Graham Coxon — Castle Park
4 Stars
It’s a rare delight to hear him back in the driving seat.
17th June 2026
Labels
Transgressive
Rosa Walton — Tell Me It’s A Dream
4 Stars
Sweet but not saccharine; brimming with pop hues, and yet never fully immediate.
5th June 2026
Arlo Parks — Ambiguous Desire
4-5 Stars
Her most vividly realised and affecting body of work to date.
2nd April 2026
Jenny On Holiday — Quicksand Heart
3-5 Stars
A revitalising break that underscores the small joys of living and points to blue skies ahead.
7th January 2026
Rocket — R Is For Rocket
3-5 Stars
An unusually assured debut album.
3rd October 2025
The New Eves — The New Eve Is Rising
4 Stars
A playful exercise in boundary-pushing and performance.
30th July 2025
UNIVERSITY — McCartney, It’ll Be OK
4 Stars
A venture beyond the conventional consideration of ‘progressive’.
18th June 2025
Miso Extra — Earcandy
3 Stars
Very listenable, but not necessarily memorable.
14th May 2025
Dirty Projectors, David Longstreth & s t a r g a z e — Song Of The Earth
3 Stars
What it can’t be faulted for is a lack of ambition.
4th April 2025
Moonchild Sanelly — Full Moon
3-5 Stars
Continuing on her playfully explicit, brilliantly brazen trajectory.
8th January 2025
MICHELLE — Songs About You Specifically
3 Stars
Bona fide bops on paper, but largely unmemorable to the ear.
27th September 2024
The Waeve — City Lights
4 Stars
The kind of sonic escapism that’s akin to reading a good book.
18th September 2024
Yannis & the Yaw — Lagos Paris London
4 Stars
That these five tracks are somewhat scrapbook-like in nature should come as little surprise.
30th August 2024
KOKOKO! — BUTU
4 Stars
Relentlessly frenetic fun.
4th July 2024
UNIVERSITY — Title Track
3-5 Stars
The outfit’s five-song debut EP is akin to experiencing a build of anxiety.
1st November 2023
Miso Extra — MSG
3 Stars
The squelchy sounds that open ‘R10’ are where things are their most intriguing.
16th August 2023
Arlo Parks — My Soft Machine
4 Stars
Fully representing the multifaceted complexities of the world outside.
24th May 2023
Dave Okumu and the 7 Generations — I Came From Love
4-5 Stars
A poignant, thought-provoking record on so many levels.
14th April 2023
Ben Gregory — episode
4-5 Stars
A record quite mind-boggling in its scope and scale.
7th April 2023
The WAEVE — The WAEVE
4 Stars
Cinematic in scope, often luscious in its arrangements, it’s a singular gem.
3rd February 2023
Mykki Blanco — Stay Close To Music
4 Stars
For all ‘Stay Close To Music’ isn’t afraid to get weird, what’s really notable is just how straightforward it can be.
14th October 2022
Alvvays — Blue Rev
4 Stars
Boy do Alvvays know how to make a broken heart sound ever so sweet.
7th October 2022
Julia Jacklin — PRE PLEASURE
4 Stars
Hers is a world where solace and solidarity are steeped into every brick.
26th August 2022
Moonchild Sanelly — Phases
4 Stars
Having reclaimed her identity, Moonchild Sanelly celebrates every aspect of herself in all her technicolour glory.
10th June 2022