Nuha Ruby Ra 'How to Move' (EP REVIEW)

This expletive laden, post-apocalyptic debut EP from Londoner Nuha Ruby Ra bristles with anger, danger, desire and chaos in equal measure. Released on 5th March courtesy of Brace Yourself Records, the stand out track is arguably the stylishly urbane bit-on-the-side lament ‘Sparky’. A fatalistic take on an intense, controlling yet doomed relationship in the classic quiet/loud format, Nuha just about manages to keep it together during the taut verses before unravelling spectacularly at each chorus.

Black Country New Road 'For The First Time' (ALBUM REVIEW)

The contrarian in me normally swerves bands who’ve enjoyed the hype festooned on them like Black Country New Road have over the past few months, despite their dearth of recorded output. 

Yung 'Ongoing Dispute' (ALBUM REVIEW)

 

"Sometimes I'm surprised by your level of self-absorption" – the opening line of Yung's second album could be aimed at at least half of the edgy post-punk indie scene still going strong in 2021, and while there is a degree of 'people in glass houses' and 'throwing stones' at work here, Ongoing Dispute is a solid affirmation of the Danish band's credentials.