Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told” arrives with a sound you can almost run a thumb over, like worn corduroy. In an age of sterile, diamond-polished productions, this album is a defiantly handmade thing, tracked onto vintage cassette machines. The result is not a flaw, but an ingredient. A faint, persistent hiss breathes alongside the instruments, a ghost in the machine who...

East London Rapper Master S BTB Brings Old-School Groove to the 9-5 Struggle In "Overtime" In his latest single "Overtime," Walthamstow's Master S BTB tackles the relentless cycle of working life, painting a raw picture of the 9-5 grind bleeding into the 5-9 hustle. The track rides on mellow jazz production that gives space for S's direct, purposeful flow to take centre stage. The veteran East London...