Arctic Monkeys — Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
3 Stars
Either genius, or the sound of a man unravelling.
27th April 2018
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Alexis Taylor — Beautiful Thing
3 Stars
It doesn’t always quite hit those high notes, but the pair have set out to create a sometimes elusive feeling of connection.
20th April 2018
Superorganism — Superorganism
3 Stars
Every song is born from the same basic stem cells; fuelled by the same thirst for weirdness.
2nd March 2018
Franz Ferdinand — Always Ascending
3 Stars
Maybe this new set-up just needs time to find their own MO?
9th February 2018
Hookworms — Microshift
4 Stars
It bristles with life and never sits still.
2nd February 2018
Porches — The House
3 Stars
When ‘The House’ hits the spot, it presents an artist capable of wonderful things.
19th January 2018
Wild Beasts — Punk Drunk and Trembling
4 Stars
A far better collection than its context suggests.
20th October 2017
Protomartyr — Relatives in Descent
4 Stars
There isn’t a shade of black in the post-punk spectrum Protomartyr can’t execute with aplomb.
29th September 2017
Avey Tare — Eucalyptus
3 Stars
A dense and challenging listen.
21st July 2017
All We Are — Sunny Hills
2 Stars
An album that isn’t sure what exactly it wants to be.
9th June 2017
(Sandy) Alex G - Rocket
4 Stars
A brilliantly considered next step.
19th May 2017
Little Cub — Still Life
4 Stars
Modern life might be rubbish, but Little Cub make things seem better.
28th April 2017
Julia Holter — In The Same Room
3 Stars
It’s the vibrancy with which the songs are sonically captured that stands out.
31st March 2017
Real Estate — In Mind
3 Stars
This is classic laid-back Real Estate, and while there is comfort in the familiar, at times it can feel a little lax.
17th March 2017
Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains — Solide Mirage
3 Stars
A firm step on the way to cementing a solid, humanist vision.
3rd March 2017
Dirty Projectors — Dirty Projectors
4 Stars
A mechanical glitching puzzle of a record.
24th February 2017
Austra — Future Politics
4 Stars
Consistently thought-provoking.
20th January 2017
Wild Beasts - Boy King
4 Stars
Everything’s swathed in gaudy neon light and a sickening swagger.
29th July 2016
Blood Orange — Freetown Sound
3 Stars
‘Freetown Sound’ is the full documentation of Dev Hynes’ transition from scrappy post-punk wonder-kid to slinky New York vintage store aficionado. It’s capable of dazzling results.
1st July 2016
The Kills — Ash & Ice
4 Stars
A band confident in their own skin, their identity clearer than ever.
3rd June 2016
White Lung — Paradise
4 Stars
This is a beautiful vision of 22nd Century punk.
5th May 2016
The Last Shadow Puppets — Everything You’ve Come To Expect
2 Stars
The classical instrumentation isn’t the only relic of the past clinging onto The Last Shadow Puppets.
30th March 2016
The Range — Potential
4 Stars
There’s a deft and distinctive rawness to what The Range does.
11th March 2016
Animal Collective — Painting With
4 Stars
An album about doing away with boundaries, escaping definition, and running riot.
19th February 2016