Apple Tree Review
Aug
14
entertainment

Apple Tree Review

 

Most people assume Apple Tree Yard is a slow-burn murder mystery. Wrong. This is a story about a woman whose single bad decision dismantles her entire life — and the murder trial is almost incidental. Set that expectation correctly before you press play, or you will spend two episodes waiting for the wrong thing. What […]

Oliver Patterson
A Place Called Home Review
Jul
24
Single Reviews

A Place Called Home Review

 

A Place Called Home by NATALIE CLARK is a beautiful track capturing the optimistic yet soulful, easy-listening joy of their music with light, breezy melodies and a driving rhythm, injecting it with energy. CLARK’s story is a fascinating one. Talking to Richard Brandson on a radio show, the billionaire offered her a chance to sing […]

Oliver Patterson
Roads Is A New Take on a Classic
Jul
19
Single Reviews

Roads Is A New Take on a Classic

 

Roads by ГОЛОС КАА explores a modern take on a seminal Portishead record, redefining it with an updated vocal performance and an alternative rhythm, capturing the melancholic and liminal essence of the original while adding energy for a new audience. The synths forgo the delayed reverb of the original and instead opt for a bolder, […]

Oliver Patterson
Remnants is a Euphoric Trip
Jun
2
Single Reviews

Remnants is a Euphoric Trip

 

Remnants by the Neuromaniacs is an avant-garde instrumental piece that feels like a trip from beginning to end. Distancing themselves from their previous darker material, The Neuromaniacs tap into a euphoric high with this track, utilising a shiny synth to guide you through the composition from beginning to end. This element feels like it leads […]

Oliver Patterson
Breath Review
May
31
entertainment

Breath Review

 

The most common mistake people make before watching Breath is assuming it’s a surf film. It has surfing in it the way Requiem for a Dream has food in it — the visible thing isn’t what the movie is about. Go in expecting wave action and you’ll spend 115 minutes bored. Go in understanding what […]

Oliver Patterson