Review

Danny Brown: Old

Danny never glorifies being poor and doing crime — this man isn’t selling the Great American Gangster Story perpetuated by the likes of Jay-Z and most NYC rappers.

Review

Chvrches: The Bones of What You Believe

JUICE was glad that our expectations were tampered before coming into the band’s debut The Bones of What You Believe – because it’s every bit as good as we originally believed.

Music

Pradana: Unknown Works

To celebrate his 29th birthday, Pradana compiled a mix of his selected works circa 2006 to 2009, which to the surprise of JUICE have aged really well.

Music

Ben Khan: ‘Eden’

On latest track ‘Eden’, Ben Khan sings vague religious lyrics over grimy synths, blared horns, and Prince-y guitar loops. It might not be ‘Drive (Part 2)’ like fans had expected, but we dare say that ‘Eden’ is better off that way.

Review

Haim: Days Are Gone

Days Are Gone is a product by a band that grew up beholden to old school rock, ‘90s pop r’n’b, and girl power bands.

JUICE Curates

Asahi Malaysia Pres. JUICE Curates: ‘Rambo’ by The Ratpack

The Ratpack goes Rambo on dance genres.

Detonate

Ariff AB: The Freak in Folk

Putting the freak in folk while wearing shades.

Music

Machinedrum: ‘Gunshotta’

All soaked in grit so thick, you can almost smell the aftertaste of London’s polluted rainwater from hearing ‘Gunshotta’ — except Machinedrum is from North Carolina.

Review

AlunaGeorge: Body Music

More indebted to glitch, UK 2-step, and the bedroom producer scene, Body Music follows the cue of their numerous singles released previously, doubles their amount – you’ve probably heard nearly half of this record before – and then puts sheer focus on what they want to accomplish.

Review

King Krule: 6 Feet Beneath the Moon

On his debut LP, King Krule is occasionally transcendental in his romanticisation of the disillusioned and inebriated living in the sprawling urban mess that is London.