Amyl and the Sniffers — Amyl and the Sniffers
4 Stars
A great advert for Australia’s most incendiary live band.
23rd May 2019
Labels
Rough Trade
SOAK — Grim Town
3-5 Stars
The album mixes together glossy, upbeat production with tales of disappointment, confusion and intergenerational angst.
26th April 2019
B.E.D — B.E.D
4 Stars
In this case, three in a B.E.D fits just fine.
26th October 2018
Gruff Rhys — Babelsberg
4 Stars
A melodic and consistently playful record.
8th June 2018
Parquet Courts — Wide Awake!
5 Stars
A gut-punch of an immediate classic.
18th May 2018
Goat Girl — Goat Girl
5 Stars
It’s ambitious and uncompromising, as gutsy and self-assured as they come.
6th April 2018
The Decemberists — I’ll Be Your Girl
3 Stars
It too often drifts back into old habits.
16th March 2018
Starcrawler — Starcrawler
3 Stars
A hedonistic dream on paper who don’t quite match it on record.
19th January 2018
Sleaford Mods — English Tapas
3 Stars
A band who divide opinions while being unflinching in their own.
3rd March 2017
Warpaint — Heads Up
4 Stars
On their third album, the LA four-piece are fixated on fun.
22nd September 2016
Pantha du Prince — The Triad
3 Stars
German techno auteur Pantha du Prince’s first solo studio album in six years is a dark and complex work.
20th May 2016
Parquet Courts — Human Performance
4 Stars
A tightrope walk between impulse and laser-point precision.
4th April 2016
jennylee — Right on!
3 Stars
Jam is all well and good, but this record is at times lacking in the bread and butter of music — songs.
11th December 2015
Parquet Courts — Monastic Living
4 Stars
Parquet Courts have once again pushed their capabilities to the max, and the results are like nothing you’ll find elsewhere.
13th November 2015
Girl Band - Holding Hands with Jamie
3 Stars
This deadly work could’ve forced an apocalypse if delivered with more conviction.
25th September 2015
Micachu and the Shapes - Good Sad Happy Bad
3 Stars
‘Good Sad Happy Bad’ makes about as much sense as trying to chop down a tree with a satsuma.
11th September 2015
Soak — Before We Forgot How To Dream
4 Stars
Bridie Monds-Watson is in possession of a potent and distinct voice.
31st May 2015
Palma Violets - Danger in the Club
3 Stars
This second album shows that there is more to Palma Violets’ schtick than barely tamed chaos.
3rd May 2015
The Decemberists — What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
4 Stars
Singer Colin Meloy’s voice is a thing of beauty.
15th January 2015
Parkay Quarts – Content Nausea
4 Stars
A collection of songs that reflects anxiety and paranoia, a distrust of the present but also belief in their own ability.
10th November 2014
Dean Blunt — Black Metal
4 Stars
If Blunt is ever to settle into a routine, this should be his blueprint.
6th November 2014
Benjamin Booker — Benjamin Booker
4 Stars
He pays homage to the greats rather than replicate them.
13th August 2014