Better Oblivion Community Center — Better Oblivion Community Center
4 Stars
It combines both of their styles to create something that doesn’t sound quite like either.
24th January 2019
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Mitski — Be The Cowboy
4 Stars
It furthers her ability to create immersive worlds to fall into.
17th August 2018
LUMP — LUMP
4 Stars
A self-contained trip.
1st June 2018
Marlon Williams — Make Way For Love
4 Stars
Nuanced, subtle and evocative.
16th February 2018
Shame — Songs Of Praise
5 Stars
A vicious, sarcastic barrage, Shame’s outstanding debut makes their claim to be Britain’s best new band.
11th January 2018
Destroyer — Ken
4 Stars
Crisper, more experimental.
20th October 2017
Alex Lahey — I Love You Like A Brother
4 Stars
It says a lot with very little.
6th October 2017
Phoebe Bridgers — Stranger in the Alps
4 Stars
Her influences hang heavy over the record.
22nd September 2017
Kevin Morby — City Music
4 Stars
An enlightening, emboldening adventure.
16th June 2017
Slowdive — Slowdive
4 Stars
It’s an absolute joy to have them back.
5th May 2017
Mitski — Puberty 2
4 Stars
Mitski Miyawaki’s latest is a brutally tough shock to the system, one that will leave its trace for years to come.
17th June 2016
Julianna Barwick — Will
3 Stars
Despite experimenting, Barwick never loses sight of a pop sensibility.
6th May 2016
Kevin Morby — Singing Saw
3 Stars
There’s a crispness to ‘Singing Saw’ that must be similar to the air after rain in Mount Washington.
15th April 2016
Suuns — Hold/Still
3 Stars
It’s an album that boasts all the tools, from impenetrable denseness to intimidating stillness.
15th April 2016
Bleached — Welcome The Worms
3 Stars
All too often ‘Welcome The Worms’ lacks the bite that’d make it Very Good Indeed.
1st April 2016
Destroyer — Poison Season
4 Stars
It’s novelistic. It’s smart. Of course it is, it’s a Destroyer album.
28th August 2015
The Tallest Man on Earth — Dark Bird Is Home
3 Stars
A more enveloping listen than anything that came before it.
10th May 2015
Ryley Walker - Primrose Green
4 Stars
The Chicagoan has created such a relatable record by defining the struggle of identity through his experimental and broad songwriting.
28th March 2015
A Place To Bury Strangers — Transfixiation
2 Stars
‘Transfixiation’ demands a trance-like attention across its duration, but very little sticks once the ride is over.
13th February 2015
Dub Thompson — 9 Songs
4 Stars
A record replete with droning psychedelia, an infectious energy and a sinister, carnivalesque feel.
5th June 2014