PUNCHBAG - I Am Obsessed
4 Stars
PUNCHBAG have here made something excitable, and therefore exciting.
9th April 2026
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PUNCHBAG — I’m Not Your Punchbag
4 Stars
A varied and endearing debut statement.
2nd May 2025
Jake Shears — Last Man Dancing
3-5 Stars
The sum of its parts, which is no bad thing.
31st May 2023
Liars — The Apple Drop
4 Stars
Horror fans take note. This is how you create terror.
5th August 2021
Lee Ranaldo & Raül Refree - Names Of North End Women
3 Stars
An interesting work that shows Lee Ranaldo has retained all his youthful capacity for innovation and experimentation.
20th February 2020
Lost Under Heaven — Love Hates What You Become
4 Stars
Music for the here and now.
15th January 2019
Daniel Blumberg — Minus
4 Stars
An object of rare beauty and sophistication.
4th May 2018
Liars — TFCF
3 Stars
Has he lost touch with all reality or is he just ahead of the curve?
25th August 2017
Goldfrapp — Silver Eye
4 Stars
One of the pair’s most cosmic voyages to date.
31st March 2017
LUH — Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing
3 Stars
Despite complexities, the heart of LUH’s debut is touchingly simple — two people standing up against the world.
6th May 2016
M83 — Junk
2 Stars
What ‘Junk’ lacks alongside its bonkers, anything-goes mentality is any real purpose.
8th April 2016
Yeasayer - Amen & Goodbye
4 Stars
A brilliant, breathless, great big bundle of weird.
31st March 2016
Arca — Mutant
3 Stars
This record is deadly in intention, but it packs a sweet heart.
20th November 2015
New Order - Music Complete
2 Stars
Clumsy, throwaway and out of touch. ‘Music Complete’ serves to dilute New Order’s output.
25th September 2015
Arca — Xen
4 Stars
‘Xen’ is full of gorgeously haunting contradictions.
5th November 2014
Zola Jesus — Taiga
4 Stars
A record which impeccably intertwines so many faultless layers.
1st October 2014
Rustie — Green Language
3 Stars
A frustrating, yet undeniably fun listen.
28th August 2014
Cold Specks — Neuroplasticity
2 Stars
Too cold and distancing to be able to connect to.
28th August 2014