My New Band Believe — My New Band Believe
4-5 Stars
A postmodern kaleidoscope.
9th April 2026
Labels
Rough Trade
The Sophs - GOLDSTAR
4 Stars
The type of first impression that may well leave one slightly lost, but damn happy.
11th March 2026
Sleaford Mods - The Demise Of Planet X
2-5 Stars
Much like the state of the country they wax lyrical about, Sleaford Mods are stuck in a rut.
14th January 2026
Pulp - More
4 Stars
A band returning as evolutions, not imitations, of their past selves.
5th June 2025
caroline — caroline 2
4 Stars
A grand experience from the off.
30th May 2025
Amyl And The Sniffers — Cartoon Darkness
4 Stars
Lyrically soundtracking a real time is pretty much what most want from an Amyl and The Sniffers record, and on that ‘Cartoon Darkness’ delivers.
25th October 2024
Geordie Greep — The New Sound
4-5 Stars
Absolutely bonkers and utterly brilliant.
4th October 2024
Goat Girl - Below The Waste
5 Stars
Outward looking yet markedly personal, it considers the relationships humans have both with the world, and with each other.
7th June 2024
Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM
3-5 Stars
They aren’t going to be for everyone, but pre-existing fans should be happy.
10th March 2023
Gilla Band — Most Normal
4 Stars
Uneasy and unpredictable, yet invigorating.
7th October 2022
Jockstrap — I Love You Jennifer B
4-5 Stars
A record creaking and groaning under the weight of its ideas.
9th September 2022
black midi — Hellfire
4 Stars
Halfway between unhinged madness and art rock precision.
15th July 2022
SOAK — If I Never Know You Like This Again
4 Stars
For anyone who finds comfort in revelling in stripped-back melancholy, it’s a dream.
20th May 2022
Parquet Courts — Sympathy For Life
3-5 Stars
It’s a shame that the band don’t commit to one route or the other.
19th October 2021
Amyl and the Sniffers — Comfort To Me
4 Stars
On the whole, this feels like Amyl and the Sniffers finding their purpose.
8th September 2021
black midi - Cavalcade
3-5 Stars
Building from a sound already so idiosyncratic and unpredictable, they end up in some head-scratching corners.
27th May 2021
Gruff Rhys — Seeking New Gods
4 Stars
Another finely-crafted addition to Gruff Rhys’ illustrious repertoire.
20th May 2021
Goat Girl — On All Fours
5 Stars
A triumph.
28th January 2021
Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs
2 Stars
Not one for anyone who’s not already won over by the pair’s particular charms.
14th January 2021
Jarv is… — Beyond The Pale
4-5 Stars
Pushing nearly 30 years in the game, JARV IS… still an absolute one-of-a-kind.
16th July 2020
Baxter Dury — The Night Chancers
4 Stars
Take ‘The Night Chancers’ as a warning, more than an invite…
19th March 2020
Starcrawler — Devour You
3-5 Stars
It’s all hips, handclaps and riffs, lots and lots of riffs.
10th October 2019
Girl Band — The Talkies
4-5 Stars
Where the unlikely meets the possible.
27th September 2019
Black Midi — Schlagenheim
4 Stars
It doubles down on their early promise and then some.
21st June 2019