Lip Critic — Theft World
4 Stars
The four-piece throw everything at the wall, with basically all of it sticking.
1st May 2026
Labels
Partisan
Julia Cumming - Julia
4 Stars
A heartfelt love letter to some classic influences.
22nd April 2026
Witch Post - Butterfly
3-5 Stars
Animated, folky indie-rock that crafts engaging lore — and arrives at an exciting road ahead.
18th March 2026
Westerman — A Jackal’s Wedding
4 Stars
Laced in a satin-like sheen throughout, Westerman’s balmy croon is the star of the show third time around.
5th November 2025
Just Mustard — WE WERE JUST HERE
4 Stars
They’ve turned their (still-downward) gaze somehow at once inward and out.
22nd October 2025
Geese — Getting Killed
4 Stars
A carefully crafted and expansive release from a group of young musicians truly coming of age.
24th September 2025
Blondshell — If You Asked For A Picture
4 Stars
Far less direct than her debut, and more thoughtful.
2nd May 2025
Bambara — Birthmarks
3 Stars
Confusing, unable to find its groove.
12th March 2025
Lip Critic — Hex Dealer
3-5 Stars
The quartet largely justify the hype that has built around them.
15th May 2024
IDLES — TANGK
4 Stars
If love is the theme here, it’s quickly masked by a balanced ferocity IDLES have never tapped into before.
14th February 2024
PJ Harvey — I Inside The Old Year Dying
4 Stars
It’ll likely take some time to fully unravel, but on the surface this looks like a daring return.
5th July 2023
Grian Chatten — Chaos For The Fly
4-5 Stars
Bleak, fragile, yet unmistakably beautiful.
28th June 2023
Blondshell — Blondshell
3-5 Stars
It’s in the intense moments where her talents lie.
7th April 2023
Just Mustard — Heart Under
4-5 Stars
Swampy and tumultuous like a month’s worth of rain.
27th May 2022
Fontaines DC — Skinty Fia
5 Stars
It’s heavy, but never heavy-going.
22nd April 2022
IDLES — CRAWLER
4 Stars
Things get truly exciting when IDLES combine the atmospheric with the experimental.
10th November 2021
Chubby And The Gang — The Mutt’s Nuts
3-5 Stars
As could probably be extrapolated from the record’s title alone, one thing ‘The Mutt’s Nuts’ does well is evoke an approximation of ‘70s pub rock.
26th August 2021
Aerial East — Try Harder
4 Stars
Though often an album of departures, it works to find new ground to walk upon.
11th February 2021
IDLES – Ultra Mono
3-5 Stars
It’s an excellent message to stand for, but a big mantle to carry.
24th September 2020
Fontaines DC — A Hero’s Death
4-5 Stars
If you thought another rollicking, rabble-rouser was on the cards, it’s time to think again.
30th July 2020
Pottery — Welcome To Bobby’s Motel
4 Stars
Here, the scuzz is celebrated, the outside world is non-existent, and there’s always space for another body.
25th June 2020
Pottery — No. 1
4-5 Stars
Fuck exercise, one listen to this is all the endorphin rush you need.
10th May 2019
Body Type — EP2
4 Stars
Five songs that burst with personality and make us fall even deeper in love.
10th May 2019
Fontaines DC — Dogrel
4-5 Stars
A clear, unedited picture of who they are and what they’re made of. It’s a joy to witness.
9th April 2019