Primarily a reviewer of music and films, Hal Kitchen studied at the University of Kent where they graduated with distinction in both Liberal Arts BA and Film MA, specializing in film, gender theory and cultural studies. Whilst at Kent they were the Film & TV sub-editor and later Culture Editor of the campus newspaper InQuire and began a public blog on their Letterboxd account. Hal joined 25YearsLaterSite as a volunteer writer in May 2020 and resumed their current role of assistant film editor in November 2020.
It’s a rare and strange occurrence when a band or artist who has never consistently appealed manages to produce a work that suddenly feels leagues ahead of their past efforts. This is especially perplexing when the album in question isn’t really anything that stylistically different from the rest of their oeuvre. Such were the circumstances […] More
It’s perhaps strange that North Carolina rapper Jermaine Lamarr Cole should be one of the most polarising rappers of recent years. On paper he has a lot going for him; as one of the most old-school rappers of his generation, few artists on his level have respected the hip-hop blueprint as much as Cole. He’s […] More
One of the UK rock acts that seems most poised for a breakthrough are Oxford based indie sophisti-pop act Low Island. The quartet have established some credibility through some EPs and successful singles and have now matured to debut studio album mode, with their first full-length LP If You Could Have It All Again recorded […] More
When Brockhampton exploded onto the scene in 2017 with no less than three full length albums, their Saturation Trilogy, the group quickly established a reputation with their huge lineup of members and their resulting eclectic, genre-hopping style. Few rap groups have ever sounded so experimental and yet so consistently fun. However, the group hit a […] More
Few artists have managed to leave a bigger imprint on their scene with a smaller catalogue than Neutral Milk Hotel. Singer-songwriter Jeff Magnum and his recording partners succeeded in becoming of the most acclaimed and beloved underground music acts of the mid-to-late ‘90s, despite having a discography you can listen to in under two hours. […] More
Despite apparently dissolving their group in May of last year, Toronto-based noise-pop duo Devi McCallion and Ada Rook have seemingly returned from their brief hiatus, presenting listeners with the Valentine’s Day gift of their fifth studio album. It remains to be seen if this is music the partners had recorded prior to their decision to […] More
With so many big-name artists delaying or cancelling their releases, since, due to COVID, they would be unable to tour them, thank heavens for Dua Lipa, whose campaign for her magnificent pop album Future Nostalgia has proceeded unabated. The album dropping at the end of last February, just as the threat COVID posed began to […] More
Following last year’s solo debut Petals for Armor, Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has arrived with Flowers for Vases/Descansos, a project she has described as a prequel or detour from Petals, featuring the same flowery imagery. She’s also described the project as her own Folklore, dropping with little fanfare or promotion, unlike Petals, which she trailed […] More
One of the newest rising stars of the hyper-pop mould, singer-rapper Ashnikko achieved some success with her breakthrough hit “Stupid” in 2019. She has successfully built on this momentum, writing extensively for artists such as Brooke Candy and Doja Cat, and securing collaborations with Princess Nokia and Grimes for this, her debut mixtape: DEMIDEVIL. Her […] More
It’s often the case that with an Extended Play release they feel at a disadvantage. Not staying long enough to leave real imprints or a repository for singles that have already had their chance to leave one. However, it’s important to note the artistic merit of shorter form releases, often providing condensed and rewarding introductions […] More
It’s a hard thing to estimate the long term influence of any particular artist or album; however, the case could certainly be made for Kid Cudi as indirectly the most influential artist of the 2010s. He opened the decade with his seminal Man on the Moon albums, pioneering a hallucinogenic style of melodic hip-hop that […] More
Just five months after the surprising, but endlessly gratifying change of scenery Taylor Swift delivered with her eighth album Folklore, Taylor has doubled down on her move into acoustic folk with a full second album, Evermore, produced out of the same artistic moment. However, this is not a mere B-sides collection or assemblage of leftovers, […] More
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