Vampire Weekend's New Album Goes Underground and All Over
Vampire Weekend's new album explores themes of aging, history, generational legacies, New York City, and their evolving status in the music industry. [ more ]
Red Kite is an album by the jazz quintet led by Jamil Sheriff, who is also the head of the music and education department at Leeds Conservatoire.
All ten tracks on the album are Sheriff originals in the post-bop tradition, with influences that range from Miles Davis to Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley. [ more ]
'Ultrasound' is a joyous and life-affirming jazz album inspired by coming out of London's Covid-darkness into the light.
The album features hook-filled compositions with an easy-swinging yet reflective aesthetic and outstanding solos from the trumpeter Mark Kavuma and tenor saxophonist Theo Erskine. [ more ]
Justice: Hyperdrama review an uncertain return to the dancefloor
Justice's latest album sees a return to their club-oriented roots, finding strength in heavier musical elements while softer moments are less successful. [ more ]
Mark Lockheart is a versatile saxophonist with a rich musical history in British music spanning several decades.
Lockheart's album 'Smiling' pays tribute to British jazz-rock pioneers and features a unique twelve-piece ensemble with a focus on saxophone solos. [ more ]
Marika Hackman's new album, Big Sigh, is the result of slowly piecing songs together over the last few years and finding the confidence to helm production for the first time.
The album features a mix of different styles, with songs ranging from electro-pop-rock hybrids to acoustic ballads.
Hackman's songwriting on Big Sigh is incisive and venomous, with sweet melodies paired with venomous couplets. [ more ]