daine - Shapeless
4 Stars
The maximalist production on show is boundless, and in turn a celebration of daine’s spiritual transformation.
24th February 2023
Reviews
Avey Tare - 7s
3 Stars
If only all boredom could be so productive.
17th February 2023
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Land of Sleeper
3-5 Stars
It’s eerie, it’s weird, and maybe a tad too long.
17th February 2023
Pile - All Fiction
3 Stars
A full-bodied work, with many intertwining layers that are often wholly unpredictable.
17th February 2023
Wesley Joseph - GLOW
4 Stars
Whether an introduction or re-introduction, ‘GLOW’ sets the artist’s stall out in technicolour fashion.
17th February 2023
Caroline Polachek, Hammersmith Apollo, London
A vindicating display of raw talent that sees the experimental pop star lean into her generational voice while asserting her place in the history books.
16th February 2023
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
5 Stars
A record that deliberately reaches a little to the left of perfect.
14th February 2023
Kelela - Raven
4 Stars
A soundtrack for melancholic late-night drives through buzzing cities.
10th February 2023
Paramore - This is Why
5 Stars
Their most ambitious album yet.
10th February 2023
Quasi - Breaking the Balls of History
4 Stars
A feast of exuberance.
10th February 2023
Jessica Winter - Limerence
4-5 Stars
Musical Picasso – it’s vibrant, paradoxical, and all-in-all, exuberant and theatrical.
10th February 2023
Malady - All Pressure, No Diamonds
3-5 Stars
It may be all pressure, no diamonds, but Malady are still going to try and find the joy of life.
10th February 2023
Rebecca Black - Let Her Burn
4 Stars
Like a pop phoenix rising from 2011’s ashes, this is Rebecca Black showing us just what she’s capable of.
9th February 2023
RAYE - My 21st Century Blues
4-5 Stars
It would be impossible for anyone to sleep on RAYE anymore.
3rd February 2023
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy
5 Stars
Unique, raw and totally joyous.
3rd February 2023
The WAEVE - The WAEVE
4 Stars
Cinematic in scope, often luscious in its arrangements, it’s a singular gem.
3rd February 2023
M(h)aol - Attachment Styles
3-5 Stars
When their fury hits the spot, it really hits.
3rd February 2023
Viagra Boys, Troxy, London
With vaudevillian rave-punks Fat Dog in tow, tonight is a glorious shrine to beautiful chaos.
31st January 2023
Hotel Lux - Hands Across The Creek
3 Stars
To anyone unaware of its lengthy gestation, it’s as if it’s reaching for the coat-tails of indie’s subsequent wave of popularity.
27th January 2023
Sam Smith - Gloria
3-5 Stars
Exploring self-acceptance and self-growth with soul-tinged pop.
27th January 2023
Samia - Honey
4-5 Stars
A bright and inviting pop album that brilliantly captures the emotional snapshots of life.
27th January 2023
SG Lewis - AudioLust & HigherLove
4 Stars
He dances on, just this time with a different outlook.
27th January 2023
You Me At Six - Truth Decay
4-5 Stars
The hooky pop-rock and epic singalongs they made their name on, yet still pushing their own sonic boundaries.
27th January 2023
ESNS 2023, Groningen, The Netherlands
Katie Gregson-MacLeod, Sprints and Kynsy were also highlights at the first edition of the Dutch event since 2019.
25th January 2023
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.