Reviews
May 2014
1st May
4 Stars
Pure X - Angel
Where their previous two albums were dense and tortured, ‘Angel’ is light.
5th May
4 Stars
Lykke Li - I Never Learn
Big, bold and heart-wrenching.
4 Stars
Shunkan - Honey, Milk And Blood
If isolation channels into music like this, she ought to keep going.
5 Stars
The Horrors - Luminous
The album The Horrors have been destined to make.
4 Stars
tUnE-yArDs - Nikki Nack
Just as idiosyncratic but is even catchier and even bolder.
9th May
4 Stars
Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband
A much more sombre, sinister mood drifts throughout this record.
12th May
4 Stars
Bo Ningen - III
There’s something alluring and mesmerising in the haze, but equally disorientating and unconquerable.
4 Stars
Chromeo - White Women
Funk aims headfirst for the charts.
4 Stars
Foxes - Glorious
Sweeping, dramatic electro-pop, full of intention and power – and it captivates.
4 Stars
Sean Nicholas Savage - Bermuda Waterfall
It’s both the timeless melodies and the mysterious persona he creates that constantly demand repeat plays.
4 Stars
Swans - To Be Kind
Not an album to be treated lightly, not an album that lends itself to being dipped into.
4 Stars
Tobacco - Ultima II Massage
Severely damaged, sometimes terrifying, and always enjoyable, it’s his most challenging album yet.
20th May
4 Stars
Kwabs - Pray For Love
Don’t expect the ascent to stop anytime soon.
23rd May
5 Stars
Röyksopp & Robyn - Do It Again
A riot of compulsive, flawlessly-produced, and beautifully impassioned music.
26th May
Album Review
3 Stars
Alpines - Oasis
As a unique and fascinating whole the experience will surely prove itself worthwhile.
Album Review
4 Stars
Goodtime Boys - Rain
An incredibly focused, polished effort that should cement their place at the very top table of UK hardcore.
Album Review
3 Stars
Popstrangers - Fortuna
Awash with sun-drenched melodies, each track as colourful as the next.
EP Review
5 Stars
Röyksopp & Robyn - Do It Again
A riot of compulsive, flawlessly-produced, and beautifully impassioned music.
Album Review
3 Stars
Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour
Could somebody please give Sam Smith a hug?
Album Review
4 Stars
Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
An artist with a growing sense of belief.
Album Review
4 Stars
Teleman - Breakfast
Grown up, spotlessly polished and now with full-fledged circuitry, these pirates are machines now.
EP Review
5 Stars
Wolf Alice - Creature Songs
Yeah, it’s grunge – but this is 2014 grunge.
