Reviews
May 2018
4th May
Album Review
4 Stars
Daniel Blumberg - Minus
An object of rare beauty and sophistication.
Album Review
4 Stars
Eleanor Friedberger - Rebound
A surreal trip that feels like you’re voyaging through someone else’s dreams or scattered, fragmented memories.
Album Review
3 Stars
Gaz Coombes - World's Strongest Man
Moving into his next phase with real class.
Album Review
4 Stars
Iceage - Beyondless
Beautiful, emotional, and cinematic.
Album Review
4 Stars
Jon Hopkins - Singularity
Varied and consistently compelling.
Album Review
3 Stars
Leon Bridges - Good Thing
It feels like he’s only just getting started.
Album Review
3 Stars
Middle Kids - Lost Friends
A solid first step.
Album Review
4 Stars
Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll
Peace know just what they’re doing.
Album Review
4 Stars
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Sparkle Hard
A seemingly never-ending well of ideas.
11th May
Album Review
3 Stars
Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Either genius, or the sound of a man unravelling.
Album Review
3 Stars
Beach House - 7
A gorgeous, irreplaceable atmosphere washes over anything they play.
Album Review
3 Stars
Jess Williamson - Cosmic Wink
Largely free from inhibition.
Album Review
3 Stars
La Luz - Floating Features
If only their raw knack for rhythm and harmony were left untouched by unnecessarily glossy production.
18th May
Album Review
2 Stars
Ash - Islands
It’s a shame most of ‘Islands’ doesn’t have anything to grab hold of.
Album Review
4 Stars
Big Ups - Two Parts Together
Enough crunch to keep things exciting right up to its thundering climax.
Album Review
3 Stars
Charles Watson - Now That I’m A River
A quietly experimental affair.
Album Review
4 Stars
Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel
Lyrically the most direct and honest Courtney has been to date.
Album Review
5 Stars
Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
A gut-punch of an immediate classic.
Album Review
4 Stars
TT - Lovelaws
An even more personal exploration of her affective talents.
25th May
Album Review
4 Stars
Chvrches - Love Is Dead
Celebratory, rich and more confident than ever.
EP Review
4 Stars
Hatchie - Sugar & Spice EP
The end result is pretty ecstatic.
Album Review
4 Stars
Jo Passed - Their Prime
A brilliant and unexpected ride from start to finish.
Album Review
3 Stars
LICE - It All Worked Out Vol. 1 & 2
A decent catch-up on LICE’s story so far.
