Contributor Joe Goggins
The Black Keys - Dropout Boogie
This might actually be the most varied record they’ve made in a decade.
May 11, 2022 7:57am
Sharon Van Etten - We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
Very much the most mature Sharon Van Etten offering to date - and perhaps the most musically accomplished, too.
May 6, 2022 7:57am
Belle & Sebastian - A Bit Of Previous
When they’re serving up classical pop tracks this accomplished, it’s ground you’re delighted to hear them going back over.
May 6, 2022 7:55am
JennyLee - Heart Tax
After five Warpaint-less years, two buses have come along at once.
April 20, 2022 7:58am
Kurt Vile - (watch my moves)
Unquestionably one of Kurt’s easier-going records.
April 13, 2022 8:00am
Warmduscher - At The Hotspot
They remain a tight garage-rock outfit - just one that isn’t afraid to wander down some stylistic rabbit holes.
April 1, 2022 7:55am
Placebo - Never Let Me Go
After years of reflection, this is a steady steep back towards the future.
March 23, 2022 7:59am
Mattiel - Georgia Gothic
A charming, witty indie pop album.
March 16, 2022 1:41pm
The Mysterines: Do You Wanna Be In Her Gang?
Leading her band through a drawn-out debut album process that was tumultuous at best, it’s lucky The Mysterines’ Lia Metcalfe seems the type to thrive within life’s rawer corners.
March 10, 2022 3:29pm
The Lazy Eyes - SongBook
The whole thing is tremendously woozy.
March 9, 2022 7:50am
Peach Pit - From 2 To 3
These songs come to life in terms of warmth and richness.
March 4, 2022 7:54am
Beach House: “On the other side of darkness, there’s light, always. It’s the law of the universe”
The sprawling ‘Once Twice Melody’ finds Beach House taking advantage of an extended gestation period to wander down as many rabbit holes as possible.
February 17, 2022 3:20pm
White Lies - As I Try Not To Fall Apart
Progress, after a while spent spinning their wheels.
February 16, 2022 7:50am
Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory
Another truly original triumph.
February 3, 2022 7:56am
Cate Le Bon - Pompeii
A quiet reinvention in the face of adversity.
February 3, 2022 7:52am
Los Bitchos - Let The Festivities Begin!
The band have gloriously captured on record the irresistible vibrancy of their gigs.
February 3, 2022 7:50am
Eels - Extreme Witchcraft
As freewheeling as Eels have sounded since ‘Souljacker’.
January 26, 2022 7:58am
Orlando Weeks - Hop Up
An irresistibly likeable album, very much in the mould of its creator’s affable, mellow personality.
January 4, 2022 7:57am
Class of 2022: Porij
Making socially-aware dance music through a fresh lens, this Manchester quartet are crafting tunes for the head and the feet.
December 15, 2021 1:51pm
Class of 2022: Priya Ragu
The Swiss-Tamil musician is forging a rarely-represented path, and crafting a collection of genre-amorphous hits in the process.
December 12, 2021 2:46pm