Roundup: The Playground’s Favourite Albums of 2022
I’d like to begin this year with an introduction. Hi, my name is Tazmé Pillay. Editor of The Playground. If you’ve read most of the reviews and think pieces that we do here,
Roundup, October #3
This week, we go from buzzy New Wave synthpop to firey gqom-dancehall hybrids as we roundup our favourite new releases. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Sp
Christine and the Queens / Redcar – La Chanson Du Chevalier
In July, Christine and the Queens announced that he was changing his moniker to Redcar. While details were mostly vague at the time, it was implied that this change would come off
Röyksopp – You&Mephoria
In the lead up to the release of Profound Mysteries III, the culmination of what has been their biggest music led project to date, Röyksopp have shared a visual for the new song M
Rina Sawayama – Hold The Girl
The curse of the sophomore slump is often one of the biggest hurdles to navigate for new artists, particularly after a strong first showing. For London singer-songwriter Rina Saway
Roundup, September #2
This week, we have sizzling house tracks and fierce hip-hop electronica to keep the party started even as the summer sun slips away. Listen to our selections below. Follow our Ro
VTSS – Body Mind Hell
This year at Dekmantel, at exactly 20:00 on Sunday in the carved out tin tunnel of the Boiler Room stage, Polish DJ, producer, and singer-songwriter VTSS took us to a Central Europ
Q&A: 5 Minutes With Shobsy
This Pride Month, we’re feeling especially proud. That’s why we’re speaking with rising LGBTQIA+ artists all month about their music, influences, and what ‘pride’ means t
Purity Ring – graves
Canadian ‘futurepop’ outfit Purity Ring arrived at a sort of turning point for electropop. It was 2010, eurodance had infected mainstream pop and the EDM boom was reaching its
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul – Tropical Dancer
Belgian-Caribbean musician Charlotte Adigéry has often been referred to as the future of dance music. This isn’t an unfounded observation; there’s certainly no one quite like
