Music Features — saved by old times

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Welcome to Rob Hakimian’s website, collecting together the best of his writing from over the years.

BPM's Darkest Albums

May 31

May 31 BPM's Darkest Albums

Interview: Famous singer Jack Merrett goes deep on their “quarter life crisis” mini-album The Valley

May 28

May 28 Interview: Famous singer Jack Merrett goes deep on their “quarter life crisis” mini-album The Valley

The Strange World of... Arab Strap

Mar 3

Mar 3 The Strange World of... Arab Strap

BPM's Daft Punk Greatest Hits Compilation

Mar 3

Mar 3 BPM's Daft Punk Greatest Hits Compilation

Interview: Cassandra Jenkins – “I’m fascinated by people”

Feb 23

Feb 23 Interview: Cassandra Jenkins – “I’m fascinated by people”

Interview: TV Priest - "We are talking about a wealth of human experiences"

Feb 9

Feb 9 Interview: TV Priest - "We are talking about a wealth of human experiences"

Interview: Lynks - “Doing drag in music venues can be really challenging, but I feel very proud to do it”

Jan 29

Jan 29 Interview: Lynks - “Doing drag in music venues can be really challenging, but I feel very proud to do it”

Black Country, New Road are going their own way

Jan 28

Jan 28 Black Country, New Road are going their own way

Rob’s 20 albums and 20 performances that made 2020 manageable

Dec 14

Dec 14 Rob’s 20 albums and 20 performances that made 2020 manageable

BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2020

Dec 9

Dec 9 BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2020

BPM's Top 50 Songs of 2020

Dec 8

Dec 8 BPM's Top 50 Songs of 2020

BPM's Top 25 EPs of 2020

Dec 7

Dec 7 BPM's Top 25 EPs of 2020

Interview: Grand Pax – The London songwriter opens up about her vivid and intimate music

Nov 24

Nov 24 Interview: Grand Pax – The London songwriter opens up about her vivid and intimate music

Hindsight 2020: The best albums we didn't review

Nov 9

Nov 9 Hindsight 2020: The best albums we didn't review

Kelly Lee Owens On Tarot, Astrology & Connecting With Spirits

Oct 12

Oct 12 Kelly Lee Owens On Tarot, Astrology & Connecting With Spirits

Remain in Light at 40: A Celebration of Talking Heads' landmark album

Oct 8

Oct 8 Remain in Light at 40: A Celebration of Talking Heads' landmark album

Interview: Heloise Tunstall-Behrens & Auclair on becoming The Swarm

Sep 18

Sep 18 Interview: Heloise Tunstall-Behrens & Auclair on becoming The Swarm

A Collision Course: Sprain Interviewed

Sep 15

Sep 15 A Collision Course: Sprain Interviewed

INTERVIEW: SPORTS TEAM - MERCURY PRIZE 2020

Sep 4

Sep 4 INTERVIEW: SPORTS TEAM - MERCURY PRIZE 2020

Jessy Lanza’s take on pop music has found its own idiosyncratic niche

Jul 20

Jul 20 Jessy Lanza’s take on pop music has found its own idiosyncratic niche