Articles by Jeanette Leech
‘SUCKER’: How Charli XCX Proved She Was No Pop Pushover
With her second album, ‘SUCKER’, Charli XCX proved her star quality and set a benchmark for modern pop music.
Best Dionne Warwick Songs: 20 Unbeatable Classics
Ranging across heartfelt soul, prowling funk, feisty pop and more, the best Dionne Warwick songs reveal a singer that is hard to categorise.
‘Everyday Is Christmas’: How Sia Unleased Her Inner Christmas Child
With her ‘Everyday Is Christmas’ album, Sia set out to improve on the state of modern Christmas songs. She pulled out a cracker.
Best Janelle Monáe Songs: 20 Visions Of Afrofuturist Pop
The best Janelle Monáe songs find a space where Black experience, queer expression, sci-fi pop, imagination, reality and technology intersect.
Never Ever: The Story Behind All Saints’ Immortal Breakup Song
Providing catharsis for millions of listeners, Never Ever was the song that secured All Saints’ career. It remains forever timeless.
‘For The Roses’: This Overlooked Joni Mitchell Album Deserves Garlands
Released between two critical and commercial peaks, the ‘For The Roses’ album finds Joni Mitchell’s artistry continuing to flourish.
‘Hejira’: How Joni Mitchell Journeyed Into Her Greatest Musical Experiment
Joni Mitchell’s eighth album, ‘Hejira’ was dominated by themes of wanderlust. It remains the peak of her 70s musical experiments.
‘Dead & Born & Grown’: The Staves’ Coming-Of-Age Debut Album
With their debut album, The Staves were pegged as folk artists. And yet ‘Dead & Born & Grown’ introduced a band that would be so much more.
17 Joni Mitchell Paintings And Self-Portraits Used As Album Covers
Many Joni Mitchell paintings and self-portraits have made for unforgettable album covers, serving to enhance her ‘very visual’ songs.
‘The Hissing Of Summer Lawns’: Joni Mitchell’s Savage Takedown Of Middle-Class Life
Cynical, ambiguous and beloved by Prince, ‘The Hissing Of Summer Lawns’ is, for many, Joni Mitchell’s best album.
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