Chiedu Oraka — Undeniable
4 Stars
It hits hard across the board, balancing garage-fuelled energy with darker, introspective cuts.
29th October 2025
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Republic of Music
DITZ — Never Exhale
4 Stars
A gripping exercise in textured menace.
22nd January 2025
Telegram — Operator
4 Stars
Other rock debuts this year may well prove more immediately accessible, but few are likely to be as thrillingly original.
5th February 2016
The 2 Bears — The Night Is Young
4 Stars
There’s nothing groundbreaking on offer here, but there’s no way that groundbreaking was ever the intention.
9th October 2014
The Drums — Encyclopedia
2 Stars
The use of more electronic instrumentation is both what separates ‘Encyclopaedia’ from its forebears and also what makes it somewhat disappointing.
17th September 2014