Contributor Joe Goggins
Reviews / EP / Neu
Blackaby - Everything’s Delicious
There’s a subtle wit to his songwriting.
April 15, 2021 7:55am
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Silver Synthetic - Silver Synthetic
There’s no new ground broken by Silver Synthetic here, but it’s a finely-crafted debut all the same.
April 8, 2021 7:56am
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The Natvral - Tethers
One of the most remarkable transformations we’ve seen from a songwriter in recent years.
April 1, 2021 7:58am
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Ryley Walker - Course In Fable
A typically intricate affair.
April 1, 2021 7:56am
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Bryce Dessner - Impermanence / Disintegration
A stirring reminder of the raw talent in the National fold.
April 1, 2021 7:56am
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The Antlers - Green To Gold
It feels like the opening of a new chapter, rather than the closing of the last one.
March 25, 2021 7:59am
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Chad VanGaalen - World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener
His cartoonish appetite for invention remains intact.
March 18, 2021 7:57am
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Middle Kids - Today We’re The Greatest
A little bit middle-of-the-road.
March 18, 2021 7:50am
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Adult Mom - Driver
If it were as easy as Adult Mom makes it sound to write pop gems this endearing in their honesty, everybody would be doing it.
March 4, 2021 7:57am
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Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
The vivid, often lurid portraits Aidan Moffat paints of the society around him feel more vital than ever.
March 4, 2021 7:56am
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Architects - For Those That Wish To Exist
The bleaker things get, the stronger they emerge.
February 25, 2021 7:57am
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Maxïmo Park - Nature Always Wins
There’s no upturning of the band’s musical blueprint, but their social conscience has earned them a third act.
February 25, 2021 7:55am
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nothing,nowhere. - Trauma Factory
This daring, forward-thinking genre piece is worth the price of admission.
February 18, 2021 7:56am
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EUT - Party Time
What a treat to hear a rock record so upbeat, so unsullied by the world around it.
February 18, 2021 7:56am
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The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy
There’s little in the way of new ground broken here, but it’s consistent nonetheless.
February 18, 2021 7:53am
Features / Interviews
Together In Electronic Dreams: Bicep
Bicep’s ‘Isles’ is the ultimate anti-2021 release: an electronic record made for the club that celebrates cultural unity and diversity. It’s exactly the album to give us all some much-needed hope.
February 15, 2021 12:42pm
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Kiwi Jr - Cooler Returns
The sound of Kiwi Jr moving forwards, planting their own flag in the power-pop ground.
January 21, 2021 7:57am
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Still Corners - The Last Exit
Largely worthy of the cultural touchpoints it so proudly nods to.
January 21, 2021 7:55am
Features / Tracks
Tracks: Festive Special with Phoebe Bridgers, Beabadoobee, 100 gecs and more
You want brand new holiday-themed songs? Listen along to this lot…
December 18, 2020 5:49pm
Reviews / Album
Nilüfer Yanya - Feeling Lucky?
She remains locked in to a rich vein of songwriting form.
December 10, 2020 7:57am