The Deluxe economy

Are deluxe albums a cash-grab or a faithful extension of the creative vision? Do they embellish or fracture?

A love letter to Kishi Bashi.

Madeline Harding attempts to summarise Kishi Bashi’s discography in all its uniqueness and multitude of styles.

A Brief History of the British Punk Movement

Reflecting on boygenius’ ‘the record’ (approximately) a year on.

The best albums by female artists in 2023.

Christmas songs for those who hate Christmas.

If you like this, then you’ll like that (music edition).

FKA twigs’ MAGDALENE: biblical allusions and the public eye

Is country music the genre of right-wing, straight, white men?

Mazzy Star: what is so endearing about notoriously sad music?