The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: Tanya Bonnie Rae

Tanya Bonnie Rae, Journalist
Features / Music
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Mr Scruff, Ariane, Anno
"Phenomenally diverse and high in energy, fusing disco, soul, house, Afrobeat, Latin beats, even techno and Arabic music."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Dauwd - Theory Of Colours
"It's an amalgamation of complex, highly detailed, intricately layered electronic music at its finest."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Goodgod Super Club Presents: Kenji Takimi, Nite Fleit
"Takimi's set felt a lot like the running of the party - scattered, disjointed, disconnected and totally incohesive."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Nai Palm
"Saalfield followed through with a breathtaking cover of Bowie's Blackstar to an audience that was utterly spellbound by her voice."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Alt-J - Relaxer
"There lies some interesting use of instruments and sounds in Alt-J's follow-up."
Reviews / Arts
Becky Lucas: Little Bitch (SCF)
"A comic talent you'll want to keep tabs on."
Reviews / Arts
Matt Okine: We Made You (SCF)
"A skilled and talented entertainer, whose narratives would benefit from just a bit of polishing around the edges."
Reviews / Arts
Neel Kolhatkar: #ObjectifyNeel (SCF)
"Kolhatkar has an effortless knack for making the crowd feel at ease with his subject matter."
Reviews / Arts
Tom Ballard: Problematic (SCF)
"The kind of critical, sarcastic, self-deprecating comedy show you'd expect from, well, Tom Ballard."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Fortunes - Undress
"The aptly titled 'Undress' is nothing short of superb."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: BadBadNotGood
"Badbadnotgood are so clearly a band that consistently gives their absolute all when they play."
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