List: Music | Curated by Reece Beckett

Aug 11, 2024
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The Collector
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Reece Beckett
Review: Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Mamushi’ Music Video Reveals Her Artistic IntelligenceA requested review via Jess the Avocado, a one off music video analysis!
Aug 11, 2024
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Aug 11, 2024
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Seroxcat’s Salon
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Reece Beckett
Revisiting Loyle Carner’s ‘hugo’: The Sound of ForgivenessCarner’s 2022 album on fatherhood and forgiveness is one of the most intimate records in recent memory
May 1, 2024
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May 1, 2024
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Counter Arts
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Reece Beckett
Analysing Squid’s ‘O Monolith’, The Best Album of 2023Returning to Squid’s dizzying, historically-minded post-punk masterpiece
Mar 7, 2024
Mar 7, 2024
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Seroxcat’s Salon
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Not All Grime Music Glorifies Gang CultureAnd if you think it does, you’re part of the problem
Feb 16, 2024
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Feb 16, 2024
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Seroxcat’s Salon
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How U.K. Grime Music Has Fought Against Contemporary British PoliticsUsing Dan Hancox’s ‘Inner City Pressure’ to discuss Grime music’s position within the U.K.
Jan 19, 2024
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Jan 19, 2024
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Counter Arts
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Reece Beckett
The Best Music of 2023List two summarising 2023, this time focused on my favourite albums from last year
Jan 4, 2024
Jan 4, 2024
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Counter Arts
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Reece Beckett
Review: No Kite’s ‘Everything That Has Ever Happened’ is an Incredible, Endlessly Ambitious Debut…No Kite’s adventure through an industrial world is daring, cohesive and incredibly emotional
Jan 3, 2024
Jan 3, 2024
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Counter Arts
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Reece Beckett
Single Review: AKAI SOLO x Bane Capital — ‘GOOD FOOTAGE’Rising abstract hip-hop star dances atop gorgeous production from the Toronto duo
Oct 20, 2023
Oct 20, 2023
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Counter Arts
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Reece Beckett
Review: MITYA — TUUMITYA’s debut LP, TUU, is energetic and retro, but becomes predictable
Sep 22, 2023
Sep 22, 2023
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Single Review: Rome Streetz ft. Joey Bada$$ — ‘Fire At Ya Idle Mind’Griselda artist Rome Streetz gets gritty with Joey Bada$$
Sep 20, 2023
Sep 20, 2023
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Songstories
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Reece Beckett
5 Bleak Albums That Make Me HappyIt sounds oxymoronic, but sometimes you just need to feel worse to feel better.
Oct 21, 2021
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Oct 21, 2021
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Songstories
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Reece Beckett
Review: El Dusty — Sombrero GalaxyEl Dusty’s new record is short and sweet, but leaves something more to be desired.
Apr 8, 2022
Apr 8, 2022
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Songstories
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Reece Beckett
EP Review: Burning Paper — Manonmars, Bogues, Ishan Sound & NeekLooking at a phenomenal collaborative EP from the U.K. artists listed above.
Apr 2, 2022
Apr 2, 2022
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Songstories
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Reece Beckett
Review: Clara Engel — Their Invisible HandsTheir Invisible Hands is an upcoming record from the Toronto-based folk musician Clara Angel, a fascinating album that brings together…
Mar 1, 2022
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Mar 1, 2022
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Songstories
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Reece Beckett
Review: 10–19 & The Number Men — RadarA brief review of the new single from experimental indie group 10–19 & the Number Men.
Feb 25, 2022
Feb 25, 2022
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Songstories
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Reece Beckett
Homeboy Sandman — There in Spirit ReviewA review of New York rapper Homeboy Sandman’s latest underground hip-hop record.
Feb 4, 2022
Feb 4, 2022
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Songstories
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Reece Beckett
Byows, Bars and Beats — Unknown T’s electrifying album ADOLESCENCE.Praise for an underrated Drill record released last year.
Jan 27, 2022
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Jan 27, 2022
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Songstories
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Reece Beckett
Reappraising Jesus is King— Kanye West’s most maligned album.On the transitory Ye album, Jesus is King, its position in his discography, its musical excellence and its importance.
Jan 24, 2022
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Jan 24, 2022
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Bane Capital x Koncept Jack$on — Good Product ReviewLooking at the collaborative album from the producing duo and the Virginia MC, Good Product, a concise collection of rap hits with…
Jan 21, 2022
Jan 21, 2022
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Songstories
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Reece Beckett
King Krule’s Forgotten MasterpieceOn ‘Little Wild’, the bonus track only included on the Japanese release of Krule’s 6 Feet Beneath the Moon (and the themes of the record…
Jan 21, 2022
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Jan 21, 2022
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