4 Stars
The Ninth Wave - Happy Days!
It takes the producer’s day job’s affinity for taking cues from the dancefloor to hypnotic effect.
31st July 2020
4 Stars Album & EP Reviews
4 Stars
Alfie Templeman - Happiness In Liquid Form
Bursting with indie-pop goodness.
17th July 2020
4 Stars
Protomartyr - Ultimate Success Today
The doom may have arrived, but at least Protomartyr are back in our lives.
17th July 2020
4 Stars
Crack Cloud - Pain Olympics
It’s a tough sport, but Crack Cloud are racing for their lives.
17th July 2020
4 Stars
Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas
Her most satisfying and complete work to date.
17th July 2020
4 Stars
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard - The Non-Stop
Essentially what you’d get if you put all of music’s current trends together and then found the exact antithesis of them.
10th July 2020
4 Stars
NZCA Lines - Pure Luxury
These may be difficult times, but NZCA LINES will be throwing the greatest party ever nonetheless.
10th July 2020
4 Stars
The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers
A cathartic acceptance of doubt.
10th July 2020
4 Stars
Denai Moore - Modern Dread
These are songs to dance to at the end of the world.
3rd July 2020
4 Stars
Lynks Afrikka - Smash Hits Vol. 1
A thrilling and exciting listen.
1st July 2020
4 Stars
Remi Wolf – I’m Allergic To Dogs
Roll on that album.
26th June 2020
4 Stars
Pottery - Welcome To Bobby’s Motel
Here, the scuzz is celebrated, the outside world is non-existent, and there’s always space for another body.
26th June 2020
4 Stars
Nadine Shah - Kitchen Sink
Both playful and powerful in its delivery.
26th June 2020
4 Stars
Neil Young - Homegrown
At their finest, the songs here are as poignant as any of the legend’s most affective classics.
19th June 2020
4 Stars
Orlando Weeks - A Quickening
Nothing short of stunning.
12th June 2020
4 Stars
Soko - Feel Feelings
An intelligent, stylish pop record.
12th June 2020
4 Stars
Jehnny Beth - To Love Is To Live
The rich sonic palette and Jehnny’s steely delivery ultimately win out.
12th June 2020
4 Stars
Drab City - Good Songs For Bad People
This is not an album of obvious blaring colours, but of a hypnotic dark swirl.
12th June 2020
4 Stars
GUM - Out In The World
His fifth effort is by far his most fun yet.
12th June 2020
4 Stars
Sports Team - Deep Down Happy
Love them or hate them, dismiss them at your peril.
5th June 2020
4 Stars
Muzz - Muzz
Both a wise and charming record, but never obnoxiously clever.
5th June 2020
4 Stars
Katie Malco - Failures
Her long-awaited debut captures the zeitgeist of a generation lost somewhere between opportunity and fear.
5th June 2020
4 Stars
Hinds - The Prettiest Curse
Packed with grooves, hooks and riffs.
5th June 2020
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
Little Simz - Drop 6
A glorious postcard from an unprecedented global moment, and a wonderful teaser for what is to come.
6th May 2020
4 Stars
Ghostpoet – I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
A masterful soundtrack to a failing society.
1st May 2020