4-5 Stars

Dave - We’re All Alone In This Together

At the rate he’s working at, watching him fill out the chapters to come is going to be a gift that keeps on giving.

23rd July 2021

4-5 Stars

Clairo - Sling

Stoic and serene, ‘Sling’ is a brave new chapter that introduces a Clairo transformed.

16th July 2021

4-5 Stars

Vince Staples - Vince Staples

More of a glance into the sketchbook of Vince Staples, than main-stage-at-Coachella.

9th July 2021

4-5 Stars

Half Waif - Mythopoetics

Both more freeing and deeply personal.

9th July 2021

4-5 Stars

Master Peace - Public Display Of Affection

A flawless meeting of intention and execution.

2nd July 2021

4-5 Stars

Lucy Dacus - Home Video

A musical representation of the intricate jigsaw of life.

25th June 2021

4-5 Stars

Greentea Peng - Man Made

An impressively accomplished, ever-giving record that rarely fails to enchant.

4th June 2021

4-5 Stars

Bachelor - Doomin’ Sun

Each song pirouettes on the emotional chasm between intimate, physical union, and lonesome psychological vulnerability.

28th May 2021

4-5 Stars

Biig Piig - The Sky Is Bleeding

Genuinely fresh - and racy as hell.

21st May 2021

4-5 Stars

Squid - Bright Green Field

Squid always seemed destined to have an epic album in them, and they’ve delivered just that.

7th May 2021

4-5 Stars

MAN ON MAN - MAN ON MAN

The duo cement the simplicity of love in otherwise complex circumstances.

7th May 2021

4-5 Stars

girl in red - if i could make it go quiet

Ultimately, though, girl in red’s charm lies in her wide-eyed excitability.

30th April 2021

4-5 Stars

Brockhampton - Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine

A record that packs an emotional punch while finding the collective as accomplished and explorative as ever musically.

9th April 2021

4-5 Stars

Skullcrusher - Storm In Summer

The balance between the delicate soundscapes and Helen’s words hits hard.

9th April 2021

4-5 Stars

The Antlers - Green To Gold

It feels like the opening of a new chapter, rather than the closing of the last one.

26th March 2021

4-5 Stars

Do Nothing - Glueland

It doesn’t all make sense, but you sense that’s the point.

12th March 2021

4-5 Stars

The Horrors - Lout

Their boldest, most exciting switch-flip in years.

12th March 2021

4-5 Stars

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage

A jewel in the Cave-Ellis cannon.

25th February 2021

4-5 Stars

Julien Baker - Little Oblivions

A soundtrack for those searching for hope in difficult times.

26th February 2021

4-5 Stars

Ghetts - Conflict of Interest

It’s pure; neither shunning the light or the dark across the 16 tracks. He lets it all show.

19th February 2021

4-5 Stars

Miss Grit - Impostor

The powerful, playful guitars set her up as a natural successor to axe queen St. Vincent.

12th February 2021

4-5 Stars

Taylor Swift - evermore

Both albums showcase Taylor as an unrivalled lyrical force.

11th December 2020

4-5 Stars

Rico Nasty - Nightmare Vacation

It will chew you up and spit you out, and you’ll love every minute of it.

4th December 2020

4-5 Stars

The Cribs - Night Network

A study in elegance in the face of adversity.

20th November 2020

4-5 Stars

Gorillaz - Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez

The LP fizzles with a self-made, impromptu energy.

23rd October 2020

4-5 Stars

Adrianne Lenker - Songs / Instrumentals

The title ‘songs’ betrays overwhelming modesty on Adrianne Lenker’s part.

23rd October 2020

4-5 Stars

Touché Amoré - Lament

Touché Amoré continue to reinvent the very foundations of hardcore.

9th October 2020

4-5 Stars

Will Butler - Generations

What unites the record is an urgent, anxious sense of unrest.

25th September 2020