Radiohead did it again and completely blew me away with their new album. After 5 years of over and over listening to The King of Limbs (2011) and other Radiohead masterpieces, A Moon Shaped Pool, their 9th studio album dropped on the 8th of May. After […]
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ONE SENTENCE REVIEWS: letlive. – "Reluctantly Dead"
Guess who’s back, back again – it’s One Sentence Reviews! Check out what the music team thought of the new single from soul punks letlive. Carolin Wolfsdorf – “Very generic rock, but alright to listen to.” Molly Pearson – “I’m […]
ONE SENTENCE REVIEWS: The Strumbellas – "Spirits"
One Sentence Reviews is back, and this time the Insanity Radio music team are turning their attention to “Spirits”, by The Strumbellas. Listen to the track and see if you agree with our team! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2sviKmRPvY Sam Barker: “An entirely predictable, […]
BBC Radio 1 – The Student Radio Playlist 2016
At this year’s Student Radio Conference, BBC Radio 1 announced that they’ll be introducing a new show – called The Student Radio Playlist – and told us that it would be touring the SRA member stations around the country. We […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Lukas Graham
You’ve probably heard “7 Years” a million times by now. Its huge success came almost out of nowhere, and is all the more surprising considering how intimate and heartfelt a song it is, constantly warping the lyrics of its chorus […]
GIG REVIEW: Walking On Cars @ KOKO, 18/03/16
The day after St Patrick’s Day seemed an apt opportunity to partake in some Irish alternative rock courtesy of up-and-coming quintet Walking on Cars at the beautiful KOKO venue in Camden. Gigs such as this one always promise a great opportunity […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Kendrick Lamar – 'untitled unmastered'
It’s not even Easter but nevertheless King Kendrick has thrown untitled unmastered out into the world with 8 untitled demo tracks that didn’t make it onto his 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly, ‘Pimp, Pimp, Hooray’! The album continues its […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Låpsley – 'Long Way Home'
If you’re after some soothing electronic beats with an ambient feel and stunning vocals then have a listen to Long Way Home, the long anticipated debut album by Låpsley. After winning the ‘One to Watch’ prize at Merseyside’s GIT Awards […]
ONE SENTENCE REVIEWS: Years & Years – "Desire" (feat. Tove Lo)
This week’s One Sentence Reviews comes from a reimagined version of an old Insanity favourite. Years & Years have brought out a new version of early single “Desire” with additional vocals from the brilliant Tove Lo, and we at the […]
GIG REVIEW – KraftKlub
It would be wrong of me to say that I was excited to see them. Truth be told, I didn’t know that much about KraftKlub apart from the fact that they were German. What else is there to say really? […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Wolfmother – 'Victorious'
Wolfmother’s latest album entitled Victorious is a strong offering which plays to the classic rock sounds of the Australian power trio whilst adding in a few new elements to create an exciting and habitual album. The initial track titled “The Love […]
ONE SENTENCE REVIEWS: Walk the Moon – "Work This Body"
Next up for the One Sentence Reviews treatment is the latest single from ’80s revivalists Walk the Moon. Check out the song, and what our team thought about it, below: Kiran Hayre: “Absolutely love the folk/country meets 80s pop vibes, […]