Social Haul - Social Haul
3 Stars
It feels like the nascent trio haven’t spent enough time being a band to understand fully their own dynamic.
10th June 2021
Labels
FatCat
Shopping — All Or Nothing
4 Stars
It retains the amazing sense of propulsion and momentum the group have made their own.
6th February 2020
MNNQNS — Body Negative
3-5 Stars
There’s early British post-punk stamped all over the record.
10th October 2019
Shopping — The Official Body
3 Stars
The band’s ability to move minds and hips with equal success is still abundantly clear.
19th January 2018
Tall Ships — Impressions
4 Stars
Tall Ships are shouting loud for the world to hear.
31st March 2017
Honeyblood — Babes Never Die
4 Stars
Scottish duo’s second work is full of devilishly infectious yell-along choruses, call-and-response guitar lines and a heart-warming gang mentality.
3rd November 2016
C Duncan — The Midnight Sun
4 Stars
Mercury Prize nominee C Duncan sticks to recording in his flat for ‘The Midnight Sun’, a record packed with intricacies waiting to be revealed.
14th October 2016
Big Deal — Say Yes
4 Stars
Big Deal open new doors on their fully-realised third album.
17th June 2016
PAWS — No Grace
3 Stars
As an experiment, ‘No Grace’ could go further. But PAWS continue to have fuzz defining their every step.
10th June 2016
TRAAMS — Modern Dancing
4 Stars
TRAAMS’ return shows itself to be one that’s all the better for its slow build. Early birds are overrated anyway.
13th November 2015
Shopping — Why Choose
4 Stars
Rarely drops beneath being anything less than brilliant.
2nd October 2015
Best Friends — Hot. Reckless. Totally Insane.
4 Stars
An astute sense of mischief and a knack for snazzy hooks.
10th July 2015
The Twilight Sad — Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave
4 Stars
The Scots’ most complete album yet.
21st October 2014
Mazes — Wooden Aquarium
4 Stars
Without a doubt Mazes’ most triumphant LP to date.
2nd September 2014