Reviews
July 2017
7th July
Album Review
4 Stars
Broken Social Scene – Hug of Thunder
An intimate embrace by an old friend.
Album Review
4 Stars
Haim - Something To Tell You
Worth spending some time (or rather, Haim?) with.
Album Review
3 Stars
Lucy Rose - Something’s Changing
A palpable gear-change from her last two albums.
Album Review
3 Stars
Public Service Broadcasting - Every Valley
The sense of wider importance to these stories is palpable.
Album Review
3 Stars
Sivu - Sweet Sweet Silent
It might be a miracle that he’s managed to turn out another record at all.
Album Review
4 Stars
Theo Verney - One Small Piece
A fitting introduction.
14th July
Album Review
4 Stars
Francobollo - Long Live Life
A collection of rough and ready tracks with infectious melodies at their core.
Album Review
3 Stars
Mr Jukes - God First
Mr Jukes is to Bombay Bicycle Club what Africa Express is to Blur.
Album Review
3 Stars
Mura Masa - Mura Masa
Alex Crossan is still set to find his own voice.
Album Review
3 Stars
Shabazz Palaces - Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star
A tighter, less bombastic album than its predecessor.
Album Review
3 Stars
Shabazz Palaces – Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines
Much like its companion, it’s an album that’s relatively restrained.
Album Review
5 Stars
Sheer Mag - Need To Feel Your Love
‘Need to Feel Your Love’ is an album that not only shreds, but feels prescient, too.
Album Review
4 Stars
Waxahatchee - Out In The Storm
The record provides one of the most satisfying pinnacles of the year.
21st July
Album Review
3 Stars
Avey Tare - Eucalyptus
A dense and challenging listen.
Album Review
4 Stars
Childhood - Universal High
More in debt to Prince and Motown’s finest than it is any of music’s more modern masters.
Album Review
4 Stars
Daphni – FABRICLIVE 93
A few occasional seconds of tonal whiplash are a small price to pay to go on this roller-coaster ride.
Album Review
4 Stars
Declan McKenna - What Do You Think About the Car?
A floppy-haired teen singer-songwriter Declan may be — Jake Bugg he’s definitely not.
Album Review
4 Stars
Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life
A record that is prepared to be truly vulnerable, and is all the more impactful for it.
28th July
Album Review
4 Stars
Arcade Fire - Everything Now
Some of their most sky-reaching moments yet.
Album Review
4 Stars
Juanita Stein - America
‘America’ spins tales of sorrow and betrayal and turns them into something exquisite.
Album Review
3 Stars
Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface
The band balance loud and quiet better than ever.
EP Review
4 Stars
Milk Teeth - Be Nice
‘Be Nice’ may just be a taste of what’s to come, but it’s just about enough to sate appetites right now.
