By Joey Crutchley The lights dim and for the first few minutes it’s just the band up on stage. A talented yet simple quartet of piano, bass, drums and guitar launch into the title track from the album, ‘Lost & Found’. After a lengthy introduction, the soul-singer herself, Jorja Smith, emerges on stage filled with…
By Joey Crutchley When you’re a musical icon releasing albums decades into your career, the odds are rarely ever in your favour. Collaborate with contemporary and commercial producers and you’ll get branded a sell-out, while if you create an album that is sonically reminiscent of your previous work you’ll be called “boring” and criticized for…
Petite pop princess Carly Rae Jepsen is back with a brand new single from her upcoming fourth studio album. The track, “Party For One”, is an infectious pop driven celebratory song, filled with electronic beats and a style similar to her previous hits “Call Me Maybe” and “I Really Like You”. On the track, Jepsen…
By Joseph Crutchley Picture this. It’s 1996, alternative rock and hip-hop are dominating the music charts, Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Wales have announced they’re getting a divorce, and a sudden frenzy of “Spicemania” is upon you. The Spice Girls exploded onto the British music scene on the 8th of July 1996, when they…
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