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The ballad of Junior Parker
Life, John Clewley, Published on 06/07/2021
» Train I ride sixteen coaches long, Train I ride sixteen coaches long, Well, that long black train carries my baby home …
Tomorrow Starts Today
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 24/02/2019
» From returning to college, starring in the Netflix series The OA and getting pregnant, New York-based singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten has had a busy few years prior to the arrival of her fifth studio outing, Remind Me Tomorrow. The record, helmed by indie rock's go-to producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Future Islands, Unknown Mortal Orchestra), reflects those changes in her life via a stylistic shift that emphasises less on the guitars, but more on other instruments like synths, pianos and even occasional drones.
The art of being
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 14/10/2018
» Having ditched her successful career as a young start-up CEO to pursue music independently, Peeralada Sukawat, mononymously known as Pyra, has a lot to prove both to herself and to her family, who'd rather she took up a 9-to-5 job. "It's more about self-actualisation. I want to see something I expect of myself happen. The more people tell me I can't, the more I want to do it," she asserted in her 2016 interview with the Bangkok Post's now-defunct Saturday supplement Muse, wherein she talked candidly about depression and her frayed relationship with her mother. The piece further illuminates her self-produced debut EP Stray, a stunning release that, while deservedly vouched for by Apple Music Thailand, somehow failed to woo a local radio station because "they couldn't figure out what category I fell into".
A colourless Kaleidoscope
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 23/07/2017
» Despite big-name collaborators, the latest EP by the UK stadium-rock quartet suffers from overly cloying production and anodyne songwriting.
Nelly's Gone Indie
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 09/04/2017
» The latest LP by the Canadian songstress sees her offering up a newfangled persona with the help of Grammy-winning producer John Congleton.
What's spinning on GURU FM
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 05/08/2016
» "Without music, life would be a mistake", said existentialism's darling, Friedrich Nietzsche. Guru does solemnly agree. And who pushes a significant portion of music in this city? Bangkok's live DJs, of course! They're like our unsung heroes, our hidden gems. They really do hold the keys to our city!
The personal and the political
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 17/07/2016
» Devonte Hynes returns with an album exploring black identity through a range of voices.
Saying Hello to Hailstorms
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 27/12/2015
» The year might have felt like it flew past like the ephemerally cool breeze of December, but a lot of great music was released along the way. From Janet to Blur, comebacks were all the rage this year, and none were more anticipated than Adele. But while heavyweights delivered, there were plenty of surprises too. Closer to home we witnessed the emergence of shoegaze/post-rock from excellent acts such as Inspirative and Ziriphon Fireking, as well as welcoming exciting newcomers like Phum Viphurit. Here, in no particular order, are the top 20 singles we think best encapsulate the year in music.