Music

The Genesis of Grimes

December 2, 2015

In the wake of the new Grimes album Art Angels, Rebecca Keane gives us an overview of the Canadian artist’s career so far Read more…

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Under the covers

October 14, 2015

Editor Fionnuala Jones assesses Ryan Adams’ motives for covering Taylor Swift’s smash album, ‘1989’. Read more…

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Sharp darts

April 8, 2015

Kurt Vile is working on a new album that he hopes to release in the autumn.

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Review: Waxahatchee – Ivy Tripp

April 8, 2015

Carrying on with the stripped down production and low-fi vocals that have characterized their last two albums, Waxahatchee’s third studio album brings a new maturity without compromising the raw, youthful writing that has characterized Katie Read more…

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Make or break time for Villagers

April 8, 2015

Since the release of Villagers’ first album, Becoming a Jackal, Conor O’Brien’s star has risen immensely. Villagers have found themselves at the centre of the Irish alternative scene, with two Mercury nominations under the bands Read more…

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Review: Death Cab for Cutie – Kintsugi

April 8, 2015

It’s been four years since Death Cab for Cutie released the divisive Codes and Keys, which marked a departure from the alternative rock group’s typical sound. Now the boys from Washington are back with their Read more…

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One-line reviews

April 8, 2015

Earl Sweatshirt’s I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: Exactly the opposite of every expectation that comes with a major label rap album, Sweatshirt stands alone in the world of hip-hop. Castlepalooza: Hercules and Read more…

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The Suss’s Summer Playlist

April 8, 2015

Summer is pretty great; that shouldn’t need to be expanded upon, but we’re going to anyway because as well being seasonal playlist enthusiasts, we here at The Suss also like explaining things until people stop Read more…