2 Stars
Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs
Not one for anyone who’s not already won over by the pair’s particular charms.
15th January 2021
2 Stars Album & EP Reviews
2 Stars
Deftones - Black Stallion
You have to hope that everybody involved enjoyed putting it together, because it ain’t much fun to listen to.
11th December 2020
2 Stars
Eels - Earth To Dora
For a songwriter who’s so loved for finding poetry in the quotidian, for saying so much with so little, it’s just a bit basic.
30th October 2020
2 Stars
Annie - Dark Hearts
For anyone still humming ‘Chewing Gum’ or ‘Heartbeat’, it’s a disappointment.
16th October 2020
2 Stars
Diplo - Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil
Rven Thomas Wesley himself must know that his latest is little more than a classic Diplo offering dressed up to try and fool the masses.
29th May 2020
2 Stars
Ringo Deathstarr - Ringo Deathstarr
A derisive retread of sounds that feels well past its sell-by date.
27th March 2020
2 Stars
Circa Waves - Sad Happy
They need to start blazing trails not already worn in by their peers.
13th March 2020
2 Stars
Caroline Rose - Superstar
Her ascent to superstardom isn’t impossible - it just might take a little longer than planned.
6th March 2020
2 Stars
Twin Atlantic - Power
Erratic and unrefined.
24th January 2020
2 Stars
Kaiser Chiefs - Duck
To bemoan their seventh LP for the confused stinker that it is is not an easy pop, but a real lament for a band that used to be so much more.
26th July 2019
2 Stars
Mini Mansions - Guy Walks Into A Bar…
A little more humour on Mini Mansions’ third, and they might’ve been able to pull it off.
26th July 2019
2 Stars
Banks - III
Banks-by-numbers.
12th July 2019
2 Stars
Night Moves - Can You Really Find Me
Forgettable fare.
28th June 2019
2 Stars
Cage The Elephant - Social Cues
Think Imagine Dragons in leather jackets and ripped jeans, if you will.
19th April 2019
2 Stars
Circa Waves - What’s It Like Over There?
Both over-produced and underwhelming.
5th April 2019
2 Stars
These New Puritans - Inside The Rose
Sometimes, maybe you can just be a bit too clever for your own good.
22nd March 2019
2 Stars
Anemone - Beat My Distance
Just a little too airy to land.
15th February 2019
2 Stars
Keuning - Prismism
With all the composite parts in place, what ‘Prismatic’ lacks isn’t effort, but direction.
25th January 2019
2 Stars
Mumford & Sons - Delta
They’re back flogging another set of empty epics.
16th November 2018
2 Stars
Santigold - I Don’t Want: The Gold Fire Sessions
A natural extension from what’s come before rather than a bold move forward.
12th October 2018
2 Stars
Bondax - Revolve
For something that has the promise of hitting bullseye, too many of the darts miss the board entirely.
28th September 2018
2 Stars
Girls Names - Stains On Silence
Experimental for experimental’s sake.
15th June 2018
2 Stars
Ash - Islands
It’s a shame most of ‘Islands’ doesn’t have anything to grab hold of.
18th May 2018
2 Stars
of Montreal - White Is Relic / Irrealis Mood
A rich but straggling album.
9th March 2018
2 Stars
Titus Andronicus - A Productive Cough
Completely without inspiration.
2nd March 2018
2 Stars
MGMT - Little Dark Age
A record that could do with clawing a bit of their magic back.
9th February 2018
2 Stars
N.E.R.D - No_One Ever Really Dies
Not nearly as profound as it thinks it is.
15th December 2017
2 Stars
Morrissey - Low In High School
This charming man? It looks like these days it’s more a case of bigmouth strikes again.
17th November 2017