Graham Coxon - Castle Park
It’s a rare delight to hear him back in the driving seat.
Reviews
Swim Deep - Hum
3-5 Stars
A delightful and timely reset pressed.
17th June 2026, 7:51am
Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
5 Stars
An accessible yet hugely intelligent album that ushers her into her rightful position as one of her generation’s best artists.
12th June 2026, 3:00pm
POND - Terrestrials
4 Stars
They boil everything down to its very essence.
17th June 2026
LIFE - ABSTRACT / NATURAL
3 Stars
It’ll take the record’s context to prevent it from being that bit too confusing.
17th June 2026
La Sécurité - Bingo!
3-5 Stars
A breakneck full-length that remains mostly at a blisteringly relentless pace throughout its 10-track tirade.
12th June 2026
The Bobby Lees - New Self
4 Stars
Some prime short, sharp catharsis.
12th June 2026
Tooth - Restless In Bloom
4 Stars
A powerful debut that boasts the promise of exciting things to come.
12th June 2026
YHWH Nailgun - Magazine
4-5 Stars
An 11-minute distillation of what makes them such a force.
11th June 2026
overpass - Elsewhere, Always
4-5 Stars
Timeless and stadium ready indeed.
5th June 2026
Jalen Ngonda - Doctrine Of Love
4-5 Stars
Above all else, he’s a powerful storyteller.
5th June 2026
Death Cab For Cutie - I Built You A Tower
4-5 Stars
Punchier and more immediate than much of what has come before.
5th June 2026
Rosa Walton - Tell Me It’s A Dream
4 Stars
Sweet but not saccharine; brimming with pop hues, and yet never fully immediate.
5th June 2026
BIG SPECIAL - O’JOY
4 Stars
An EP that explores both the breadth and depth of the Black Country duo’s sonic experimentalism.
5th June 2026
Modest Mouse - An Eraser And A Maze
4 Stars
On characteristically inscrutable lyrical form.
5th June 2026
Pixies stay true to their no-nonsense roots for special Royal Albert Hall anniversary outing
For all their understated demeanour, they clearly don’t take the last four decades for granted.
4th June 2026
Violet Grohl - Be Sweet To Me
4-5 Stars
A debut of truly impressive proportions.
29th May 2026
Paul McCartney - The Boys Of Dungeon Lane
4 Stars
A definitive late-career high point.
29th May 2026
Iceage - For Love Of Grace & The Hereafter
4 Stars
Intent, purpose, and a play to make things bigger.
29th May 2026
Static Dress - Injury Episode
4 Stars
A band with not just grand ambition and ideas, but a passion for the genre.
29th May 2026
Francis of Delirium - Run, Run Pure Beauty
4-5 Stars
A brilliant reminder that music can be the best tonic for dark times.
29th May 2026
Little Simz & Joy Crookes get festival season off to a scorching start at Cross The Tracks 2026
Before, though, there’s a whole day’s run-up of jazz, funk and soul perfectly suited to such raised temperatures.
28th May 2026
Pyncher, Holly Head & more help to showcase Manchester’s rich music scene at Fifth Floor Fest
A beautiful convergence of the best up-and-coming Northern talent.
27th May 2026
Kurt Vile - Philadelphia’s been good to me
4 Stars
A love letter to his hometown that both aches with nostalgia and swells with affection.
27th May 2026
KuleeAngee - Love and Affection
4 Stars
An unpretentious, undeniable collection.
27th May 2026
Mitski dances to her own tune for compelling Royal Albert Hall performance
If anything, tonight shows that her newer influx of fans are more than onboard with a little bit of weird.
26th May 2026
Bleachers - everyone for ten minutes
4 Stars
A display of the magic that can happen when people come together to write songs.
22nd May 2026
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.