Hit Singles
Sharon Van Etten We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
Through the past couple of years of fresh hell there have been records that might console you (Ignorance), albums that might sustain you (Rough And Rowdy Ways) and even pop songs so defiantly absurd they could make you briefly forget the relentless ongoing catastrophe (“WAP”/“Chaise Longue”). But no song from the long years of lockdown was more likely to make you throw open the windows and dance on the table than “Like I Used To”, Sharon Van Etten’s magnificent 2021 collaboration with Angel Olsen. ORDER NOW: Miles Davis is on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut Way back...
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Endless Rooms
As for so many musicians, 2020 was a time of stasis and uncertainty for Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. The title of their third album, with its suggestion of maze-like entrapment, is the stuff of literal nightmares but also, one imagines, of the psychological effect of the world’s longest lockdown in Australia’s mismanaged pandemic. This record was born out of that time: singer and guitarist Tom Russo, one of three songwriters in the band, has admitted that a lot of his ideas “came from endlessly walking around the same streets of West Brunswick”. Fran Keaney spent his weekends...
Norma Tanega I’m the Sky: Studio and Demo Recordings, 1964 1971
It’s been rewarding to observe, over the past half decade, blossoming interest in the songs and life of Norma Tanega. Raised in Long Beach, California, she found a small degree of infamy in the mid-’60s, when her “Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog” single hit the Top 40 in the US and UK. After time spent playing the coffee house circuit, this newfound visibility led to international travel, including a fated meeting with Dusty Springfield in London – the two would be lovers for a time, and Dusty would record some beautifully tender renditions of Tanega’s songs. There were only...
Arcade Fire We
Anyone harbouring the ambition to create a work that encapsulates the chaos and confusion of these times faces a fundamental obstacle: there’s rather a lot to cover. That’s certainly one of the reasons that We – Arcade Fire’s sixth album and first since 2017’s Everything Now – required the most protracted birth process in their two-decade career. In a BBC interview in 2020, frontman Win Butler claimed to have written “records and records” of material while locked down at home. Nor did this torrent stop when they were able to re-enter the world and work on the album in...
Malaysian pop singer Charmaine Koh Unveils “Bonfire”, another reveal off upcoming debut EP Sunflower at Sundown
Malaysian pop singer Charmaine Koh has been making all the right moves and just unveiled “Bonfire,” the first reveal of her upcoming debut EP Sunflower at Sundown. This ever-soft and groovy track offers fans a sumptuous creation by the gorgeous Charmaine who deploys her vivid artistry and limitless imagination in a new light. Soft yet powerful, “Bonfire” subtly merges pop and R&B the Charmaine Koh way. Charmaine Koh has been on the high rise lately, garnering hundreds of thousands of plays on most major streaming platforms with her previously released singles including “Pause” and “Why Don’t You Live.” Charmaine...
T.Rex T.Rex 1972
In 1972, England found itself staring down a very bleak decade. Inflation continued to soar, and unemployment hit its highest rate since the 1930s, with nearly one out of every four people out of work. Tensions in Ireland escalated, and uncertainty loomed on seemingly every front. Those and other trends would culminate in blackouts and dole queues, and a general sense that the country and its culture were crumbling. But the sprite born Mark Feld existed in direct and ecstatic opposition to such doom and gloom. The country moped, but he rocked. That summer the rockstar rechristened Marc Bolan...
Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal Get On Board
The original Get On Board by blues icons Terry and McGhee was a 10” album released on the Folkways label in 1952, the eventual fruits of a partnership formed a decade earlier and which thrived well into the ’60s. The record’s contents were key texts in the early musical education of both Mahal and Cooder during their teenage years in California, and a shared love when both were members of The Rising Sons (although the band’s only album, recorded in ’65, went unreleased for more than quarter of a century). ORDER NOW: Miles Davis is on the cover in the...
The Ultimate Companion to Pink Floyd Live
Presenting our latest online exclusive: The Ultimate Companion to Pink Floyd Live. The deep dive into Pink Floyd’s road to their masterpieces – from Piper to The Wall. Includes a massive new interview, 50th year anniversary of The Dark Side Of The Moon. Also: rediscovered interviews, all in this latest issue. Buy a copy here!
Stunning Single From Aaron Carter And 3D Friends
Today’s talents Aaron Carter and 3D Friends came together for a collaborative project. “She Just Wanna Ride” is the first of many joint works in Aaron Carter’s upcoming album that is soon to delight audiences. Multi-platinum pop star Aaron Carter is once again on top of his game, sharing a gem that has already gathered hundreds of thousands of plays and streams. Aaron Carter achieved wild success with his self-titled debut album and sold 10 million copies worldwide and is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest singer to have four consecutive top ten singles....Recent Posts
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