Reviews
August 2017
4th August
Album Review
2 Stars
Girl Ray - Earl Grey
Not just a quaint look back, but a lukewarm cup of twee.
Album Review
4 Stars
Soccer Mommy - Collection
The technicolour remaster that her debut demo deserves.
11th August
Album Review
4 Stars
Rat Boy - Scum
Rat Boy’s a whole a lot smarter than he’s ever allowed himself to be shown as.
Album Review
4 Stars
The Cribs - 24-7 Rock Star Shit
An unadulterated thrash through everything the Wakefield trio do so well.
Album Review
3 Stars
The Districts - Popular Manipulations
Sometimes all the bluster and crescendo leaves you craving something simpler.
Album Review
4 Stars
The Preatures - Girlhood
The album sparkles with creativity.
Album Review
3 Stars
Trailer Trash Tracys - Althaea
A bold record that once again showcases the duo’s unique sound.
18th August
Album Review
4 Stars
Everything Everything - A Fever Dream
It takes the band’s chart-topping ambition and runs with it.
Album Review
4 Stars
Ghostpoet - Dark Days & Canapés
His most musically bold but thoughtful album to date.
Album Review
3 Stars
Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
An eclectic slow burner.
Album Review
3 Stars
Tigers Jaw - Spin
A promising, varied hint at the future.
Album Review
4 Stars
Willie J Healey - People And Their Dogs
He moves between swoonsome balladry, scuzzy thrashes and twinkling, nostalgic dreampop throughout.
25th August
Album Review
3 Stars
Liars - TFCF
Has he lost touch with all reality or is he just ahead of the curve?
Album Review
4 Stars
Nadine Shah - Holiday Destination
A record that never shies away from being overtly political.
Album Review
4 Stars
Oh Sees - ORC
Even as they celebrate two decades as the kings of America’s psych scene, they show no signs of becoming stale.
Album Review
4 Stars
PVRIS - All We Need Of Heaven, All We Know Of Hell
The band are at their visceral finest.
Album Review
5 Stars
Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
The Californian filthmongers’ most danceable offering yet – and all the better for it.
Album Review
3 Stars
The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
Filled with enough to satisfy any existing fans.
Album Review
4 Stars
Turnover - Good Nature
Turnover aren’t a band content with settling.
