Jelani Blackman - Unlimited
You’d be daft to bet against Jelani Blackman getting that KO next time out.
Jack Doherty
Geese - Projector
Geese manage to add interesting new wrinkles to their sound.
Liars - The Apple Drop
Horror fans take note. This is how you create terror.
Andrew Hung - Devastations
Who knew the digital apocalypse could sound so pretty?
Folly Group - Awake And Hungry
Not a bad start at all.
CLAMM - Beseech Me
No needless experimentation, no ballads, no fancy time signatures, just ten classic punk rock stompers.
GHLOW - Slash And Burn
If this is what the apocalypse sounds like, then count us in.
Mogwai - As The Love Continues
An instrumental masterclass.
Mush - Lines Redacted
Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. Like many bands before and since, Mush live by these preachings.
Puma Blue - In Praise of Shadows
Pretty much the musical equivalent of Night Nurse.
Flohio - No Panic No Pain
The ideal mixtape blueprint.
Tiña - Positive Mental Health Music
A debut record that quietly paves the way for modern psychedelic pop.
JW Francis - We Share A Similar Joy
Even when things are taken down a notch, it works a treat.
Protomartyr - Ultimate Success Today
The doom may have arrived, but at least Protomartyr are back in our lives.
Stephen Malkmus - Traditional Techniques
He's finally come up with the blueprint for slacker escape.
Dan Deacon - Mystic Familiar
Like the real world, but better.
Wire - Mind Hive
Youngsters take note, the past can be your friend.
Black Lips - Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart
Maybe change isn’t such a bad thing after all.
False Advertising - Brainfreeze
Rammed full of frantic grunge pop that’ll have you digging out your plaids and Fender Jaguars in no time.
Battles - Juice B Crypts
It’s not always been obvious, but since their inception in 2002, Battles have been on an almighty quest for the funk.
Starcrawler - Devour You
It’s all hips, handclaps and riffs, lots and lots of riffs.
