4-5 Stars
Soccer Mommy - color theory
She encapsulates the spiralling mundanity of feeling blue without sugar coating it with unnecessary poetry.
28th February 2020
4-5 Stars Album & EP Reviews
4-5 Stars
Sløtface - Sorry For The Late Reply
An album that’s taken the playful spark of their debut and refined it into a bolder beast.
31st January 2020
4-5 Stars
Beck - Hyperspace
That ‘Hyperspace’ is quite so seamless in its execution is an utter joy.
22nd November 2019
4-5 Stars
Blaenavon - Everything That Makes You Happy
An optimistic offering in the face of hardship.
25th October 2019
4-5 Stars
Desert Sessions - Vols. 11 & 12
Music’s coolest summer camp.
25th October 2019
4-5 Stars
Rex Orange County - Pony
Equal parts heart wrenching and hopeful.
25th October 2019
4-5 Stars
Girl Band - The Talkies
Where the unlikely meets the possible.
27th September 2019
4-5 Stars
LIFE - A Picture Of Good Health
They’re hitting their stride just as the Brexit void looms. Accordingly, this record is indispensable.
20th September 2019
4-5 Stars
Brittany Howard - Jaime
An album which documents a fierce imagination at play.
20th September 2019
4-5 Stars
Iggy Pop - Free
The uniquely sombre and contemplative Iggy Pop album we didn’t realise we needed
6th September 2019
4-5 Stars
Squid - Town Centre
A richly musical and completely addictive listen.
6th September 2019
4-5 Stars
Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
It’s Lana Del Rey’s world, we’re just living in it.
30th August 2019
4-5 Stars
BROCKHAMPTON - GINGER
Their most mature and concise work to date.
23rd August 2019
4-5 Stars
Jay Som - Anak Ko
A real triumph.
23rd August 2019
4-5 Stars
Sleater-Kinney - The Center Won’t Hold
By far their most stylised, radio-friendly work to date.
16th August 2019
4-5 Stars
The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears
There are a fair few legendary bands out there that were never quite as good as The Murder Capital are right now.
16th August 2019
4-5 Stars
Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend
Not so much Marika 3.0 as the Marika who was always there, but tougher, stronger and more triumphant than ever.
9th August 2019
4-5 Stars
Slaves - The Velvet Ditch
A succinct demonstration of Slaves’ here and now.
19th July 2019
4-5 Stars
The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger
Something if not greater, then at least as good as the sum of their considerable parts.
21st June 2019
4-5 Stars
Two Door Cinema Club - False Alarm
They’ve learnt how to harness their mainstream power while taking creative risks.
21st June 2019
4-5 Stars
Whenyoung - Reasons To Dream
A band to believe in.
24th May 2019
4-5 Stars
slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain
An icon in waiting.
17th May 2019
4-5 Stars
Pottery - No. 1
Fuck exercise, one listen to this is all the endorphin rush you need.
10th May 2019
4-5 Stars
The Chemical Brothers - No Geography
Both what you’d want and expect from a Chemical Brothers album, as well as a whole lot more on top.
12th April 2019
4-5 Stars
Fontaines DC - Dogrel
A clear, unedited picture of who they are and what they’re made of. It’s a joy to witness.
12th April 2019
4-5 Stars
Jelly Boy - Everybody Is A Universe
All the beginnings of something genuinely special.
5th April 2019
4-5 Stars
Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
A supremely exciting, innovative first move from a pop voice that feels utterly fresh and modern.
29th March 2019
4-5 Stars
Jenny Lewis - On The Line
A stately and unhurried affair that methodically untangles heartbreak with sharp storytelling and her trademark rapier wit.
22nd March 2019