1. Noname Gypsy Nicknamed ‘the new Lauryn Hill’ (by, erm…me) for rhyming with a similarly lazy and eloquent flow, Gypsy should really be able to find some more airtime in 2014. You could be forgiven for listening to the start of this breezy tune and labelling it a Corrine Bailey Rae-esque joint, but just give […]

Donald Glover – AKA Childish Gambino, AKA Troy Barnes – ain’t an easy guy to understand . The jovial, jack-of-all-trades actor / comedian / musician seems to have traded everything likable about himself in for a shot at hip hop credibility. He’s making waves with his latest album, ‘Because The Internet’ (BTI), owing to the […]

I’ve followed Arctic Monkeys doggedly since I first heard ‘Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts’, and – despite losing a bit of interest between Humbug and Suck it and See, their third and fourth albums – I couldn’t wait to bite into their latest offering: September 9th’s ‘AM’. The title takes its cue from The Velvet […]