The Black Keys - Peaches!
4 Stars
A recapturing of sorts of their early energy.
1st May 2026
Labels
Warner
Orville Peck — Appaloosa
3-5 Stars
There’s always trickling hope beneath all the arid gravel.
3rd November 2025
Biffy Clyro — Futique
4-5 Stars
An altogether more uplifting affair.
17th September 2025
The Black Keys — No Rain, No Flowers
3-5 Stars
At least, on this evidence, they’re having fun.
6th August 2025
Florence Road — Fall Back
4 Stars
Teetering on the edge of something truly brilliant.
18th June 2025
PinkPantheress — Fancy That
5 Stars
Scratching just about every nostalgic itch.
9th May 2025
Omar Apollo — God Said No
4 Stars
Profound and romantic, decadent and suave.
28th June 2024
Liam Gallagher and John Squire — Liam Gallagher & John Squire
3-5 Stars
An intriguing side project that adds to the pair’s already storied careers.
1st March 2024
Ghetts — On Purpose, With Purpose
4-5 Stars
Setting the bar higher once again.
21st February 2024
Priya Ragu - Santhosam
4 Stars
It lives up to its name, as a record that reflects happiness.
18th October 2023
Omar Apollo - Live For Me
4 Stars
A heart-wrenching tale of loss of control and the catharsis that follows.
4th October 2023
Royal Blood — Back To The Water Below
4 Stars
Certainly a more successful attempt at broadening their horizons.
30th August 2023
daine — Shapeless
4 Stars
The maximalist production on show is boundless, and in turn a celebration of daine’s spiritual transformation.
24th February 2023
††† (Crosses) — PERMANENT.RADIANT
3-5 Stars
n one hand, Chino Moreno’s unmistakeable vocals are always welcome, but the band dart around styles a little too much.
9th December 2022
Muse — Will Of The People
2-5 Stars
A smorgasbord of dystopian-flavoured cringe.
26th August 2022
Foals — Life Is Yours
4 Stars
A celebration of their status as UK indie rock’s elder statesmen.
17th June 2022
Omar Apollo — Ivory
4 Stars
Conflating his electro-pop tendencies with the occasional stride of a campfire guitar, he turns everything he touches to glistening radio gold.
8th April 2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love
2-5 Stars
Whatever your view on the Chili Peppers, this record will only confirm it.
1st April 2022
Gang of Youths — Angel In Realtime
3-5 Stars
Heartfelt songs based in place and time, with a few fist-to-the-chest moments.
25th February 2022
LAUNDRY DAY — We Switched Bodies
4 Stars
‘We Switched Bodies’ is fresh, is hot, is now.
11th February 2022
Biffy Clyro — The Myth Of The Happily Ever After
4-5 Stars
Eleven tracks that brilliantly capture the turbulence and dysfunction of the past eighteen months.
20th October 2021
Priya Ragu — damnshestamil
4 Stars
A kaleidoscopic mixtape.
2nd September 2021
Griff — One Foot In Front Of The Other
4 Stars
A joy to listen to, full of crisp production, clear and emotive vocals, and genuine superstar presence.
10th June 2021
Royal Blood — Typhoons
3 Stars
The songs here may be more melodic, more complex even on paper, but in reality there’s little to grab hold of.
29th April 2021