Lebanese outfit Mashrou’ Leila have been gaining traction with Western indie listeners in recent years. Formed in 2008 in Beirut, the quintet currently consists of…
When people describe the London jazz scene as being as vibrant as it ever has been, few could argue that this indebted to the incredible…
Expansive, lush, sonically enchanting – these are the many adjectives that can adorn the new collaboration between raucous performer and Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen…
While on tour with Bad Sounds back in October, Indoor Pets had approximately £10,000 worth of musical equipment stolen from their van. However, instead of…
Cited as one of music’s next big things, SASAMI, real name Sasami Ashworth, is set to shake up the booming singer-songwriter sphere even further. The…
On International Women’s Day 2019, Queen of crowdfunding Amanda Palmer released There Will Be No Intermission, her first solo album in seven years. The album…
Celebrated on March 8th annually, International Women’s Day has for over a century been a focal point in the global movement for women’s rights. Its…
The freakish, rather frighteningly warm weather outside over the last few days means that it’s easy to forget that it’s still technically winter in Britain.…
Depending on your perspective, Valentine’s Day is either the one day of the year dedicated to declarations and displays of everlasting love, or a soporific…
Gigs & Festivals
Kristin Hersh @ Left Bank, Thursday 21st March Throughout her prolific music career, Kristin Hersh released eleven solo albums, founded the band Throwing Muses at…
Sleaford Mods @ Leeds University, Saturday 9th March Sleaford Mods’ minimalistic yet revolutionary combination of punk attitude and homemade beats have allowed Jason Williamson and…
Nubya Garcia @ Belgrave Music Hall, Saturday 2nd March A forward-thinking saxophonist and composer, and one of few young female artists breaking as an instrumentalist,…
2000s
Looking back on the entirety of Noughties nearly a decade on, indeed as the following one is drawing to a close, it’s easier to get…
Influenced: MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer, Deerhunter, Wild Beasts, Fuck Buttons, Tune-Yards, Passion Pit, Grizzly Bear, Local Natives, Lower Dens, Warpaint, Shabazz Palaces, Unknown Mortal Orchestra,…
Influenced: Rihanna, M.I.A., Kanye West, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Sky Ferreira, Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX Influenced by: David Bowie, Donna Summer, Queen, Blondie,…
1990s
Over a decade that now spans the best part of 30 years, Richard D. James has carved out a career whose mythology is based in…
Influenced: Xzibit, The Game, The Streets, Ludacris, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Lily Allen, Odd Future, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Run The Jewels, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis…
Influenced: The Offspring, Blink-182, Simple Plan, New Found Glory, Fall Out Boy, Good Charlotte, The Futureheads, Rat Boy Influenced by: The Who, Ramones, The Damned,…
1980s
The late 1980s: the peak of what many consider hip-hop’s golden era. 1988 alone saw the release of Public Enemy’s It Takes A Nation Of…
Influenced: Primal Scream, Orbital, Underworld, The Chemical Brothers, Moby, The Killers, The Rapture, Interpol, The Postal Service, Bloc Party, Hot Chip, Friendly Fires, MGMT, The…
Influenced: Slowdive, Ride, Lush, Curve, Mazzy Star, The Verve, Primal Scream, Smashing Pumpkins, Spiritualized, Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Dandy Warhols, The Flaming Lips, Mercury…
1970s
Influenced: Bauhaus, The Raincoats, Public Image Ltd., The Cure, Young Marble Giants, Joy Division, New Order, Killing Joke, Japan, Echo & The Bunnymen, Cocteau Twins,…
Influenced: Billy Bragg, The Undertones, XTC, The Smiths, Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Supergrass, Ash, The Libertines, The Rakes, Maxïmo Park, Kaiser Chiefs, Arctic Monkeys, The Cribs,…
Influenced: Eurythmics, The Bangles, Duran Duran, Altered Images, Bananarama, The Gun Club, The Go-Go’s, The Primitives, Katrina & The Waves, Madonna, L7, Bikini Kill, Elastica,…
1960s
Influenced: The Stooges, New York Dolls, Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Public Enemy, Rage Against The Machine, Primal Scream,…
Influenced: Simon & Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen, Tim Buckley, Nick Drake, Neil Young, Elton John, Elvis Costello, The Police, The Pogues, Jeff Buckley, David Gray, Regina…
Influenced: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Big Star, Steely Dan, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Kate Bush, The La’s, The Stone Roses, Oasis,…
As a companion piece to our annual end-of-year albums list published earlier this month, The Student Playlist presents The Top 50 Tracks of 2018. You…
Although it’s been a year pock-marked with political and social uncertainty, that sense of upheaval and tension has resulted in some pretty fine art being…
Revisiting any period in popular music is always interesting, insofar as one’s memories of it change and evolve as time passes and the present gets…
In the two decades since he released his low-key debut album Dialogue in February 1999, musician and producer Kieran Hebden, more commonly under his performance…
Influenced: Tears For Fears, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Violent Femmes, Dinosaur Jr., The Sugarcubes, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds,…
Influenced: Feeder, Doves, Elbow, I Am Kloot, Snow Patrol, Mull Historical Society, Athlete, British Sea Power, The Electric Soft Parade, Sons And Daughters, The Coral,…
