At the end of July, Taylor Swift surprised friend and foe alike with the sudden release of her eighth album. ‘Folklore’ came out of nowhere and less than a year after Lover. However, that was not the only surprise. Despite the fact that the American’s sound has evolved from country to pop throughout her career, …
Taylor Swift takes us on a 2nd amazing trip to Swiftland on “Evermore” Read More »
Hard to believe tht Buffalo Tom are only on their ninth album. The band, which debuted in the late 1980s, is now an established name in the music scene. After the band took a break at the end of the 1990s, they made a comeback in 2007. Now, seven years after their last album, Quiet …
Buffalo Tom delivers one of their best albums with “Quiet And Peace” Read More »
Grandson (Jordan Edward Benjamin) already released three EPs on which his idiosyncratic style – rock and roll combined with hip hop and electronic music – became immediately apparent. Collaborations have also appeared with many well-known artists, including K.Flay and X Ambassadors (“Zen”) and Oliver Tree (the remix of “Cash Machine”). However, we were still waiting …
grandson teaches us to embrace pessimism on “Death of an Optimist” Read More »
The latest by Nils Frahm is a carefully curated snapshot of the more than 180 sold-out concerts he has given over the past two years. The tracks from “All Melody”, which form the heart of it, sound less minimalistic from the stage than we are used to from Frahm. All elements in the title song …
“Tripping with Nils Frahm” sounds less minimalistic than expected Read More »
‘I’m sick of it when people say we’ve already released eleven albums that sound exactly the same. We have already released 12 albums that sound exactly the same. ‘ That’s what the great Angus Young said back in 1990. Afterwards the group released many more records which, to my great reassurance and unutterable satisfaction, all …
With the softest possible drum roll, the Canadians of Suuns released an EP on which they seem to be vigorously exploring the boundaries of their krautrock. The ripping openers ‘Look’ and ‘Death’ are still quite interesting explorations towards noise-ambient. The pulsating ‘Pray’ is at its best moments reminiscent of a blunt version of Nine Inch …
Suuns’ ‘Fiction’ is nothing more than a superfluous snack Read More »
On November 20, 2020, British Blane Muise, better known as Shygirl, released her second EP ALIAS. Two years ago, she established herself in the London underground with the release of her debut EP Cruel Practice. Shygirl is one of the most interesting performers on the British club scene right now, due to her welcoming symbiosis …
Shygirl sounds more user-friendly on “Alias”, but fortunately still just as weird Read More »
Ariana Grande doesn’t seem to have a power switch. For the third year in a row the American singer releases an album and just like that we are already on the sixth full-length of the former Nickelodeon star. It is the successor to the celebrated thank u, next, which preceded the lesser Sweetener. In the …
Ariana Grande’s “Positions” is a frivolous record full of longing and lace negligees. Read More »
How we judge music often depends on the context in which we listen to it. Just as a horror film is suddenly much less scary when you watch it around noon, music can also miss its impact if you cannot listen to it in the “right” circumstances (if there is such a thing as “right” …
Keaton Henson says goodbye to his father with the sobering “Monument” Read More »
Air, Trentemøller: these are just two of the many names that have already put together a compilation with their favorite late night music made by others in the series ‘Late Night Tales’, compilation records that are always at the ready at my home for a cool sunset or a relaxed visitor. The obscure melting pot …
Khruangbin’s “Late Night Tales” have a slightly too high elevator music vibe Read More »
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