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A fresh sound in UK hip hop, Dels’ debut LP is an off-kilter winner.
Despite the best efforts of us Brits, hip hop has predominantly been a US thing. That doesn't mean to say we haven't had our fair share of terrific MCs: Roots Manuva, Jehst and Skinnyman have been representing for years now, and Dizzee and Wiley introduced audiences to grime, but the scene has threatened to lapse into stagnation. But just when that seemed likely, along come new talents to refresh the domestic rap game: first Ghostpoet, and now his friend and cohort Dels. The most successful British MCs stay true to what they do and know, and Dels is in this mould. There’s no mention of sipping Cristal, only of hangovers; no objectification of women, just heartbreak; no boasting about cars and cribs, just fears of finding (or not finding, rather) the right path in life.
Er zijn maar weinig zangeressen die erin slagen een briljant debuutalbum te maken dat ook nog eens commercieel succesvol wordt. Als dat al gebeurt, dan valt de opvolger meestal tegen. Adele overtreft echter de stoutste verwachtingen met 21.
Genuinely brilliant second album from the London singer.
One of the few real beneficiaries of The X Factor effect – her version of Dylan’s Make You Feel My Love has been darting about the top 40 since the audition rounds, showing more staying power than poor Joe McElderry’s last two singles combined – Adele’s stock has risen significantly since becoming the first recipient of the Brits Critics’ Choice award. Since then she’s picked up Grammys and broken the States as a bonus, so the pressure was clearly on for her next move to deliver big. And, oh my, with 21 doesn’t she just.
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His voice remains one of modern music’s most readily identifiable instruments.
Long-term fans of Sigur Rós could be forgiven for feeling a little nervous about Jónsi Birgisson’s new project. The quartet he usually fronts possess many admirable qualities, but their international success owes much to a mystique greatly enhanced by lyrics that are gobbledegook to most. Singing in Icelandic has the useful effect of making you sound like the house band from a science fiction film, an in-built benefit Birgisson has decided to eschew with his first solo record, which is sung mostly in English. If the Sigur Rós spell is ever to be broken, this might be the moment.