SINGLE REVIEW: Coldplay – Higher Power

So it’s safe to say that Coldplay’s eighth studio album ‘Everyday Life’ was a bit of a flop. The general consensus around their surprising Grammy nomination for Album Of The Year was that people learnt that Coldplay actually released an album last year. The hits were missing, and the heart and reliability felt lacking which…

SINGLE REVIEW: Gracie Abrams – Mess It Up

Gracie Abrams is a vulnerable soul and that’s why her music has been embraced so passionately from listeners who found solace her in personal revelations. Sometimes you just need to hear that someone else is going through something similar to you to know that you will get through it and that you’re not totally alone….

SINGLE REVIEW: Conan Gray – Astronomy

Conan Gray undeniably knows how to have us euphorically dancing to a big pop hook, but he also knows how to have us laying numb and crying. And the Texan singer-songwriter has tapped the vibe of the latter for his emotionally charged new single ‘Astronomy’.  Exploring the decaying process of a relationship, he looks at…

SINGLE REVIEW: Cheat Codes feat. Tinashe – Lean On Me

If you’re a pop music fan then you’d already be well acquainted with Cheat Codes after their huge success with ‘No Promises’ featuring Demi Lovato, as well as their chart-topping remix of Maggie Lindemann’s ‘Pretty Girl’. But over the last 12 months the Californian electronic trio have been preparing their three-part debut album ‘Hellraisers’ with…

SINGLE REVIEW: Cian Ducrot feat. Cate – Know Me Again

Cian Ducrot is quickly becoming one of the most talked about newcomers following the release of his vulnerably raw singles ‘Not Usually Like This’ and ‘Crocodiles’. Following in their footsteps, the Irish singer-songwriter has teamed up with one of my favourite Canadian singer-songwriters, Cate, for another gut-wrenching track that will hit you right in the…

SINGLE REVIEW: Matilda Pearl – Linger

Following her recent signing to Sweat It Out Records and joining Unified Management and Lonely Lands Agency, Matilda Pearl is ready to make herself a newcomer you need to get acquainted with. Following the release of her pulsating breakthrough track ‘Soak’, the Mornington Peninsula singer-songwriter is leaning into her pop foundations even more with her…

SINGLE REVIEW: Hanni – Talking To Myself In The Mirror

Sometimes it all just gets too much. Everything you do feels damaging, you feel burnt out, and your brain feels like it could fry some eggs and bacon with how nonsensical it’s being. With the isolating feeling taking over, sometimes the only person that you could voice it out to and make sense to is…

ALBUM REVIEW: Julia Michaels – Not In Chronological Order

Julia Michaels is the queen of candid introspection. With a career full of chart-topping songwriting credits, she has always helped other artists find the words they needed to say to relieve the circling thoughts that sometimes plague us all. Stepping into the spotlight in 2017 with her breakthrough single ‘Issues’, she started unravelling her own…

SINGLE REVIEW: Billie Eilish – Your Power

Billie Eilish is ready to continue her success story with her highly anticipated sophomore album ‘Happier Than Ever’ which will be released on July 30. The singer-songwriter has always unravelled a raw vulnerability through her music and this record is promising to be no different following the release of lead singles ‘my future’ and ‘Therefore…

SINGLE REVIEW: Alec Benjamin – The Way You Felt

Alec Benjamin is an incredible songwriter and that’s something we’ve known ever since his global breakthrough hit ‘Let Me Down Slowly’. He just has this ability to capture raw emotions with such ease, and articulate them in such a beautiful and universal way that you feel immediately connected to him. It’s a comforting reassurance that…