Tag: Ricky J rapper

NTGB Ignites Sunderland: “BURN DOWN THE NOW” is Fire

NTGB. Sunderland. DIY. Okay, got it. This “BURN DOWN THE NOW” single – it’s got teeth. Not sharp, pointy canines, more like the comfy, slightly crooked ones you find on a friendly stray dog. You know the type? https://open.spotify.com/album/5IA3vdLaZ15d2t7J3Pf2m3?si=umch_E8JQM6i9rmaUCYqfQ The sound itself, it’s that indie-pop-rock thing, but there's a pulse beneath it. Something like that old dial-up modem hum that always felt like the universe was...

Feel the Pressure: The Gilhoolys Unleash “Bad Routine”

Listening to The Gilhoolys’ new single, "Bad Routine," is to feel the pressure of a low, grey sky just before it breaks. There’s a muscular, unapologetic rock energy here, the kind of sound forged in rooms with sticky floors and loud histories. It moves with a bruised swagger, the ghost of Thin Lizzy hanging around the edges of a decidedly modern indie rock angst,...

Ricky J Sounds Distinctive In New Rap Song “Fuggire Da Qui”

He boasts an individual approach, which is actually far from the conventional ones we mostly hear. Here, he raps in his native language, which...