We don’t really do album reviews here at Popoptica but that doesn’t stop us wanting to enthuse about the great albums we’ve been listening to. Releases have landed thick and fast throughout the late summer but we’ve found listening hours reduced by, well, life. Yet here’s out list of albums we’ve been loving listening to …
We don’t really do album reviews here at Popoptica but that doesn’t stop us wanting to enthuse about the great albums we’ve been listening to. Releases have landed thick and fast throughout the summer but here’s out list of albums we’ve been loving listening to in August 2020. Popoptica albums round-up for August 2020 Paper Birch …
Huw Stephens (radio presenter), Paul Sng (filmmaker), Patrick Jones (poet) and James Adrian Brown (Pulled Apart By Horses) join forces in haunting cine-poem Ghosts of ’39. Artists: Huw Stephens, Paul Sng, Patrick Jones, James Aiden Brown Track: Ghosts of ’39 Label: self-released Released: Find it: YouTube | Spotify “When I was asked by Paul (Sng) …
We don’t really do album reviews here at Popoptica but that doesn’t stop us wanting to enthuse about the great albums we’ve been listening to. Here’s our list of 13 we’ve been loving listening to in July 2020. 13 Albums We’ve Loved in July 2020 Taylor Swift – Folklore (self-released) A surprise drop for Taylor …
This week a mass observation will take place as annual research project Harkive has its day and asks us to say how, where and why we’re listening to music. Back in 2013 I was part of the editorial team of website Louder Than War and an intriguing email dropped in about a new research project …
Recently we invited you to break out of the comfort of the familiar and discover some of the amazing new albums being put out by independent artists and labels while the world is on lockdown. The truth is our list was far from complete and we have much more to bring you – so here …
While we’re all in lockdown there’s a bushel of chain-mail like posts going around on social media. Some, undoubtedly, mine info about us and our likes, dislikes, and personal experiences. While others are collective distractions from the current situation. One which seems to be catching plenty of people’s online attention is the ’10 Albums Which …
I’m sure there will be – already has been – a flurry of articles just like this one about the impact of Coronavirus on independent music. This perhaps reflects some of the thinking, but deliberately stays away from discussing the approach of different governments and countries to the pandemic or offering a view on what …
It’s obligatory, isn’t it? An Albums of the Year list. So, here’s fifty albums (yes, 50) we’ve had in our ears over the last 12 months. We present this as a list of albums we’ve loved and think are well worth your time – we hope you discover something new or are reminded of something …
Berlin has long been associated with musical experimentation – from Bowie to Iggy Pop, to the Techno scene the city’s music history is interwoven with its social one. Australian Eilis Frawley has been living in Berlin for the last few years and has made it her home while working on her solo material, as well …