Reviews
April 2015
6th April
Album Review
4 Stars
Alex G - Trick / Rules
‘Trick’ and ‘Rules’ are given the pro treatment.
Album Review
3 Stars
All Time Low - Future Hearts
They’re never going to reinvent the wheel, but there is something intensely satisfying in their sugary hooks.
Album Review
4 Stars
Brawlers – Romantic Errors of Our Youth
Brawlers have built a debut album that doesn’t put a foot wrong.
Album Review
4 Stars
Doldrums - The Air Conditioned Nightmare
A slightly more subdued affair, though there’s plenty of melodies within the chaos.
Album Review
5 Stars
Drenge - Undertow
A band finding their feet before taking to the skies.
Album Review
4 Stars
East India Youth - Culture of Volume
It’s the strongest Doyle’s sounded as a songwriter, even if he’s still finding his feet.
Album Review
3 Stars
Lapalux - Lustmore
‘Lustmore’ is beautifully complex, but subtly so.
Album Review
4 Stars
Nadine Shah - Fast Food
Sweet, sour, angry, reflective.
Album Review
2 Stars
San Cisco - Gracetown
The songs are sweet and the melodies are there, but the record can seem a little two-paced.
Album Review
4 Stars
Say Lou Lou - Lucid Dreaming
The album’s eleven tracks emanate a hazy organic warmth.
Album Review
2 Stars
The Wombats - Glitterbug
‘Glitterbug’ is a tired album that lacks invention.
Album Review
3 Stars
Toro Y Moi - What For?
An homage to golden days.
Album Review
4 Stars
Waxahatchee - Ivy Tripp
Incredible songs, performed with honesty and passion.
Album Review
4 Stars
Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too
Young Fathers have struck gold on something more rewarding than its predecessor.
10th April
Film Review
5 Stars
Cobain: Montage of Heck
This film deserves to be adored.
13th April
Album Review
3 Stars
Citizens! - European Soul
Great big fun dancefloor fillers.
Album Review
4 Stars
Gallows - Desolation Sounds
Gallows remain ferocious until the last drop.
Album Review
4 Stars
Stealing Sheep - Not Real
A new eureka moment every sixty seconds.
Album Review
2 Stars
The Mountain Goats - Beat the Champ
As a standalone album it lacks a coherent sound.
Album Review
3 Stars
Villagers - Darling Arithmetic
A simple story, well told, by a very engaging story teller.
19th April
Album Review
4 Stars
Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
Brilliantly effortless.
Album Review
3 Stars
San Fermin - Jackrabbit
A second album with fluidity and togetherness.
20th April
Album Review
4 Stars
Passion Pit - Kindred
This is out-and-out pop music – there are no ‘indie’ qualifiers here — and it’s all the more joyous for its lack of shame.
Album Review
5 Stars
Speedy Ortiz - Foil Deer
A snarling, twisted, mischievous creation, ‘Foil Deer’ is a leaping, high-spirited joy of a record.
Album Review
3 Stars
Turbo Fruits - No Control
A strong development of a record.
27th April
Album Review
4 Stars
Blur - The Magic Whip
Sixteen years from their last album as a four piece, Blur’s big comeback is a week-long-wonder.
Album Review
3 Stars
Braids - Deep in the Iris
A satisfying listen that features some of the best material Braids have put to record so far.
Album Review
4 Stars
Jackson Scott - Sunshine Redux
‘Sunshine Redux’ encapsulates all of Scott’s best qualities.
Album Review
4 Stars
Mew - +-
Mew have always been unpredictable, and with ‘+-’ they prove, once again, that it’s all for the best.
Album Review
4 Stars
Nai Harvest - Hairball
‘Hairball’ succeeds in adding another golden string to Nai Harvest’s ever-expanding bow.
