4 Stars
The OBGMs – The Ends
Tongue firmly in cheek, The OBGMs couldn’t be more serious.
30th October 2020
4 Stars Album & EP Reviews
4 Stars
I Dont Know How But They Found Me - Razzmatazz
Fun, flamboyant, and entirely of its time.
23rd October 2020
4 Stars
Juanita Stein – Snapshot
The singer’s third solo effort is a darker proposition.
23rd October 2020
4 Stars
Clipping - Visions of Bodies Being Burned
They’ve taken all of their most powerful trademarks and pushed them to breaking point, and the result is nothing short of spectacular.
23rd October 2020
4 Stars
Boy Pablo - Wachito Rico
His pining craft, all jazzy guitar shapes and heart-stung pleas, feels remarkably well-realised.
23rd October 2020
4 Stars
Open Mike Eagle - Anime, Trauma and Divorce
Life may have given Open Mike Eagle some fresh citrus fruit, but this resulting record is some sweet, sweet lemonade.
16th October 2020
4 Stars
Beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers
Grab your baggiest, most-frayed jumper, pop this on and get ready to get moody.
16th October 2020
4 Stars
Matt Berninger - Serpentine Prison
As with The National, Matt’s brilliantly obtuse way with words swirls into frame frequently.
16th October 2020
4 Stars
METZ - Atlas Vending
A record that feels both raw and refined.
9th October 2020
4 Stars
Emmy The Great - April / 月音
An intriguing new chapter that carves out a world you can dive into.
9th October 2020
4 Stars
Shamir - Shamir
The start of a whole new era.
2nd October 2020
4 Stars
Laura Jane Grace - Stay Alive
Folk-punk at its most sincere.
1st October 2020
4 Stars
The Nude Party - Midnight Manor
Dripping with exuberant charm.
2nd October 2020
4 Stars
Working Men’s Club - Working Men’s Club
It’s the underlying sense of unease and something to prove that really adds the edge.
2nd October 2020
4 Stars
mxmtoon - dusk
By knowing her audience and growing with them, toon’s time is unmistakeably now.
1st October 2020
4 Stars
Walt Disco - Young Hard and Handsome
The kind of fabulously polarising affair that’ll cement their increasing tribe of acolytes in no time.
30th September 2020
4 Stars
Fleet Foxes - Shore
A hopeful return to origins.
22nd September 2020
4 Stars
Sad13 - Haunted Painting
If anybody has access to a higher power of divine survival witchcraft, it’s Sad13.
25th September 2020
4 Stars
Pillow Queens - In Waiting
Pillow Queens are outwardly frustrated but comfortable in themselves, and their sound succeeds in finding the often-untapped ground between the two.
25th September 2020
4 Stars
Róisín Murphy - Róisín Machine
If it makes you move, it’s a winner. If it makes you think too, to Róisín, that’s even better.
25th September 2020
4 Stars
Sylvan Esso - Free Love
Exactly what pop music should be: punchy and pure.
25th September 2020
4 Stars
Into it. Over It. - Figure
Both lyrically and musically it looks backwards to move forwards.
31st October 2020
4 Stars
Fenne Lily - Breach
Nothing can stop Fenne Lily now.
18th September 2020
4 Stars
Sinead O’Brien - Drowning In Blessings
There’s more hidden within than one listen can decipher; we’re confident it’s worth the effort.
16th September 2020
4 Stars
Haiku Hands - Haiku Hands
Haiku Hands can pretty much do it all.
10th September 2020
4 Stars
Everything Everything - Re-Animator
A shadowy beast that’s sure to leave a mark.
11th September 2020
4 Stars
Declan McKenna - Zeros
Declan’s musical palette second time around comes full of glitter and flares, taking all it can from the decades taste forgot.
4th September 2020
4 Stars
Angel Olsen - Whole New Mess
It’s a home run.
28th August 2020