(A Final Edition of) Another 7 Best LPs of 2020
I promise this will be the very last edition of '7 Best LPs' for this year. But here's an eclectic lineup for you eclectic bunch...
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Oliver Corrigan
Sep 25, 2020
Idles: Ultra Mono
Idles mark their 3rd return in quick succession with an unabashed mantra: “I am I” - harnessed as a guiding light for one of their best yet.
Oliver Corrigan
Sep 22, 2020
Interview with Jessica Winter
I zoom'd with the gothic/indie-pop newcomer to discuss championing misfits and weirdos, Death Grips, and her latest EP, Sad Music.
Oliver Corrigan
Aug 28, 2020
Angel Olsen: Whole New Mess
Angel Olsen resentfully reflects the close quarters we all find ourselves in on her 5th LP, Whole New Mess - with lukewarm results.
Oliver Corrigan
Aug 26, 2020
Kelly Lee Owens: Inner Song
In a world stricken with growing divisions, the Welsh producer brings us closer together on her impressive sophomore LP, Inner Song.
Oliver Corrigan
Aug 24, 2020
Nubya Garcia: Source
On her debut LP, Garcia notes herself front-and-centre of jazz's enticing incarnation yet is pinned back by a stunted excavation.
Oliver Corrigan
Jul 31, 2020
Fontaines D.C.: A Hero's Death
On the surface, Fontaines D.C.'s latest LP bears the myriad fruits of influences, yet seeps bitter juices rather than a ripened reckoning.
Oliver Corrigan
Jul 17, 2020
Crack Cloud: Pain Olympics
Crack Cloud intertwine their painful experiences with drug addiction into their most eclectic work to date: their debut LP, Pain Olympics.
Oliver Corrigan
Jul 10, 2020
How Far Have Festivals Come Over the Past 10 Years?
10 years, 10 festivals, 10 sets of headliners - how far have we come on this journey toward a more gender-balanced festival scene in the UK?
Oliver Corrigan
Jul 3, 2020
Another 7 Best LPs of 2020.
Well, seeing as this year is crawling along at a snail's pace - here's ANOTHER 7 LPs to sink your ears into.
Oliver Corrigan
Jun 26, 2020
HAIM: Women in Music Pt. III
The sister trio quash our lockdown frustrations with a vignette of their beloved, balmy hometown LA, on their most notable LP to date.
Oliver Corrigan
Jun 19, 2020
Amnesia Scanner: Tearless
Take your shoes off? If Amnesia Scanner is playing host, I'd rather keep them on for now just in case.
Oliver Corrigan
Jun 12, 2020
RMR: Drug Dealing Is A Lost Art
“I want you to listen to the music. Okay?” By this point, 2018 seems something of utopic, a distant universe.
Oliver Corrigan
Jun 9, 2020
Run the Jewels: RTJ4
Returning with their 4th studio LP, RTJ4, the rap duo offer a plethora of slogans to empower the Black Lives Matter movement as of late.
Oliver Corrigan
Jun 1, 2020
Interview with Famous
“We hadn’t asked permission...we had no idea if it was going to get shut down immediately.” This became the backdrop to my discovery of...
Oliver Corrigan
Jun 1, 2020
Interview with Norman
“You learn not to give a fuck about what people think.” This brash belief is held by the lead singer of the eclectic, art-rock,...
Oliver Corrigan
May 29, 2020
The 1975: Notes On A Conditional Form
“It is now time for civil disobedience, it is time to rebel.” - Greta Thunberg Proceeding a calculated 5-minute speech orated by the...
Oliver Corrigan
May 22, 2020
Perfume Genius: Set My Heart On Fire Immediately
“There’s a campness to being hyper-masculine.” As the title suggests, the eternal fire of love still burns brightly within Mike Hadreas’...
Oliver Corrigan
May 21, 2020
Charli XCX: how i'm feeling now
“I’m only going to use the tools I have at my fingertips to create all music, artwork, videos...everything” Ladies and gentlemen, the...
Oliver Corrigan
May 14, 2020
Moses Sumney: Græ
“Greyness is a metaphor for being in between extremes...it’s the void.” The art-pop singer-songwriter produces his finest work yet...
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