
2 Stars
Set It Off - Elsewhere
It feels like you’re stuck on the spinning teacups at the local circus.
11th March 2022
It feels like you’re stuck on the spinning teacups at the local circus.
11th March 2022
Ironically, they’re at their best here when eschewing the musical styles they put at the forefront.
7th May 2021
There’s something just a little too slick and lacking in oomph.
23rd April 2021
The issue is that it’s entirely forgettable.
9th April 2021
It doesn’t exactly say much about the group themselves.
9th April 2021
Not one for anyone who’s not already won over by the pair’s particular charms.
15th January 2021
You have to hope that everybody involved enjoyed putting it together, because it ain’t much fun to listen to.
11th December 2020
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
For anyone still humming ‘Chewing Gum’ or ‘Heartbeat’, it’s a disappointment.
16th October 2020
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
A derisive retread of sounds that feels well past its sell-by date.
27th March 2020
They need to start blazing trails not already worn in by their peers.
13th March 2020
Her ascent to superstardom isn’t impossible - it just might take a little longer than planned.
6th March 2020
Erratic and unrefined.
24th January 2020
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
A little more humour on Mini Mansions’ third, and they might’ve been able to pull it off.
26th July 2019
Banks-by-numbers.
12th July 2019
Forgettable fare.
28th June 2019
Think Imagine Dragons in leather jackets and ripped jeans, if you will.
19th April 2019
Both over-produced and underwhelming.
5th April 2019
Sometimes, maybe you can just be a bit too clever for your own good.
22nd March 2019
Just a little too airy to land.
15th February 2019
With all the composite parts in place, what ‘Prismatic’ lacks isn’t effort, but direction.
25th January 2019
They’re back flogging another set of empty epics.
16th November 2018
A natural extension from what’s come before rather than a bold move forward.
12th October 2018
For something that has the promise of hitting bullseye, too many of the darts miss the board entirely.
28th September 2018
Experimental for experimental’s sake.
15th June 2018
It’s a shame most of ‘Islands’ doesn’t have anything to grab hold of.
18th May 2018