Category: Records
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‘Son of Spergy’ – Daniel Caesar’s deeply personal fourth album
Daniel Caesar’s fourth studio album, Son of Spergy, is a soulful and spiritual meditation on family and religion. Raised in a deeply religious Seventh Day Adventist environment himself, much of this album draws heavily on his own personal experience. Early in his career, Caesar used similar scriptural imagery and references to sin and God such […]
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‘The Art of Loving’ Review: Olivia Dean’s much-needed new release
2025 has been the year of Olivia Dean. The 26-year-old, London-born singer has recently released her much anticipated second album, The Art of Loving. In 2019, Dean released her first EP, OK Love You Bye, which secured her a contract with EMI. The EP, featuring songs such as ‘OK Love You Bye’ and ‘Reason To […]
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‘Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You’: Another Harrowing Threat to Emotional Wellbeing from Ethel Cain
Banner Photo Credit: Dollie Kyarn After rising in popularity through her breakout album Preacher’s Daughter, Ethel Cain returns with Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You, an album dedicated to love, loss, and obsession. Cain once again delivers a gut-wrenching portrait of an unravelling relationship, steeped in religious guilt and abusive dynamics. With raw lyricism, […]
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Music Video Review: Chappell Roan – The Subway
“Chappell Roan at Hollywood Palladium” by Justin Higuchi/CC BY2.0 The last day of July saw the release of the extremely popular single ‘The Subway’, anticipated by fans since she first performed it in 2024. Their patience was rewarded on the 1st of August with a music video that is equal parts gut-wrenching and fantastical, […]
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An Interview with Peter Hook
Grace Henery interviews Peter Hook.
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Album Review: Welly really are ‘Big in the Suburbs’
Britpop is so back! Due to be released on March 21st, Welly’s debut Britpop-infused album, ‘Big in the Suburbs‘, comes with a track list of 14 impeccable songs. The Brighton-based five-piece have had a whirlwind of the last two years- travelling across the UK on their headline tour, and most recently being on the Dork […]
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Glass Animals – ‘Pork Soda’ single review: a dreamy and gooey pop delight
Carly May-Kavanagh reviews this “gooey” track.
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IDLES – ‘Brutalism’ album review: Marry Berry loves reggae
Mary Berry loves reggae, did you know?
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A Love Letter to the Spotify Sidebar of Shame
Sam Law pens an intriguing and quirky exploration of Spotify’s Friends Activity sidebar.
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Welly: From Suburbia to Seaside Tours—The Band Turning Mundanity into Magic
Whether it’s playing to packed rooms or reminiscing about barking dogs at empty pubs, this band reminds us that the best music often comes from embracing the ordinary.
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Miles Kane – ‘Blame It On The Summertime’ single review: A fun, feel-good summer anthem
Becky Davies reviews Miles Kane’s summer anthem ‘Blame It On The Summertime’.
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Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy – ‘Be Honest’ single review: Be Honest, can Jorja Smith make a poor tune?
Alivia Osborn reviews Jorja Smith’s 2019 single ‘Be Honest’.
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What We Were Listening To in January 2021
Delving into The Edge archives, we uncover what our previous committee were listening to in January 2021…
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Hopeless desolation and relentless anguish: The Cure – ‘Songs of a Lost World’ album review
After 16 years, The Cure has returned with an exquisitely desolate album, Songs of a Lost World, guided by the masterfully dispiriting talent of frontman Robert Smith. It is undoubtedly their greatest music since Disintegration (1989). Beautifully downcast and alluringly bleak, Smith uses the track listing to express his feelings on profoundly demoralizing subjects, including […]