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Album review: Hannah Georgas – All That Emotion

16 September, 2020John Preston

Hannah Georgas’ All That Emotion is a modern take on folk music, but there are also moments where the synths that played such an important role in For Evelyn make their presence felt again. (Read more)

Album review: Taylor Swift – Folklore

31 July, 202031 July, 2020John Preston

Released by surprise, with no advance promo, Folklore by Taylor Swift is a canny career move and one which will almost certainly pay off. (Read more)

Album review: Allie X – Cape God

31 March, 202031 March, 2020John Preston

Cape God is an album that gets better the more it’s revisited, but it’s time now for Allie X to put her music on par with her visuals. (Read more)

Album review: Taylor Swift – Lover

29 August, 2019John Preston

Is Taylor Swift back on top form? John Preston reviews. (Read more)

Album review: Miley Cyrus – SHE IS COMING

15 July, 201915 July, 2019John Preston

Miley Cyrus continues to be provocative on SHE IS COMING. Her grandstanding works because there are couple of very good songs here, but it’s Miley Cyrus herself that is consistently the main reason for its intrigue. (Read more)

Album review: Taylor Swift Reputation

14 November, 2017John Preston

Its three years since her last album, and Taylor Swift sounds different again. But is Reputation a stop-gap or a bridge to something better? (Read more)

What’s on Your Playlist: John Preston’s Current Top 5

23 October, 2017John Preston

John Preston gives us his rundown of the five best tracks to listen to right now. (Read more)

Album review: St Vincent – Masseduction

17 October, 20178 September, 2018John Preston

More than any of her current contemporaries, St Vincent straddles that space between alternative, singer-songwriter with iconoclastic visuals and that of a global, pop superstar. (Read more)

Album review: Lorde – Melodrama

19 June, 2017John Preston

It’s not an exaggeration to say that they don’t really make many albums like Melodrama anymore and Lorde has made one of the year’s best by a mile (Read more)

Grimes – Art Angels – Review

13 November, 201513 November, 2015John Preston 7

Grimes’ fourth album Art Angels is a psychedelic colour rush of twisted pop tunes. (Read more)