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The Top 50 Albums of 2022
The top 50 albums from the year the queen dropped (talking B not Liz). I've been writing about music as an on-off hobby since 2017. Why...

Asad Raja
Dec 26, 2022
![Sounds and Sonics: Morfo - Charlotte Dos Santos [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_5911eb74fab34aff99f7edd347ae385c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/8b1e7c_5911eb74fab34aff99f7edd347ae385c~mv2.webp)
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Sounds and Sonics: Morfo - Charlotte Dos Santos [INTERVIEW]
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/sounds-and-sonics-morfo-charlotte-dos-santos On Charlotte Dos Santos’ latest album, she...

Asad Raja
Nov 13, 2022
![Sounds and Sonics: White Girl Wasted – Sonnyjim and The Purist [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_0d325a8fd7fa4004b39fb97b09f9f61e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/8b1e7c_0d325a8fd7fa4004b39fb97b09f9f61e~mv2.webp)
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Sounds and Sonics: White Girl Wasted – Sonnyjim and The Purist [INTERVIEW]
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/sounds-and-sonics-white-girl-wasted-sonnyjim-and-the-purist The East Coast hip hop sound...

Asad Raja
Nov 13, 2022
![Kwaku Asante Is Caught In Wanderlust [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_4f181238cdba4b358c16970cd7d05416~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/8b1e7c_4f181238cdba4b358c16970cd7d05416~mv2.webp)
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Kwaku Asante Is Caught In Wanderlust [INTERVIEW]
https://www.clashmusic.com/features/kwaku-asante-is-caught-in-wanderlust/ Kwaku Asante is as much a storyteller as he is a singer and...

Asad Raja
Sep 25, 2022


Jay Elec DOOM On 'Barz Simpson' by Sonnyjim and The Purist
The first time I heard this track, I had to take a moment to process what I'd just heard. Sonnyjim is a brown rapper from Birmingham with...

Asad Raja
Aug 23, 2022
![Kadeem Tyrell Talks Inspirations, Ambition and New EP, 'As Time Goes By' [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_cd4c671e1221424c8cf11adb7b5d74e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/8b1e7c_cd4c671e1221424c8cf11adb7b5d74e5~mv2.webp)
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Kadeem Tyrell Talks Inspirations, Ambition and New EP, 'As Time Goes By' [INTERVIEW]
https://guap.co/kadeemtyrell-talks-inspriations-ambition-and-new-ep-as-time-goes-by/ Down to earth is the best way to describe Kadeem...

Asad Raja
Jun 14, 2022
![Nilüfer Yanya Does It PAINLESS [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_89ea2d0c70d542ccbe46a5f71ee5aef4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/8b1e7c_89ea2d0c70d542ccbe46a5f71ee5aef4~mv2.webp)
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Nilüfer Yanya Does It PAINLESS [INTERVIEW]
Nilüfer Yanya chats 80s computer manuals, airplanes and new album, PAINLESS https://www.clashmusic.com/features/genre-doesnt-really-matte...

Asad Raja
Apr 10, 2022
![Shaé Universe Lets Us Into Her Universe And Chats New EP [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_2d244538ec5a4147882e2f0f36a5b7f1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/8b1e7c_2d244538ec5a4147882e2f0f36a5b7f1~mv2.webp)
![Shaé Universe Lets Us Into Her Universe And Chats New EP [INTERVIEW]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b1e7c_2d244538ec5a4147882e2f0f36a5b7f1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/8b1e7c_2d244538ec5a4147882e2f0f36a5b7f1~mv2.webp)
Shaé Universe Lets Us Into Her Universe And Chats New EP [INTERVIEW]
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/sha%C3%A9-universe-lets-us-into-her-universe-and-chats-new-ep-interview Shaé Universe is a...

Asad Raja
Mar 26, 2022


CAPRISONGS In The Lunchbox, FKA Twigs In Her Bag
Twigs delivers togetherness and self-loving on her new mixtape https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/caprisongs-in-the-lunchbox-fka...

Asad Raja
Jan 20, 2022


The 50 Best Albums of 2021
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/the-50-best-albums-of-2021 Last year I was lockdown-brained enough to put together a ranked...

Asad Raja
Dec 30, 2021


FKA Twigs And The Weeknd Shed 'Tears In The Club'
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/fka-twigs-and-the-weeknd-shed-tears-in-the-club FKA Twigs has returned with a new single just...

Asad Raja
Dec 20, 2021


Lancey Foux And 24kGoldn Come Through With 'BIG SWAG'
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/lancey-foux-and-24kgoldn-come-through-with-big-swag Lancey Foux is a cornerstone of the UK...

Asad Raja
Dec 20, 2021


Daytimers – the Asian Underground’s latest incarnation
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/get-to-know-daytimers-the-asian-underground-s-latest-incarnation The Asian Underground. It’s...

Asad Raja
Dec 20, 2021


Young Thug Goes Punk Thug With His NPR Tiny Desk Concert
https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/young-thug-goes-punk-thug-with-his-npr-tiny-desk-concert Young Thug speaks an intuitive and...

Asad Raja
Jul 29, 2021


The Threat of Dance
My friend, Annusheh Rahim, made a short film for the UK Asian Film Festival - Raqs. The film is set in Lahore, Pakistan in July 1977,...

Asad Raja
Jul 22, 2021


The Best Albums of 2020
A lot of things happened this year. Obviously, the most significant was Spotify removing their cap on albums that can be saved to your...

Asad Raja
Dec 11, 2020


Roy Juxon's New Single: 'GTYG'
Last year, when I interviewed Zeb Cobb (the Exeter-bred Imperial maths student behind the Roy Juxon alias) he told me that the late Mac...

Asad Raja
Dec 9, 2020


Hit-Boy Scopes, The Butcher Slices
Burden of Proof Artist: Benny the Butcher Label: Griselda Records Top Tracks: Burden Of Proof; Thank God I Made It; Legend For Fans Of:...

Asad Raja
Oct 21, 2020


Mini-review: TO FEEL ALIVE EP - Kali Uchis
TO FEEL ALIVE EP Artist: Kali Uchis Label: Interscope Records Top Tracks: honey baby; TO FEEL ALIVE For Fans Of: SZA; ABRA 10 minutes...

Asad Raja
Oct 9, 2020
How Creative Writing Informs my British Muslim Identity
This year, I took an elective Creative Writing 'Horizons' module. Beyond developing my abilities and furthering my enjoyment of the...

Asad Raja
Apr 2, 2020
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