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Sat in her dressing room at Birmingham’s O2 Institute, I met to have a chat with Blackpool singer-songwriter Rae Morris. Fresh from a show in Oxford the previous evening, Morris is calm, collected and steaming her voice to make sure she’s on top form. And I’m not surprised; with a new pop-synth sound and a… Continue reading Interview / Rae Morris
Perhaps a profanity in a song title isn’t something we’d expect from indie-folk trio, The Staves, but it’s something they’ve certainly surprised us with. Ahead of a North American tour and headlining Bushstock this summer, the band have released a double-A side single consisting of ‘Train Tracks’ and 'Tired As Fuck'. The latter is a… Continue reading Single Review / Tired As Fuck – The Staves
Cementing his status as one of the most successful artists to come from Redbrick Music's least favourite TV show, The X Factor, Olly Murs has secured yet another number one album with 24 HRS (his fourth, to be exact). This ties him for most successful X Factor artist with One Direction in terms of number ones, which… Continue reading Album Review / 24 HRS – Olly Murs
After a long and hard wait, The xx have finally returned. Following Jamie xx's success in 2015 with his debut album, In Colour, it comes as no surprise that the band are back and better than ever with their new single, 'Hold On'. The single is the first track lifted from their new album, I See… Continue reading Single Review / Hold On – The xx
Having both released critically acclaimed albums last year, who would have thought the latest musical gem would have been borne out of a collaboration between that of Miguel and Tame Impala? I use the term collaboration loosely, being as this is one of five remixes from Rogue Waves, an EP featuring reworked versions of 'waves' from a variety… Continue reading Single Review / waves (Tame Impala Remix) – Miguel
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