As we head towards the finale of 2025, I’ve been thinking a lot about all of the great new artists I’ve discovered since January. While I think this year has been a particularly great one for ...

If the 1970s was the decade that rock came of age, then the 1980s was the era when it truly spread its wings. Those 10 insanely fertile years saw the emergence of countless brilliant bands who would ...

Thirty-one years ago today, in 1994, Brooklyn-born, Uptown-polished wordsmith OC released his debut album Word…Life on Wild Pitch Records, in what would become one of the quiet but defining statements ...

Every so often, a pop star emerges with an iconic debut album. This is not an easy feat to accomplish; however, when it does happen, it transforms these up-and-coming artists into global superstars.

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Debut albums are both some of the most highly praised and underrated types of albums. Highly praised, given that the artist who made them created an enormous splash in the business with their release.

From rising stars releasing their debut albums to familiar figures adding to their lengthy catalogue, the 1970s saw it all. Countless albums released during the decade are in conversation to be the ...

Jasmine Cruickshank—the Manc singer-songwriter who makes music under the name jasmine.4.t—celebrated becoming the first British artist signed to Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records label last ...