Reviews
June 2026
5th June
EP Review
4 Stars
BIG SPECIAL - O’JOY
An EP that explores both the breadth and depth of the Black Country duo’s sonic experimentalism.
Album Review
4-5 Stars
Death Cab For Cutie - I Built You A Tower
Punchier and more immediate than much of what has come before.
Album Review
4-5 Stars
Jalen Ngonda - Doctrine Of Love
Above all else, he’s a powerful storyteller.
Album Review
4 Stars
Modest Mouse - An Eraser And A Maze
On characteristically inscrutable lyrical form.
Album Review
4-5 Stars
overpass - Elsewhere, Always
Timeless and stadium ready indeed.
Album Review
4 Stars
Rosa Walton - Tell Me It’s A Dream
Sweet but not saccharine; brimming with pop hues, and yet never fully immediate.
11th June
Album Review
4-5 Stars
YHWH Nailgun - Magazine
An 11-minute distillation of what makes them such a force.
12th June
Album Review
3-5 Stars
La Sécurité - Bingo!
A breakneck full-length that remains mostly at a blisteringly relentless pace throughout its 10-track tirade.
Album review
5 Stars
Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
An accessible yet hugely intelligent album that ushers her into her rightful position as one of her generation’s best artists.
Album Review
4 Stars
The Bobby Lees - New Self
Some prime short, sharp catharsis.
EP Review
4 Stars
Tooth - Restless In Bloom
A powerful debut that boasts the promise of exciting things to come.
19th June
Album Review
4 Stars
Graham Coxon - Castle Park
It’s a rare delight to hear him back in the driving seat.
Album Review
3 Stars
LIFE - ABSTRACT / NATURAL
It’ll take the record’s context to prevent it from being that bit too confusing.
Album Review
4 Stars
POND - Terrestrials
They boil everything down to its very essence.
Album Review
3-5 Stars
Swim Deep - Hum
A delightful and timely reset pressed.
26th June
Album Review
4-5 Stars
jjerome87 - The Canyon
A delightful spot to get lost in.
