Emmrose is a New York, USA-based indie pop singer songwriter who has just released a timely track exploring the use of disinformation and how it can lead to dystopia. Though she wrote it last year, the echoes you can hear it in from the Ukraine war are profound. It’s called Brave New World.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese neoclassical composer who has teamed up with Ukrainian violinist Illia Bondarenko for his latest piece, Piece for Illia. Illia has made headlines by playing his violin in a bomb shelter while under bombardment from Russia and his collaborated with Ryuichi is, suitably, a lament.
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I am a regular visitor to Opera North and generally see their performances in Leeds so it was a pleasant change to see opera at York Theatre Royal.
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Ned Stranger is an alternative folk singer songwriter based in Brighton. His new EP tackles existentialism and how it has been explored in literature. It’s called Enter The Hero. Here’s my track by track review.
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IV is the experimental, instrumental new album from London-based Ukrainian band Viscula. Uniquely recorded, with four musicians organically laying down their parts without overlays, it proved an intriguing prospect. Here are my thoughts.
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Royâ is a Isreal-based electro pop artist who has teamed up with singer Talia Londoner for his new track Lights On.
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