Manic Street Preachers — The Ultra Vivid Lament
3-5 Stars
A requiem, but one that looks for sonic positivity in the thematic darkness.
8th September 2021
Labels
Columbia
Leon Bridges — Gold-Diggers Sound
4 Stars
‘Gold-Diggers Sound’ sees Leon Bridges shine brighter as a songwriter, as an artist and as a man than ever.
22nd July 2021
Tyler, The Creator — Call Me If You Get Lost
4 Stars
Gleefully throwing a ton of ideas at the wall and finding that nearly all of them stick.
25th June 2021
KennyHoopla — SURVIVORS GUILT: THE MIXTAPE
5 Stars
A head-rush of a collection in the best possible way, whoever paired this duo up deserves a medal.
10th June 2021
Yellow Days — A Day In A Yellow Beat
3-5 Stars
He’s created a heady, vibey, dare we say it — groovy — mood.
17th September 2020
Paul Epworth — Voyager
2-5 Stars
Is ‘Voyager’ a trip worth taking?
10th September 2020
Declan McKenna — Zeros
4 Stars
Declan’s musical palette second time around comes full of glitter and flares, taking all it can from the decades taste forgot.
3rd September 2020
Dominic Fike — What Could Possibly Go Wrong
4 Stars
Dominic delivers on the hype and then some.
30th July 2020
Josef Salvat — modern anxiety
4 Stars
Simultaneously juvenile and remarkably profound.
14th May 2020
Caroline Polachek – Pang
4 Stars
She’s built a distinctively personal voice, unafraid to show vulnerability through a powerful and original sound.
17th October 2019
Brittany Howard — Jaime
4-5 Stars
An album which documents a fierce imagination at play.
20th September 2019
MUNA — Saves The World
4 Stars
An exhilarating ode to self-preservation and to being your own number one fan.
6th September 2019
The S.L.P. — The S.L.P.
3-5 Stars
‘The S.L.P.’ is a ride worth getting on.
30th August 2019
Mark Ronson — Late Night Feelings
4 Stars
The last dance at the disco, as romances are made and dreams are broken.
21st June 2019
Tyler, The Creator — Igor
4 Stars
He taps into the mixtape culture that is serving his contemporaries so well.
17th May 2019
Vampire Weekend — Father of the Bride
4 Stars
Easy to laugh at, and all the more brave for it, ‘Father Of The Bride’ is a joyous, fearless listen.
2nd May 2019
Cage The Elephant - Social Cues
2 Stars
Think Imagine Dragons in leather jackets and ripped jeans, if you will.
19th April 2019
The Internet - Hive Mind
4 Stars
A pure pleasure to listen to.
20th July 2018
Leon Bridges — Good Thing
3 Stars
It feels like he’s only just getting started.
4th May 2018
Manic Street Preachers — Resistance Is Futile
3 Stars
Coated in unabashedly big hooks.
6th April 2018
The Vaccines — Combat Sports
4 Stars
The excitement, freedom, and, perhaps, relief of a band rejuvenated.
30th March 2018
George Ezra — Staying At Tamara’s
4 Stars
Escapism is the order of the day.
23rd March 2018
Lo Moon — Lo Moon
4 Stars
A towering debut.
23rd February 2018
MGMT — Little Dark Age
2 Stars
A record that could do with clawing a bit of their magic back.
9th February 2018