4 Stars
Sports Team - Deep Down Happy
Love them or hate them, dismiss them at your peril.
5th June 2020
4 Stars Album & EP Reviews
4 Stars
Charli XCX - how i’m feeling now
It’s the lockdown soundtrack we all need.
15th May 2020
4 Stars
Public Practice - Gentle Grip
Pure bass-led, disco ball-flecked Studio 54.
15th May 2020
4 Stars
Josef Salvat - modern anxiety
Simultaneously juvenile and remarkably profound.
15th May 2020
4 Stars
Ghostpoet – I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
A masterful soundtrack to a failing society.
1st May 2020
4 Stars
Car Seat Headrest - Making A Door Less Open
A weird and wonderful new offering.
1st May 2020
4 Stars
Happyness - Floatr
The sound of a band fully settled in their own skin.
1st May 2020
4 Stars
Diet Cig - Do You Wonder About Me?
Poignant, refined and still packed with relatable energy.
1st May 2020
4 Stars
Brendan Benson - Dear Life
His most experimental release to date.
24th April 2020
4 Stars
Rina Sawayama - SAWAYAMA
A smart pop record that’s doused in self-awareness.
17th April 2020
4 Stars
Jerskin Fendrix - Winterreise
An exciting debut that puts a unique spin on an already groundbreaking movement.
17th April 2020
4 Stars
M Ward - Migration Stories
It might be his most impressionistic yet.
3rd April 2020
4 Stars
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Viscerals
A vital reboot of the darker end of rock.
3rd April 2020
4 Stars
Thundercat - It Is What It Is
The LP’s darker moments are its most affecting, but the playful brushes of humour throughout never diminish anything.
3rd April 2020
4 Stars
The Chats - High Risk Behaviour
A record that’s bound to solidify The Chats’ name as a truly unique proposition.
27th March 2020
4 Stars
Milk Teeth - Milk Teeth
Milk Teeth have never sounded stronger.
27th March 2020
4 Stars
Margaret Glaspy - Devotion
Her foray into experimenting with electronic music has paid off.
27th March 2020
4 Stars
Catholic Action - Celebrated by Strangers
Catholic Action have tapped into a special vein of form here.
20th March 2020
4 Stars
Baxter Dury - The Night Chancers
Take ‘The Night Chancers’ as a warning, more than an invite…
20th March 2020
4 Stars
The Garden - Kiss My Super Bowl Ring
Interesting and genuine, but most importantly a lot of fun.
13th March 2020
4 Stars
Disq - Collector
Something special has been allowed to flourish organically in Madison.
6th March 2020
4 Stars
Phantogram - Ceremony
The synths are darker, the drums are heavier, the vocals more melancholic.
6th March 2020
4 Stars
Wrangler - A Situation
Prepare yourself mentally - you may start to believe the matrix is real.
28th February 2020
4 Stars
Caribou - Suddenly
It continues Caribou’s knack of releasing albums that are both accessible and explorative.
28th February 2020
4 Stars
Ratboys - Printer’s Devil
The sound of a band who seem to have had a significant boost in their sonic confidence.
28th February 2020
4 Stars
Banoffee - Look At Us Now Dad
A remarkable pop opus unquestionably destined to empower the marginalised.
21st February 2020
4 Stars
Best Coast - Always Tomorrow
A rose-tinted outlook has never felt so great.
21st February 2020
4 Stars
Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
It might make a star of its funk-heavy basslines, but there’s an ever- present underlying sadness here too.
14th February 2020