Contributor Kate Lismore

Shura - forevher
A confident second album that showcases why Shura should be on everyone’s radar.
August 16, 2019 7:56am

The Internet - Hive Mind
A pure pleasure to listen to.
July 20, 2018 7:55am

Leon Bridges - Good Thing
It feels like he’s only just getting started.
May 4, 2018 7:55am

Jessie Ware makes a grand return at Islington Assembly Hall show
The singer provides a self-assured show full of favourites.
September 8, 2017 5:43pm

Low - Ones and Sixes
‘Ones and Sixes’ sounds a little too familiar, but the trio are playing to their strengths.
September 11, 2015 10:00am

Paul Weller - Saturn’s Pattern
A strong nine track album that dabbles in bluesy guitar and space-age synth.
May 9, 2015 1:00pm

The Mountain Goats - Beat the Champ
As a standalone album it lacks a coherent sound.
April 11, 2015 5:00pm

The Staves - If I Was
‘If I Was’ sees the sisters continuing to make good music which suits their talents.
March 21, 2015 1:00pm

Tropics - Rapture
A soulful, if rather bleak break-up album.
February 15, 2015 12:00pm

Kero Kero Bonito, trading mp3s for sick beats
Bubbling up with online hype is the first of several steps for this bonkers Anglo-Japanese trio.
February 13, 2015 2:24pm