American Football - LP4
3-5 Stars
Bigger, grander and more expansive than previous turns.
29th April 2026
Labels
Polyvinyl
Palehound — Eye On The Bat
4 Stars
A consistently solid record with its fair share of gems.
12th July 2023
Xiu Xiu — OH NO
4 Stars
It’s unlikely to win them any new followers, but existing fans won’t be disappointed.
25th March 2021
Vivian Girls — Memory
4 Stars
Music for the love of it, and unabashedly so.
20th September 2019
of Montreal — White Is Relic / Irrealis Mood
2 Stars
A rich but straggling album.
9th March 2018
of Montreal — Innocence Reaches
2 Stars
Aiming for a more accessible sound, Kevin Barnes’ new, lighthearted record is an oddly frustrating listen.
12th August 2016
Owen — The King Of Whys
3 Stars
The eighth solo album by American Football’s Mike Kinsella is a confident — if slightly unadventurous — addition.
29th July 2016
Deerhoof — The Magic
3 Stars
An exercise in keeping things fresh, on their new album Deerhoof swap the studio for an abandoned office space in the New Mexico desert.
24th June 2016
La Sera — Music for Listening to Music to
3 Stars
For an overwhelming portion of this Ryan Adams-produced record, La Sera just sound a bit too polite.
4th March 2016
The Rentals — Lost In Alphaville
3 Stars
Really bloody lost in direction — but with several soaring, special moments.
29th August 2014