Jens Lekman

The Album Cycle: New releases reviewed from Rhiannon Giddens, Kehlani, Sun Kil Moon & more

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Every Friday, ‘The Album Cycle’ reviews a handful of new releases. ALBUM OF THE WEEK Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway Giddens’ second solo album comprises of a moving 12 tracks that travel through 200 years of black American history, using traditional folk rhythms and powerful storytelling as a means to cover slavery, the civil rights … Read more

Best Songs Ever: New singles reviewed, featuring M.I.A, Stormzy, Katy Perry, Fruit Juice Parade & more

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‘Best Songs Ever’ features various contributors to The Spinoff Music assessing recent songs and singles. SONG OF THE WEEK Fruit Juice Parade – ‘Whaling’ Contemporary indie’s reclamation of late 90s Midwestern emo has locally been inflected by both pop-punk (Carb On Carb) and twee (prizegiving circa ‘Soft’); the first single from Palmerston North duo fruit … Read more