The Student Playlist

Showcasing the Best New Music, Curating the Classics

Posts by Ed Biggs

REVIEW: Coldplay – ‘Kaleidoscope’ EP (Parlophone)

Intended as a companion piece to ‘A Head Full Of Dreams’, Coldplay’s new EP captures them at their best, and at their worst.

CLASSIC ’60s: The Beatles – ‘A Hard Day’s Night’

The Beatles’ third album was their first to consist entirely of original compositions, and captures the Fab Four at the height of Beatlemania.

CULT ’90s: Primal Scream – ‘Vanishing Point’

While often overshadowed by ‘Screamadelica’ and ‘XTMNTR’, Primal Scream’s 1997 album ‘Vanishing Point’ was progressively fearsome and helped move the British guitar scene away from Britpop.

REVIEW: The Japanese House – ‘Saw You In A Dream’ EP (Dirty Hit)

Amber Bain continues her steady and compelling progress with The Japanese House’s fourth EP, ‘Saw You In A Dream’.

CULT ’90s: Roni Size/Reprazent – ‘New Forms’

A masterpiece that encapsulates the ethos and soul of drum & bass, Roni Size/Reprazent’s Mercury-winning ‘New Forms’ still stands up 20 years later.

PLAYLIST: June 2017

All the best new music released in June 2017!

REVIEW: Jeff Tweedy – ‘Together At Last’ (dBpm)

Taking an acoustic approach to his entire post-Uncle Tupelo output, ‘Together At Last’ sees Jeff Tweedy showcase the pure aspects of his songwriting.

CLASSIC ’00s: Justice – ‘”Cross”‘

Justice’s debut album “Cross” was one of the defining dance records of the 2000s, influencing a decade’s worth of subsequent EDM and pop.