Yesterday Is Heavy

Lil Silva’s debut album ‘Yesterday Is Heavy’ presents an enigmatic coup, ten years in the making. Pulling so tenderly from a liberal influence of genres, ‘Yesterday Is Heavy’ is complex, fluid and above all, intuitive

Music ReviewsHana Alexander26 July 2022Lil Silva, Alternative Soul, UK AlternativeComment

Gemini Rights

On ‘Gemini Rights’, Steve Lacy sounds more self-assured, more thoughtful, and more playful than ever. The 24-year-old Compton singer and producer here takes a leap towards more varied instrumentation and more exuberant songwriting

Music ReviewsDom Taylor26 July 2022Steve Lacy, Alternative pop, US AlternativeComment

Contingency

Birmingham rapper/singer, DapzOnTheMap is back with new single, ‘Contingency’

Music ReviewsJimi Scott25 July 2022Dapz on the Map, UK Rap, Grime, UK GrimeComment

Backshat

After dropping hits in winter for the love birds, Shayne Brown heard the call for summer bangers and answered. Backshat is a Bashment/HipHop fusion which will help you kickstart the party season

Music ReviewsOri Santari25 July 2022Shayne Brown, Bashment, Hip HopComment

Is It Enough

Nothing hits the soul more than music that opens your mind and forces you to soak in the message, Hope Tala’s brand new single 'Is It Enough' does just that

Music ReviewsOri Santari19 July 2022Hope Tala, US R&B, Alternative R&B, US AlternativeComment

Don't Be Ashamed

London Rapper Shocka is known for his deep personal tracks and has gifted his fans with another one titled 'Don't Be Ashamed' featuring Sami Switch

Music ReviewsOri Santari19 July 2022Shocka, UK Rap, Real RapComment

Entrepreneur

'Entrepreneur', Rimzee’s latest release, feels like the culmination of all his hard work and is a toast to the rappers drive

Music ReviewsLouis Davis19 July 2022Rimzee, UK RapComment

Track of the Week: Everywhere I'll Ever Be

Stark, grandiose and tranquillising, singer songwriter ELIZA’s ‘Everywhere I’ll Ever Be' lingers in lucidity, engrossing its listener in atmosphere and texture

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits18 July 2022ELIZA, UK Alternative, Soul, Alternative R&BComment

No Vi$ible Means Of Income Vol 2

Birmingham’s most extravagant representative and spitter Sonnyjim has rekindled with producer Giallo Point for ‘No Vi$ible Means Of Income Vol 2’, the sequel to their 2020 masterpiece

Music ReviewsDylan Robinson15 July 2022Sonnyjim, UK Rap, Giallo Point, UK Hip HopComment

Baby Teeth

Nottingham’s Joel Baker enlists two of the UK’s finest Jordy and James Vickery for unassumingly vibrant cut ‘Baby Teeth’, plucking the heart strings in the process

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits14 July 2022Joel Baker, Jordy, James Vickery, Rao, Rap, Alternative Rap, UK AlternativeComment

Don't Come Back

Lava La Rue drops harmoniously somber single ‘Don’t Come Back’

Music ReviewsHana Alexander14 July 2022Lava La Rue, UK R&B, Alternative, UK AlternativeComment

The Reception

Reading’s George Bucks has blessed his loyal ones with ‘The Reception’, a 7-track mixtape of raw rap available on his Bandcamp

Music ReviewsDylan Robinson13 July 2022George Bucks, UK Rap, Alternative Rap, Underground RapComment

I Want It

Two of Manchester’s brightest talents, Akemi Fox and July 7, team up to unveil a warm and vibrant escapade into radiant resonance with ‘I Want It’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits13 July 2022Akemi Fox, July 7, UK R&B, UK Alternative, Alternative R&BComment

Patterns

Patterns is a showcase of ItsNate’s dexterous lyricism, unique cadence and effervescent style

Music ReviewsLouis Davis12 July 2022ItsNate, UK Rap, Alternative Rap, UK AlternativeComment

Simple

'Simple' is anything but simple, it is a celebration of the multidimensional state of the UK music industry

Music ReviewsLouis Davis11 July 2022Stay Flee Get Lizzy, Lancey Foux, SL, UK Rap, UK AlternativeComment

Track of the Week: I Swear

Coops moves further into the realms of creamy production and enlightened introspection, recruiting the king of noir R&B’s KeepVibesNear for buttery and thought-evoking cut ‘I Swear’

Music ReviewsBen Tibbits11 July 2022Coops, UK Rap, Alternative Hip HopComment