Atlanta rapper Lil Baby is one of the most prominent artists in popular trap music, receiving a Grammy nomination in 2019 for the hit single ‘Drip Too Hard’ alongside his frequent collaborator Gunna. His album My Turn, released this year, is one of the highest selling of the year, but it’s a single, separate from…
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Venue’s albums of the decade
In a decade like no other, the past 10 years have provided us with some mind-bending, heart-rendering albums that have challenged and changed music for the better. Venue contributors tell us their favourite albums of the decade and why. Currents by Tame Impala My Album of the Decade is ‘Currents’ by the mighty Tame Impala….
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Has the Mercury Prize changed its tune?
As I glanced upon the shortlist of the 2019 Mercury Music Prize nominees earlier in the year, a wave of shock and disbelief hit me …. this is actually … alright?? 2019’s list of artists perfectly reflects a year where quality and popularity genuinely seem to be correlating, proving that major record labels may actually…
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First on the bill: The role of supporting acts
Support Acts. A nice little add-on or an excuse for a long wait? In this feature, some of Concrete’s editors give their view of support acts and share their experiences of them. The best support act that I’ve come across is British rock quartet Yonaka. Having previously supported Bring Me The Horizon on their European…
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BROCKHAMPTON: the same again
The genre-defying, Honda-swerving, harbingers of musical mayhem have returned, with more explosive aggression, soulful introspection and turn-up slappers. Despite a larger gap between albums than fans are accustomed to, it doesn’t seem like they’ve done much to change their musical formula; instead more work has gone into perfecting their sound and vision. On previous albums…
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New Release: $pacely feat. Kwesi Arthr
$pacely, member of Alternative Rap and ‘Ghanaian Supergroup’ La Meme Gang flips his original track Digits with a guest verse from rapper Kwesi Arthur. Fan of the genre? Then give this single a listen and be pleasantly shocked.