Review: I’m Scared Bill Wurtz

by Nicholas Gaudet
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If Bill Wurtz tries to make comedy the primary focus of his music, to the detriment of the song at hand, he failed so miserably. Not only is his newest song ‘I’m Scared’ hilarious, but it’s also one of the greatest neo-jazz songs to be released in the last decade.

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Review: King Florence and the Machine

by Nicholas Gaudet
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If medieval, fantasy-and-legends-driven music were made today with the instruments and technologies now available, it would sound exactly like ‘King’, the newest single from ‘Florence and the Machine’.

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Review: Torn Open Brothertiger, Yvette Young

by Nicholas Gaudet
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The 80s happened over forty years ago, but the music and culture that came from it are still strong in our hearts, as made evident by the gorgeous new single by Brothertiger and Yvette Young titled ‘Torn Open’, that pays homage to the sounds and ideas that fuelled the late 80s and early 90s, flavoured with complex jazz harmony.

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Review: Valentine Laufey

by Nicholas Gaudet
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Songs of old are long past, but their spirits are still very alive, even in our youngest generations – Laufey brings the sound of traditional vocal jazz to the modern soundscape in one of the greatest studies of the genre I’ve heard in my lifetime.

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Review: Weezer's SZNZ: Spring

by Harley Houghton
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March 20 this year marks the first official day of Spring. So, how appropriate that Weezer would choose to drop their latest album SZNZ: Spring on the same day. Their seventh studio album is the first in a four-album project and has just landed, with the ever-whimsical quartet informing us the "SZNZ" is pronounced "Seasons." Get it? Good. 

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Cypress Hill's Back in Black Reminds Us All Why We Love Them

by Harley Houghton
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Brace yourselves. After four long years, hip hop legends Cypress Hill are back with a brand new release. Their tenth studio album, Back in Black has just dropped, and feels like a wondrous trip back in time. The band have created a stunning release that clings firmly to their roots, and that peppy, in-your-face, relentless sound that made us all fall in love with them back in 1991.

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