Review

Darkstar: News From Nowhere

A regression that conforms to the norms of generic indie pop structure – it’s complete audience pandering, intentional or not.

Review

Foals: Holy Fire

The problem with reaching the peak, it seems, is that there’s no where else to go but down. Luckily for Foals, their descent down the mountain proves to be a slow one — Holy Fire is a good album.

Music

Download This: Kyoto Protocol’s ‘KL, I Love You’ Exclusive Release

As promised — and just in time for Future Music Festival Asia ’13 this month — Kyoto Protocol has just released a brand spanking new single for digital download (and it’s free to boot!). Despite the rom-com-esque title and saccharine jingle early on the track, ‘KL, I Love You’ is sarcastically named such as it’s […]

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Meliha: The Acoustics of Coffee & Cigarettes

Maybe it’s a bit of an exaggeration on our part, but Meliha is poised to be the next big thing in the indie singer-songwriter circuit.

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Rudimental: Soul in Drum & Bass

Playing at Future Music Festival Asia 2013 this 16 March, Rudimental will prove why they are the next big thing in dance (if they ain’t already).

Review

The Rebel Scum: The Time Has Scum

Goddamn, how long have we waited for KL’s defining hardcore rap group to release an album? Well, the time has scum, but is it worth it?

Review

They Will Kill Us All: Untitled

For fans who have been following TWKUA through live concerts the past year or so, the LP will not be unfamiliar territory. Consisting of songs that TWKUA has been performing at gigs since forever ago, it lets fans finally put their bootlegged recordings to rest.

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St. Lucia: An Island of One

St. Lucia’s track ‘September’ from his latest EP of the same name epitomises his knack behind the electronic breed of pop.

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Majical Cloudz: On Cloudz Nine

Majical Cloudz has that knack for songs that just makes you want to close your eyes, sink back and sway to the music.

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Haim: Undeniably Californian

It’s been a while since a classy girl rock band came into the music scene.