The Top 50 Albums of 2022
The top 50 albums from the year the queen dropped (talking B not Liz). I've been writing about music as an on-off hobby since 2017. Why...
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![Sounds and Sonics: Morfo - Charlotte Dos Santos [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_5911eb74fab34aff99f7edd347ae385c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_897,h_674,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/8b1e7c_5911eb74fab34aff99f7edd347ae385c~mv2.png)
Asad Raja
Nov 13, 2022
Sounds and Sonics: Morfo - Charlotte Dos Santos [INTERVIEW]
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/sounds-and-sonics-morfo-charlotte-dos-santos On Charlotte Dos Santos’ latest album, she...
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![Sounds and Sonics: White Girl Wasted – Sonnyjim and The Purist [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_0d325a8fd7fa4004b39fb97b09f9f61e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1200,h_901,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/8b1e7c_0d325a8fd7fa4004b39fb97b09f9f61e~mv2.png)
Asad Raja
Nov 13, 2022
Sounds and Sonics: White Girl Wasted – Sonnyjim and The Purist [INTERVIEW]
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/sounds-and-sonics-white-girl-wasted-sonnyjim-and-the-purist The East Coast hip hop sound...
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![Kwaku Asante Is Caught In Wanderlust [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_4f181238cdba4b358c16970cd7d05416~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8b1e7c_4f181238cdba4b358c16970cd7d05416~mv2.jpg)
Asad Raja
Sep 25, 2022
Kwaku Asante Is Caught In Wanderlust [INTERVIEW]
https://www.clashmusic.com/features/kwaku-asante-is-caught-in-wanderlust/ Kwaku Asante is as much a storyteller as he is a singer and...
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Asad Raja
Aug 23, 2022
Jay Elec DOOM On 'Barz Simpson' by Sonnyjim and The Purist
The first time I heard this track, I had to take a moment to process what I'd just heard. Sonnyjim is a brown rapper from Birmingham with...
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![Kadeem Tyrell Talks Inspirations, Ambition and New EP, 'As Time Goes By' [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_cd4c671e1221424c8cf11adb7b5d74e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8b1e7c_cd4c671e1221424c8cf11adb7b5d74e5~mv2.jpg)
Asad Raja
Jun 14, 2022
Kadeem Tyrell Talks Inspirations, Ambition and New EP, 'As Time Goes By' [INTERVIEW]
https://guap.co/kadeemtyrell-talks-inspriations-ambition-and-new-ep-as-time-goes-by/ Down to earth is the best way to describe Kadeem...
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![Nilüfer Yanya Does It PAINLESS [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_89ea2d0c70d542ccbe46a5f71ee5aef4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_748,h_562,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/8b1e7c_89ea2d0c70d542ccbe46a5f71ee5aef4~mv2.png)
Asad Raja
Apr 10, 2022
Nilüfer Yanya Does It PAINLESS [INTERVIEW]
Nilüfer Yanya chats 80s computer manuals, airplanes and new album, PAINLESS https://www.clashmusic.com/features/genre-doesnt-really-matte...
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![Shaé Universe Lets Us Into Her Universe And Chats New EP [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_2d244538ec5a4147882e2f0f36a5b7f1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1080,h_811,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/8b1e7c_2d244538ec5a4147882e2f0f36a5b7f1~mv2.png)
Asad Raja
Mar 26, 2022
Shaé Universe Lets Us Into Her Universe And Chats New EP [INTERVIEW]
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/sha%C3%A9-universe-lets-us-into-her-universe-and-chats-new-ep-interview Shaé Universe is a...
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Asad Raja
Jan 19, 2022
CAPRISONGS In The Lunchbox, FKA Twigs In Her Bag
Twigs delivers togetherness and self-loving on her new mixtape https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/caprisongs-in-the-lunchbox-fka...
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Asad Raja
Dec 30, 2021
The 50 Best Albums of 2021
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/the-50-best-albums-of-2021 Last year I was lockdown-brained enough to put together a ranked...
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Asad Raja
Dec 20, 2021
FKA Twigs And The Weeknd Shed 'Tears In The Club'
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/fka-twigs-and-the-weeknd-shed-tears-in-the-club FKA Twigs has returned with a new single just...
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Asad Raja
Dec 20, 2021
Lancey Foux And 24kGoldn Come Through With 'BIG SWAG'
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/lancey-foux-and-24kgoldn-come-through-with-big-swag Lancey Foux is a cornerstone of the UK...
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Asad Raja
Dec 20, 2021
Daytimers – the Asian Underground’s latest incarnation
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/get-to-know-daytimers-the-asian-underground-s-latest-incarnation The Asian Underground. It’s...
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Asad Raja
Jul 29, 2021
Young Thug Goes Punk Thug With His NPR Tiny Desk Concert
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/young-thug-goes-punk-thug-with-his-npr-tiny-desk-concert Young Thug speaks an intuitive and...
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Asad Raja
Dec 11, 2020
The Best Albums of 2020
A lot of things happened this year. Obviously, the most significant was Spotify removing their cap on albums that can be saved to your...
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Asad Raja
Dec 9, 2020
Roy Juxon's New Single: 'GTYG'
Last year, when I interviewed Zeb Cobb (the Exeter-bred Imperial maths student behind the Roy Juxon alias) he told me that the late Mac...
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Asad Raja
Oct 21, 2020
Hit-Boy Scopes, The Butcher Slices
Burden of Proof Artist: Benny the Butcher Label: Griselda Records Top Tracks: Burden Of Proof; Thank God I Made It; Legend For Fans Of:...
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Asad Raja
Oct 9, 2020
Mini-review: TO FEEL ALIVE EP - Kali Uchis
TO FEEL ALIVE EP Artist: Kali Uchis Label: Interscope Records Top Tracks: honey baby; TO FEEL ALIVE For Fans Of: SZA; ABRA 10 minutes...
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Asad Raja
Jan 17, 2020
Wiley vs Stormzy
Another in a long history of clashes that lie at the core of grime's raw spirit.
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