7 of the Best Songs – 5 July 2021
John Preston picks his 7 best tracks of the week, including Laura Mvula, Shy Girl, Magdalena Bay, Trentmøller feat. Tricky, Grace Lightman and Lolo Zouaï.
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Top 10 albums of 2020
John Preston rounds up the absolute best albums of 2020.
Album review: Hannah Georgas – All That Emotion
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.
Album review: Taylor Swift – Folklore
Released by surprise, with no advance promo,
Folklore by Taylor Swift is a canny career move and one which will almost certainly pay off.
Album review: Allie X – Cape God
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.
Album review: Taylor Swift – Lover
Is Taylor Swift back on top form? John Preston reviews.
Album review: Miley Cyrus – SHE IS COMING
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.
Album review: Taylor Swift Reputation
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?
What’s on Your Playlist: John Preston’s Current Top 5
John Preston gives us his rundown of the five best tracks to listen to right now.
Album review: St Vincent – Masseduction
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.