Slam Dunk Festival 2016
A firm favourite on the rock calendar, this year’s line-up packs more than a good punch.
6th June 2016
Reviews
Whitney - Light Upon the Lake
4 Stars
No doubt about it, ‘Light Upon the Lake’ is a record thousands will hold dear.
3rd June 2016
The Kills - Ash & Ice
4 Stars
A band confident in their own skin, their identity clearer than ever.
3rd June 2016
Fear Of Men - Fall Forever
4 Stars
There’s still plenty of room for Fear of Men to grow, but they’re already masters of a unique craft.
3rd June 2016
Cat’s Eyes - Treasure House
4 Stars
‘Treasure House’ is a luscious, rich selection of otherworldly tracks, disparate in nature but still oddly cohesive.
3rd June 2016
Mourn - Ha, Ha, He
3 Stars
There’s enough youthful grit and promise on show here to suggest that that spectacular something is on the horizon.
3rd June 2016
Ladyhawke - Wild Things
4 Stars
Her most consistent album to date, and let-loose like never before, blimey it’s good to have her back.
3rd June 2016
The Melvins - Basses Loaded
3 Stars
They’re the Melvins and they’ll do whatever they want. And that’s just fine.
3rd June 2016
Tegan and Sara - Love You to Death
4 Stars
Tegan and Sara are proving themselves to be a vital presence in pop right now.
3rd June 2016
Minor Victories - Minor Victories
4 Stars
Throughout the record, there’s a cinematic feel to the arrangements.
3rd June 2016
Yumi Zouma - Yoncalla
4 Stars
Crossing borders to take their first steps, Yumi Zouma have truly arrived with a debut that’s more than the sum of its parts.
27th May 2016
Big Thief - Masterpiece
4 Stars
With Adrianne Lenker at the helm, Big Thief can count themselves as emotionally destructive as Sharon Van Etten.
27th May 2016
PUP – The Dream Is Over
4 Stars
On their second album, Canadians PUP prove their dark side isn’t solely inward-looking.
27th May 2016
Olga Bell - Tempo
3 Stars
On a varied new LP, experimental musician Olga Bell is developing her own formula of clever, thrilling pop.
27th May 2016
Magic Potion - Pink Gum
3 Stars
Less everyday summer soundtrack, these Swedish garage-punks convey days spent wasted in the sunlight.
27th May 2016
Radiohead make triumphant return to London
Group play the first of three nights at Camden Roundhouse, giving London debuts to new songs and performing miraculous resuscitation on older numbers.
27th May 2016
The Kills - Siberian Nights
Angular, chilly, and as sparse as the remote landscape that gives this song its name.
27th May 2016
The Strokes - Future Present Past
4 Stars
These trio of newbies are worth the fuss.
26th May 2016
The Hotelier - Goodness
3 Stars
The Hotelier’s third album more than holds its weight, and shows its beauty in time.
26th May 2016
Holy Fuck - Congrats
4 Stars
Holy Fuck, we need this band.
26th May 2016
Gold Panda - Good Luck and Do Your Best
3 Stars
Derwin Panda’s latest is so far out there but at the same time feels right at home.
26th May 2016
Weaves - Coo Coo
An end of the world party on a tropical island.
25th May 2016
Wild Beasts - Get My Bang
Mixing sleaze and guitar solos with vulnerability, somehow Wild Beasts have found another way to reinvent the wheel.
24th May 2016
Whitney - No Matter Where We Go
Whitney often portray love as complex, but on their new track they become doe-eyed romantics without a second glance.
24th May 2016
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.