Arctic Monkeys — The Car
4 Stars
The Monkeys have never sounded more evocative.
21st October 2022
Labels
Domino
Sorry — Anywhere But Here
4 Stars
It reeks of cobbled back alleys, underground dive bars and flickering streetlights, yet with a playful nod and an unmistakable affection.
7th October 2022
Alex G — God Save The Animals
4 Stars
An album that encapsulates his weird and beautiful world.
23rd September 2022
Hot Chip — Freakout / Release
3 Stars
It’s a little surprising how much of ‘Freakout / Release’ sounds quite this forced.
19th August 2022
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom — Reset
3-5 Stars
As warm a listen as Sonic Boom’s near-forgotten records must’ve been in lockdown Lisbon.
12th August 2022
Superorganism — World Wide Pop
4-5 Stars
Maximalist pop for the terminally online.
15th July 2022
Wet Leg — Wet Leg
5 Stars
Packed with righteous middle fingers and playful bon mots.
8th April 2022
Animal Collective — Time Skiffs
4 Stars
For some, this might be too tame. An album full of ‘Bluish’ rather than ‘Fireworks’. But for others, that means it’s the most accessible.
4th February 2022
Jon Hopkins — Music For Psychedelic Therapy
3 Stars
An indulgence rather than an integral piece of the Jon Hopkins canon.
10th November 2021
Hayden Thorpe — Moondust For My Diamond
4 Stars
Hayden Thorpe is still feeling out the next leg of his musical journey, but has the distinct advantage of making every left turn he takes sound assured.
13th October 2021
Tirzah — Colourgrade
3-5 Stars
A record with a deep commitment to experimentalism.
29th September 2021
Villagers — Fever Dreams
4 Stars
A thrilling and unpredictable addition to Villagers’ gleaming canon.
19th August 2021
Sorry — Twixtustwain
4 Stars
Just another notch in the belt of this outfit who seldom put a foot wrong.
6th April 2021
Frànçois and the Atlas Mountains — Banane Bleue
3-5 Stars
When he delivers, Frànçois can still make pure, earnest, and enduring connections.
25th February 2021
The Kills — Little Bastards
4 Stars
There’s more than enough here to hopefully switch a new generation onto the main event.
10th December 2020
Hayden Thorpe — Aerial Songs
3 Stars
Think the singer’s more reflective moments as opposed to the full-on swagger of Wild Beasts’ latter output.
15th October 2020
All We Are — Providence
3 Stars
While reaching for style, it is only by exception that they achieve their usual substance.
13th August 2020
Protomartyr — Ultimate Success Today
4 Stars
The doom may have arrived, but at least Protomartyr are back in our lives.
16th July 2020
LA Priest — Gene
3-5 Stars
An album that feels rich, rewarding and proudly of its own world.
4th June 2020
Austra — HiRUDiN
3-5 Stars
While the unique sonics and instrumentation are notably brilliant, they at times feel disjointed on a track-to-track basis
30th April 2020
Sorry — 925
4-5 Stars
A debut that makes strange magic at every turn.
26th March 2020
Porches — Ricky Music
3 Stars
Porches becomes a little stuck on lovelorn fourth LP.
12th March 2020
Stephen Malkmus — Traditional Techniques
3-5 Stars
He’s finally come up with the blueprint for slacker escape.
5th March 2020
Real Estate — The Main Thing
3 Stars
A misty mix of downtempo vibes with sombre, often questioning lyrics.
27th February 2020