AuthorHalina Rifai

Kan Wakan: ‘Phantasmagoria Pt. 1’

Kan Wakan‘s music CV is the stuff of dreams. Having worked with an inimitable array of artists, he returns with the title track of his new long player. Accompanied by the sumptuous vocals of Elle Olsun, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and Ian Chang (Son Lux) on drums, ‘Phantasmagoria Pt. 1’, is an unimprovable aural masterpiece. The attention to…

Top Tracks: June (Part 2)

We have put together a list of songs that have stood out this month for a plethora of reasons. Please take the time to invest and immerse yourself in them:   Ghostpoet: ‘Trouble + Me’ Every release to date has been faultless from Obaro Ejimiwe. ‘Trouble + Me’, is another gutsy work and the Radiohead –…

New | Music Playlist Week 13

Every week we bring you 10 songs selected by a plethora of wonderful people! You can listen via Spotify and follow for future updates! Our contributors this week are: Andy Hannah (The Line Of Best Fit) – EMA: ‘Down and Out’  Tom Johnson (GoldFlakePaint) – Crumb: ‘Thirty-Nine’  Stacey Walton (Wichita/Rock Action/TYCI) – Omar Souleyman: ‘Ya Boul Habar’  Joe Rattray (Synergy Concerts/Admiral…

TRNSMT: Podcart Recommends…

It’s almost time for TRNSMT to make its debut at the city’s Glasgow Green! We will be there in full force on Friday 7th July, but we decided to make a playlist of artists that we recommend seeing over the course of the weekend: Wuh Oh When I first heard Wuh Oh’s (aka Peter Ferguson) ‘Stay…

Miles Pascall: ‘Laila’s Song’

Miles Pascall’s debut single is accompanied with a heavy dose of soul. There’s something about Pascall’s voice that conveys heartbreak and pining, it’s notable how affecting ‘Laila’s Song’ is given how short and bittersweet it is. Pascall matches these sorrowful sentiments with a modest, small-scale piano arrangement. He captures an intimacy and nostalgia without sacrificing anything else…

New | Music Playlist Week 12

Every week we bring you 10 songs selected by a plethora of wonderful people! You can listen via Spotify and follow for future updates! Our contributors this week are: Andy Hannah (The Line Of Best Fit) – August Rosenbaum: ‘Nebula’  Tom Johnson (GoldFlakePaint) – Lorde: ‘Writer In The Dark’  Stacey Walton (Wichita/Rock Action/TYCI) – ‘Beth Ditto: ‘Oh My God’  Joe…

Nikhil D’Souza: ‘Beautiful Mind’

The first thing that strikes you about Nikhil D’Souza‘s latest release is the richness in the production. ‘Beautiful Mind‘ is flawless in delivery and is steeped in refined eloquence. It captures snapshots of love experienced and lost by a singer whose virtue is simple yet so desperately comforting. There’s a lot to be said about production, but…

Say Award Album Shortlist Announced…

The SAY Award shortlisted 10 albums are: C Duncan – The Midnight Sun Ela Orleans – Circles Of Upper And Lower Hell Honeyblood – Babes Never Die Konx-om-Pax – Caramel Meursault – I Will Kill Again Mogwai – Atomic Pictish Trail – Future Echoes [Public Vote Winner] Rachel Newton Music – Here’s My Heart Come Take It RM Hubbert – Telling The Trees SACRED PAWS –…

New | Music Playlist Week 11

Every week we bring you 10 songs selected by a plethora of wonderful people! You can listen via Spotify and follow for future updates! Our contributors this week are: Andy Hannah (The Line Of Best Fit) – Skrap: ‘Marianna’  Tom Johnson (GoldFlakePaint) – Tall Friend: ‘Oats‘ Stacey Walton (Wichita/Rock Action/TYCI) – Ibeyi: ‘Away Away’  Joe Rattray (Synergy Concerts/Admiral Fallow) – SZA: ‘Drew…