Reviews
November 2017
3rd November
Album Review
3 Stars
Autobahn - The Moral Crossing
An evolution for the Leeds five-piece.
Album Review
3 Stars
Converge - The Dusk in Us
There’s a vitality here that reminds us that Converge are exactly the sort of band we can hardly afford to do without.
Album Review
3 Stars
Jaws of Love. – Tasha Sits Close To The Piano
Often an engaging listen.
Album Review
4 Stars
Liima - 1982
Like playing an 8‑bit video game on a 2017 console.
Album Review
3 Stars
Omar Souleyman - To Syria, With Love
His own personal ode to the land.
Album Review
4 Stars
Shamir - Revelations
A revelation in all senses of the word.
10th November
EP Review
5 Stars
Dama Scout - Dama Scout
The trio have a knack for veering off down unexpected corridors at any point.
Album Review
4 Stars
Spinning Coin - Permo
There’s definitely a certain amount of looking back.
Album Review
3 Stars
Yung Lean - Stranger
He continues to push boundaries.
17th November
Album Review
4 Stars
Baths - Romaplasm
Still brutally human, and all the better for it.
EP Review
4 Stars
Milk Teeth - Go Away
The sound of someone tearing their hair out, reflecting upon misery, just shouldn’t be this much fun.
Album Review
2 Stars
Morrissey - Low In High School
This charming man? It looks like these days it’s more a case of bigmouth strikes again.
Album Review
4 Stars
OCS - Memory Of A Cut Off Head
A venture into the unexpected.
Album Review
4 Stars
Tove Lo - Blue Lips
Which other pop star would sing about having hard nipples and puppet fornication?
24th November
Album Review
3 Stars
Björk - Utopia
While there’s nearly always a sense of beauty embedded within ‘Utopia’ though, there’s also a feeling of harshness.
Album Review
3 Stars
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Who Built The Moon?
You can’t fault Noel for wanting to step away from the niche of his own making, but it doesn’t make this any less of a baffling ride.
