Owen Frost pays tribute to the late MF DOOM. Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name. Rest in Peace the Supervillain.
The Gryphon’s favourite albums of 2020
The Gryphon Music and Clubs writers talk you through their favourite albums, EPs and mixtapes of 2020 – beautiful moments in what was a pretty awful year.
The Gryphon’s top tracks of 2020
With the year coming to a close, our writers came together to share some of their favourite tracks of the year.
Pony up! Delving into Deftones’ reissues and remixes with revisionist relish
Harry Bedder reviews Deftones’ 20th anniversary reissued and remixed White Pony, released on Reprise Records.
Flohio defies convention on new album ‘No Panic No Pain’
Bridget Eke talks us through Flohio’s latest album, ‘No Panic No Pain’.
The 18-year itch – Sigur Rós reach into the archives to sound a warning on Odin’s Raven Magic
Harry Bedder reviews the new album from Icelandic post-rock aficionados Sigur Rós, Odin’s Raven Magic.
What a playlist can teach you
From 100 gecs to Elliott Smith, Angelica Krikler reflects on how music recommendations have kept her connected to her loved ones throughout lockdown.
Leeds student and producer Figgis will lift you out of your isolation slump with new track ‘Idle’
Leeds student and music producer Figgis has released a new single ‘Idle’ is – a dance track perfect for isolation times.
Top 10 alternative Christmas bangers
Ben Forrest shares his favourite festive alternative tracks to get you through Christmas 2020.
Taylor Swift’s evermore: She’s done it again, folks
Lizzie Wright reviews Taylor Swift’s second surprise album of 2020, evermore.
Burial, Four Tet and Thom Yorke return with collaboration ‘Her Revolution / His Rope’
Eleanor Palmer reviews the new singles from Burial, Four Tet and Thom Yorke, ‘Her Revolution’ and ‘His Rope.’
A doomed millennium: Electric Wizard’s Dopethrone – a retrospective
On its 20th anniversary, Harry Bedder reflects on Electric Wizard’s Dopethrone and the vicarious pleasure to be found in a record so at-odds with the forward-facing attitude of the early 21st century.