MICHELLE — After Dinner We Talk Dreams
3-5 Stars
Flecked with hints of pop greatness.
28th January 2022
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Transgressive
Damon Albarn — The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows
4 Stars
At once warm and familiar but simultaneously a little odd.
10th November 2021
Mykki Blanco — Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep
4 Stars
A glorious trip through all facets of Mykki’s musical personality.
17th June 2021
The Antlers — Green To Gold
4-5 Stars
It feels like the opening of a new chapter, rather than the closing of the last one.
25th March 2021
Arlo Parks — Collapsed In Sunbeams
4 Stars
She makes light work of demonstrating exactly why the nation has become so invested in her art.
28th January 2021
Marika Hackman — Covers
4 Stars
The soft, rounded edges that she uses recall the colour palette of her debut.
12th November 2020
Songhoy Blues — Optimisme
3-5 Stars
A short, sharp blast of buoyancy, delivered as only Songhoy Blues can.
22nd October 2020
Boniface — Boniface
4 Stars
The majority of ‘Boniface’ explores the everyday realities of growing up against the social grain.
13th February 2020
Blaenavon — demoitis
4 Stars
Though many of the tracks are stripped-down, intimate torch-songs, they rarely sound dejected or negative.
30th December 2019
Blaenavon — Everything That Makes You Happy
4-5 Stars
An optimistic offering in the face of hardship.
25th October 2019
Julien Chang - Jules
4 Stars
Full marks for exploration, but in this case the simplest tricks work the best.
10th October 2019
KOKOKO! — Fongola
4 Stars
Endlessly creative and euphoric.
5th July 2019
Julia Jacklin - Crushing
4 Stars
Her voice sounds clearer than ever.
19th February 2019
Hippo Campus — Bambi
3 Stars
The Minnesotan four-piece’s reaction to these times is like many others’ — confused and anxious.
28th September 2018
Phantastic Ferniture — Phantastic Ferniture
3 Stars
A short but promising introduction.
27th July 2018
Let’s Eat Grandma — I’m All Ears
4 Stars
The pair focus in on gigantic, chart-mingling choruses.
29th June 2018
Gengahr — Where Wildness Grows
4 Stars
An ode to patience, determination and second chances.
7th March 2018
Poliça & s t a r g a z e — Music for the Long Emergency
4 Stars
Poliça are suddenly sounding much more languid than we’ve heard them before.
16th February 2018
Alvvays — Antisocialites
5 Stars
Just as unique as that now-classic debut.
8th September 2017
Blaenavon — That’s Your Lot
5 Stars
A huge, rich, brilliant documentation of youth.
7th April 2017
Johnny Flynn — Sillion
3 Stars
Peaceful, lush and well worth the wait.
24th March 2017
Julia Jacklin — Don’t Let the Kids Win
4 Stars
The Australian songwriter’s debut mixes hyper-specific observations with the familiar old ache of a broken heart.
5th October 2016
Let’s Eat Grandma — I, Gemini
2 Stars
These two best friends specialise in strangely-built pop, but aside from showing off peculiarities, their debut lacks purpose.
17th June 2016
Mutual Benefit — Skip a Sinking Stone
3 Stars
Jordan Lee splits his new record into two halves, resulting in a darker and more considered effort than its predecessor.
19th May 2016