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Keeping up with Norah Jones
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 26/07/2020
» Does anyone recall the precise moment when jazz finally crossed over to mainstream pop? Here's a hint if your memories prove a little hazy: "My heart is drenched in wine/ But you'll be on my mind... Forever."
The grey area
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 10/11/2019
» To this day, no one can really say for certain what happened to Dear Tommy, a supposed follow-up to Chromatics' stunning 2012 opus Kill For Love. According to the popular (and, perhaps, most credible) myth, the record and its previously released singles were scrapped entirely by the band's producer Johnny Jewel, re-recorded, and then … silence. Dear Tommy, it seems, is being put on the back burner, and in its place we have their latest release, Closer To Grey, instead.
Returning to form
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 31/03/2019
» It's hard to believe it's been nearly two decades since Ladytron unleashed its own version of electropop to the world. Hailing from Liverpool, the quartet of Helen Marnie, Mira Aroyo, Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu first introduced themselves with their 2001 debut 604, a solid 16-track collection heavily influenced by the likes of Kraftwerk, New Order and Depeche Mode. In a period when the UK charts sounded a little uninspired (the No.1 singles ranged from JLo's Love Don't Cost A Thing to Limp Bizkit's Rollin' to Afroman's Because I Got High -- you get the idea), Ladytron's simmering cauldron of synth-pop and electro-industrial almost felt like an act of rebellion.
No rest for the wicked
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 13/01/2019
» Just when you thought shed put Rest to rest, the internationally renowned French chanteuse comes back strong with a five-track EP that brilliantly complements it
A little thing called love
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 25/11/2018
» Has anyone even noticed that Michael Bublé has been gone for two years? Well, us neither (for some reason it feels like he's always there forever blessing us with his rendition of great American songbook classics). But, yes, he did take a little hiatus following his oldest son's illness. There was talk of him retiring, which has turned out to be simply talk because here he is with his 10th studio effort, Love, a follow-up to 2016's Nobody But Me.
Primed for pillow talk
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 25/06/2017
» Moving at a glacial pace, Cigarettes After Sex's eponymous debut album is subdued but deeply evocative in its lust and lingering sense of infatuation.
Down the Rabbit Hole
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 12/03/2017
» The Sydney producer gets weird and wonderful on his most playful EP yet.
Seeking a Sense of Belonging
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 29/01/2017
» The UK producer's new album is a sonically rich experience exploring migratory themes.
This dip won't make you sick
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 18/09/2016
» Don't be afraid to dive in as the homegrown indie trop pop outfit delivers a delightfully summeryEnglish-language debut.