Album Reviews – Essentially Pop

‘Progress’ Is The New Album From Genre-Fluid Project MASS!VE DYNAM!C

September 23, 2021

No matter what style of music you’re into, ‘Progress’, the new album from UK artist MASS!VE DYNAM!C has something for you.

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Magnum Dopus Drops New LP ‘Suburbanova’

September 16, 2021

Released on August 20, ‘Suburbanova’ is the new album from Memphis Tennessee-based quintet, Magnum Dopus.

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K.ZIA Chats With EP About New Project ‘Genesis‘ And What Inspires Her As She Sets Out On A Journey Of Discovery.

August 4, 2021

K.ZIA is that rare artist that blurs the lines, she defies genre and manages to fuse R&B, Soul and Pop music in a truly unique and inspiring way. Born in Brussels and currently based in Berlin, she is very much a citizen of the world.

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Album Review: NEEDTOBREETHE Dig Deep With ‘Into The Mystery’

August 2, 2021

NEEDTOBREATHE returns with their eighth studio album, ‘Into The Mystery’, following up on 2020’s ‘Out of Body.’ Covid restrictions have put their tour on hold over the past year, so the band took refuge at an old historic house near Columbia, Tennessee. In the autumn of 2020, they lived, ate, joked, and recorded together for three weeks. The outcome is an electrifying album that captures the band’s South Carolina heritage.

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Tunes For The Summertime: D:Ream returns with OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS

July 28, 2021

Our favourite cheeky chaps are back with their first new music in over a decade. That’s right, UK House Music legends D:Ream return with OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS, just in time for the openings scheduled for this summer.

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#Inhaler Release Debut Album ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’ – #Win A Signed Copy

July 15, 2021

WE HAVE ONE SIGNED CD OF INHALER’S DEBUT ALBUM, ‘IT WON’T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS’ TO GIVE AWAY.

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Aliette Goodman Releases Latest Album ‘Do The Needful’

June 29, 2021

Brighton-based artist Aliette Goodman has dropped her second album, ‘Do The Needful’, the first to be released on her new label, Goodman Records.

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J Releases Latest Album ‘Lord J (The Lord of Anonymity)’

June 23, 2021

J is a songwriter, published author, and the planet’s first and only mystic to become an international pop-star. Keeping his identity a secret, he was given the nickname, “The Lord of Anonymity” by a fan in LA. It seemed to be a very fitting title for his new album, which is out now.

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Riva Taylor, One Of This Country’s Outstanding Talents, Chats With EP About ‘This Woman’s Heart.2’, An Accomplished Work That Reveals Her Personal Growth As An Artist And Gently Explores Grief, Love, And Female Empowerment.

June 22, 2021

Riva Taylor, an outstanding artist we chatted with at the beginning of lockdown when she released ‘This Woman’s Heart.1’, is back with the second part of the release. The first part garnered praise from Sir Elton John and Pete Tong on its release and was created as an album which was a statement of confusion, heartbreak and loss. ‘This Woman’s Heart.2’ according to the artist “makes peace with a past and looks towards a bright future”. This new album includes ‘If I Could Ever Stop loving You’ which has found success on BBC Radio 1, ‘Magic’ which has been produced by Celeste producer Jakwob and ‘Woman’, my personal favourite, which is accompanied by a quite stunning video. I was lucky enough to chat with Riva about the album, released in May.

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DJ Kaito Releases Album ’10 Years’

June 18, 2021

Based in Hanover, Germany, artist and rapper DJ Kaito has released his new album, ’10 Years’. The record covers his career during this time, and is a celebration of his sound, from the first song he ever wrote, to the love he has received, as well as some odes to his haters.

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Alberto Tarin Releases Latest Album, ‘Lovers Room’

June 10, 2021

Alberto Tarin is a Spanish guitarist whose soulful music is warm and bright, and the perfect showcase for his immense talent. His new album, ‘Lovers Room’, comprises 12 gorgeous tracks, giving the Valencian artist the opportunity to also show off his skill as a vocalist; it also features a range of guest artists, including Fred Reiter, Frankie McCoy, Diana de Ramón, and Payoh Soul Rebel.

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D:Ream returns with ‘Meet Me At Midnight’

June 9, 2021

Don’t tell anyone, but it’s been almost 30 years since ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ belted it to the top of the charts, and catapulted D:Ream into the hearts and minds of dance/house/general music lovers everywhere. Tony Blair also took a shine to it, we seem to remember.

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Texas Release 10th Album, ‘Hi’ And Lead Off With Brilliant Single That Might Just Be The Summer Anthem

May 28, 2021

It’s hard to believe that this band, Texas, are actually best known in France. They seem to have been so much part of the tapestry of UK music since ‘I Don’t Want a Lover’ dropped in 1989 on the brilliant debut ‘Southside’. Now, 33 years later they have released an album which is quite literally genre defying. It has songs that quite simply span every kind of music.

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SHORE THINGS – Cold Water Swimmers’ Frontman Chris Bridgett On The Manchester Band’s Debut Album ‘Holiday At The Secret Lake’

May 25, 2021

They celebrated their first anniversary with a gig in a boxing ring, now pugnacious Manchester trio Cold Water Swimmers are celebrating their third with the…

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Cade Earick Releases Latest Album ‘The Lives And Stipulations Of The Weakened’

May 25, 2021

From Plymouth, New Hampshire, Cade Earick is a singer songwriter and musician whose latest album, ‘The Lives And Stipulations Of The Weakened’, is a glorious sonic bath of pleasure and emotions. Released on May 21, it was recorded as a concept album/pop opera over the Covid-19 quarantine period.

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NEEDTOBREATHE Release New Single, ‘I Wanna Remember’ With Carrie Underwood

May 21, 2021

GRAMMY® Award-nominated rock band NEEDTOBREATHE have released their brand new single ‘I Wanna Remember’ featuring seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood. The song is available to stream and download now.

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90s Fever: D:Ream Returns With ‘Meet Me At Midnight’

May 21, 2021

It feels like we’ve been waiting for years to return to the D:Ream world, but the wait is over as one of the biggest dance bands of the 90s return with a killer album and a hot new single with a slick sing-along video to go with it.

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Spanish Folk Artist Oscar Peris Releases Latest Album ‘Break The Attitude’

April 28, 2021

Spanish folk artist Oscar Peris is already known in his home country, and with his new album, ‘Break the Attitude’, he hopes to break the language barrier and has re-written some of his most popular songs in English, as well as two brand new songs.

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Megan O’Neill Releases New Album, ‘Getting Comfortable With Uncertainty’

March 12, 2021

Almost a year to the day after Megan released ‘Devil You Know’, a single I described as a game changer for her, I have been looking forward to the release of her second full length album. Since then, she has released many of the tracks featured on the new album, all to critical acclaim.

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for KING & COUNTRY Bring New Life To Their Classic Album, BURN THE SHIPS

March 12, 2021

The updated version of For KING & COUTNRY’s Burn The Ships is almost here. It’s more than just an album, though. It’s a celebration of a career which has moved from strength to strength and a recap of some of their greatest moments.