Music and Culture Journalist

It was a warm spring evening in London when we enter the sold-out Village Underground in Shoreditch together with a surprisingly mixed crowd. Having pre-assumed the audience would mirror those of Ethel Cain or Lana Del Rey – Gen Z girls and Tumblr romantics – we were instead met with an older demographic. Most looked like they had come straight from their corporate 9-to-5, slowing down their evening with a drink in hand, ready to be serenaded by the soft, melancholic tunes of the act of the nigh...

The first Monday in May has passed, which means the international elite gathered once again to celebrate the art of fashion at New York’s Metropolitan Museum. Meanwhile, the rest of us found joy in livestreaming the event from home and judging outfits worth more than our annual salaries. This year’s theme was “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, with the Black dandy as its central figure. The exhibition, as British Vogue explains, explores “the importance of clothing and style to the formation of...

The phenomenon of ‘Brat’ was unavoidable in summer 2024, whether in global music charts, on American television (‘Saturday Night Live’), online on various social media platforms, in fashion choices and trends, and culturally in interpersonal relationships and patterns of behaviour. ‘Brat’, – the way Charli XCX introduced us to it – soon became a word that created its own meaning, defined by so much more than a spoiled, badly behaved child. Everything impactful became ‘brat’, everyone wanted to c...

Kamille has been a defining presence in the UK music scene for over a decade, penning hits for the likes of Little Mix and Mabel while building a solo career grounded in soul and empowerment. Born and bred New Yorker Will Sass, on the other hand, is still in his breakout phase — though you wouldn’t guess it from the polish of his production or the conviction in his sound. ‘Happiness’, a feel-good tune with a deeper, more personal meaning, marks their second collaboration after their previous rel...

Almost two years after the release of her first single, ‘**JEANS (with Miguel)**’, Jessie Reyez finally dropped her highly anticipated third studio album, ‘PAID IN MEMORIES’, on March 28th. In a candid Instagram post, the Toronto-based artist revealed that the album tells the story of her journey to success. While there have certainly been challenges along the way, Reyez expressed that, “in love, in money, in spirit and memories, bitch, [she’s] fucking paid”.


The album opens with a slow burn,...