Heartworms: “Its quite hard to feel relaxed listening to [the EP], but I want that”
With a gripping line in cold musicality and an obsession with Alan Turing, Jojo Orme is creating her own enigma code with every new Heartworms release.
It may be dark, but Weyes Blood is still aglow.
It’s a fine party to go to, but quickly forgotten once you’ve left.
Staring down the big questions and tackling existentialism in their own idiosyncratic way, "Anywhere But Here' is showing the world a new, evolved Sorry.
"I Love You Jennifer B' is an album of weirdness and whimsy, of technical prowess and nostalgic escapism. At its core sit Jockstrap: two musicians tinkering around in their own curious playground.
As close to a record born of isolation as you’re bound to hear.
Like a sequel to a classic film that didn’t really need to happen.
It’s a shame that the band don’t commit to one route or the other.
On the whole, these tracks do what Matt does best: they comfort.
On their second record ‘Comfort To Me’, Amyl and the Sniffers’ firecracker frontwoman is going “pure 100% concentrated Amy”.
18 minutes of taut, considered songwriting.
On the whole, this feels like Amyl and the Sniffers finding their purpose.
Slightly too forbidding to ever fully feel at home.
With their new album 'Glow On' out now, vocalist Brendan Yates tells us about their most innovative work yet.
London hardcore quintet Chubby and the Gang aren’t here to play pretty, but their no-nonsense onslaught is finding them more admirers by the day.
On ‘Debonair’, Horsey walk the tightrope between comedy and tragedy with ease.
A sense of joy is palpable as the sun beats down on South London.
You get the sense that she’s just flexing her muscles - she never feels stretched beyond her comfort zone.
Ultimately, it just doesn’t quite work.
New album, new sound, new attitude: after a decade in the game, ‘Seek Shelter’ finds the hard edges of Iceage’s magnetic frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt finally beginning to thaw.
This week’s biggest and best also feature offerings from Connie Constance, Working Men's Club and Chloe Moriondo.
Fans of Parquet Courts or Sports Team will certainly find something to enjoy here.
The biggest and best tracks of the past week, rounded up and reviewed.
You want brand new holiday-themed songs? Listen along to this lot…
