WASSUP/JOEY VALANCE + BRAE/2025

Most energetic song of the entire year, had me feeling like I’d done MDMA at some techno rave despite the fact it’s midnight and I’m super exhausted. Beat is super fun and changes enough throughout the track to keep you on your toes. Peggy’s verse is super intense crazy delivery as always. JVB bring a really fun Beastie Boys vibe to the whole track that keeps a great party atmosphere to the song and stops anything getting too serious. If ... read more

MAVIS STAPLES/GODSPEED/2025

"I let go of a prayer for you; just a sweet word"

Man this shit is so soulful, earthy, and vivacious it might just bring him back (there's no chance). Seriously though, a really lovely cover. I love the bit at the end, makes it feel super complete. Really enjoyed how gravelly Mavis' voice is, and you really get a sense that she's telling a story. Brought to life a dimension of the song that you can kinda feel in Frank's original ... read more

BIG THIEF/INCOMPREHENSIBLE/2025

Five-time Grammy nominated indie darlings Big Thief’s lead single for their 6th album ‘Double Infinity’ is full of super interesting, spacey, alien sounds that create a very bouncy, lively, otherworldly feel to the song. The strings are very nice and subtly done most lower stuff accompanying with little swells here and there where there’s a little more room. They definitely remain secondary to the spacey bouncy guitar, driving drum beat ... read more

YOUNG FATHERS/HEAVY HEAVY/2023

"I'm on the verge of somethin' divine that's gonna keep me in line"

Pride of Edinburgh and three-time Scottish Album of the Year winners Young Fathers' most recent album is instinctively danceable, powerfully intense, and emotionally charged. They recorded a chunk of it in South Africa, which you can really feel in the grooves on some of the songs. It's a super relentless album, only 32 minutes, and every song feels like it ... read more