Snail Mail - Ricochet
4 Stars
A record that lives in the fact that, no matter what, everything changes.
18th March 2026
Labels
Matador
Kim Gordon — PLAY ME
4 Stars
Often, it’s hard to tell whether it’s not all just a big wind-up. But maybe that’s the point.
11th March 2026
David Byrne - Who Is The Sky?
3-5 Stars
He is nothing if not a one-off.
4th September 2025
Lifeguard - Ripped and Torn
2-5 Stars
A few tears at the seams.
5th June 2025
Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars
4 Stars
A psychedelic, classic rock mashup that absorbs and expands on the sound Car Seat Headrest have claimed as their own.
2nd May 2025
Julien Baker & TORRES — Send A Prayer My Way
4 Stars
A resounding testament to resilience and tentative hope.
16th April 2025
Perfume Genius — Glory
4-5 Stars
Perhaps his most musically expansive record to date.
26th March 2025
Horsegirl — Phonetics On And On
4 Stars
A joyful second outing on which the band clearly aren’t shying away from new sonic personas.
12th February 2025
The Hard Quartet — The Hard Quartet
3-5 Stars
It genuinely feels as if anything goes.
4th October 2024
Kim Gordon - The Collective
4 Stars
The gap between music and art seems smaller than ever.
6th March 2024
bar italia - The Twits
3-5 Stars
All those who lapped up ‘Tracey Denim’ will be satisfied here. ‘The Twits’ may yet charm a few more besides.
3rd November 2023
Lifeguard — Crowd Can Talk / Dressed In Trenches
4 Stars
It’s nothing short of pure, menacing excitement.
5th July 2023
Queens Of The Stone Age — In Times New Roman…
4 Stars
Less a daring stab at new ground, more a stripped-back defiance.
14th June 2023
Interpol — The Other Side of Make Believe
3 Stars
This is an album that asks for patience, and only on occasion is it duly rewarded.
15th July 2022
Perfume Genius - Ugly Season
3-5 Stars
An album in its truest form, a record to sit with and take in as one whole.
17th June 2022
Belle & Sebastian — A Bit Of Previous
4 Stars
When they’re serving up classical pop tracks this accomplished, it’s ground you’re delighted to hear them going back over.
6th May 2022
Snail Mail - Valentine
5 Stars
A record as hopeful as it is bittersweet.
3rd November 2021
The Goon Sax — Mirror II
4 Stars
A sense of an increasingly assured outfit emerges.
8th July 2021
Lucy Dacus — Home Video
4-5 Stars
A musical representation of the intricate jigsaw of life.
24th June 2021
Julien Baker — Little Oblivions
4-5 Stars
A soundtrack for those searching for hope in difficult times.
25th February 2021
Muzz — Muzz
4 Stars
Both a wise and charming record, but never obnoxiously clever.
4th June 2020
Perfume Genius — Set My Heart On Fire Immediately
5 Stars
Brimming with a palpable, passionate sense of exploration.
14th May 2020
Car Seat Headrest — Making A Door Less Open
4 Stars
A weird and wonderful new offering.
1st May 2020
Algiers — There Is No Year
3 Stars
At their best when they opt for eerie subtlety over pure sledgehammer power.
16th January 2020