Year: 2021

Joy Orbison's first full-length album has been released. The mixtape, entitled "still slipping vol. 1' — a reference to his 2019 EP 'Slipping' — was revealed in July and is now available via XL Recordings. Last summer, Orbison, who became a BBC Radio 1 resident, is joined by Herron, James...

‘12 Questions After Dark,' a remix album of Frazer T Smith's ‘Future Utopia,' has been revealed. UNKLE, DJ Seinfeld, India Jordan, and others have contributed remixes to the project, which aims to build on the world created by Smith's critically acclaimed 'Future Utopia,' which promoted innovation from those involved by...

'Harmattan,' a new album by Klein, has been announced. The album, which takes its name from the West African season, will be released by PENTATONE, a classical music label, and sees Klein fusing classical music with grime, R&B, improvisational jazz, and drone music. It comes after last year's 'Frozen' record...

Even though it isn't quite fall yet, Phoebe Bridgers' new cover of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" is haunting. Bridgers begins the performance with a twinkle of piano before launching into her distinctive thick voice. The Metallica Blacklist, a planned tribute album to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the band's 1991...

Mpura and Killer Kau, two Amapiano musicians, were killed in a car accident on their way to a concert in Rustenburg, South Africa, on August 7th. Early reports suggested that another of the scene's brightest stars, Kabza De Small, had also been killed in the tragedy, but the artist confirmed...

During a free concert for NHS workers, Gorillaz unveiled three new tracks. On the 10th of August, a concert was held in London's O2 Arena to honour UK public health workers and their families for their efforts during the coronavirus outbreak. To commemorate the event, three new songs were performed:...