Sui Zhen, ‘Losing, Linda’ review
“Imagine you are falling. But there is no ground.” Filmmaker and writer Hito Steyerl talks about life and art in the internet age. It’s easy to get vertigo as days scroll before our eyes in one long endless...
Author: Simon Winkler
Sampa the Great, ‘The Return’ review
This one’s for the history books. In 2019, after years of anticipation, Sampa the Great releases her landmark debut album. It’s an arrival, a statement of intent. And it’s also, of course, The Return. Sampa the...
Shannon Lay, ‘August’ review
August arrives in August. It’s a seasonal synchronicity, but there’s a deeper connection: it’s also the month in 2017 when folk artist Shannon Lay quit her job to commit to music making full time. August then...
Jay Som, ‘Anak Ko’ review
‘Anak Ko’ means “my child” in Tagalog. It’s a phrase used by Jay Som’s mum in text messages; a tender term of endearment in a sea of emojis and Instastories. And here, Anak Ko becomes an...
Tycho, ‘Weather’ review
Tycho is the music project of Scott Hansen, also well known as a graphic designer. There’s an impressive precision and focus at the heart of Tycho’s craft. With a carefully selected palette of sounds – synths, drums,...