 and has received much positive feedback from fans. The first track┬áÔÇÿLoveÔÇÖ┬áfeatures Del ReyÔÇÖs typical vintage pop sound over grand … Continue reading Musical Advent Calendar #17 Lana Del Rey – Lust For Life

Just like back in the nineties, the Britpop feud has somewhat taken over once again here in 2017, although this time the rivalry has taken place between Noel Gallagher and his mighty army of High Flying Birds, and newly solo brother Liam. For many avid Oasis fans, the latter tends to get far more credit; perhaps due to the sound being extremely similar to that … Continue reading Musical Advent Calendar #16 Noel Gallagher – Who Built The Moon?