piglet - seven songs
4 Stars
An urgent voice for uncertain times.
November 30, 2022 7:55am
EP Reviews
Humour - Pure Misery
3-5 Stars
‘Pure Misery’ has lots in it to love - even more so when Humour go all out and stand firm in their own lane.
November 23, 2022 7:50am
Deadletter - Heat!
4 Stars
For all their moodiness and arch seriousness, Deadletter are ripe for the spectacle.
November 16, 2022 7:50am
flowerovlove - A Mosh Pit In The Clouds
4-5 Stars
With any justice, flowerovlove will continue rising towards commercial success.
November 10, 2022 8:00am
Cassyette - Sad Girl
4 Stars
Her brand of punked-up pop is an addictive listen.
November 9, 2022 7:50am
Crawlers - Loud Without Noise
5 Stars
Wildly ambitious, it works to showcase perfectly why the Merseysiders have garnered such a fervent fanbase to date – and just how far they could go.
November 4, 2022 8:01am
Bleach Lab - If You Only Feel It Once
3-5 Stars
Where Bleach Lab really come into their own is where they evoke a million feelings in one.
November 4, 2022 7:58am
Molly Payton - Compromise
3-5 Stars
An energetic, rollicking collection of songs.
October 28, 2022 8:00am
Mandrake Handshake - The Triple Point Of Water
4 Stars
There is something otherwordly about Mandrake Handshake.
October 12, 2022 8:00am
Kynsy - Something To Do With Love
4 Stars
An amalgamation of the old and the new.
September 13, 2022 8:00am
Miya Folick - 2007
3-5 Stars
A solid collection of songs that wear their heart on their sleeve and capture the zeitgeist too.
September 7, 2022 7:48am
Porij - Outlines
4 Stars
Sometimes it’s about baring your soul over a 130BPM kick-snare beat. Sometimes it’s just about making something with a real groove.
September 6, 2022 8:00am
KEG - Girders
4 Stars
Tunes that are as catchy as they are direct.
September 1, 2022 7:59am
Been Stellar - Been Stellar
4 Stars
Soul-slugging, shoegaze-lite romps about Big Apple adolescence.
August 10, 2022 7:53am
Lava La Rue - Hi-Fidelity
3-5 Stars
The most decisive and assured Lava La Rue has sounded yet.
July 27, 2022 8:00am
L’Objectif - We Aren’t Getting Out But Tonight We Might
4 Stars
It’s hard not to slip under that disconcerting L’Objectif spell.
June 1, 2022 7:58am
Purity Ring - graves
3 Stars
‘graves’ may not be a huge musical departure, but it’s a sign Purity Ring still have ideas left in them yet.
June 1, 2022 7:57am
Fräulein - A Small Taste
4 Stars
While so clearly forged in the mould of its predecessors, there’s a freshness which shouldn’t be ignored.
May 25, 2022 7:56am
Krush Puppies - Love Kills The Demons
4 Stars
Cinematic compositions abound with riches and marvels aplenty.
May 6, 2022 7:50am
Wallice - ‘90s American Superstar
3-5 Stars
An EP that condemns as much as it builds castles in a cloudy, LA-bright sky.
May 6, 2022 7:49am
English Teacher - Polyawkward
4 Stars
A tentative, intricate construction of melodies.
April 20, 2022 7:54am
Chloe Moriondo - puppy luv
3 Stars
Quite literally a bit of fun. And who can argue with that?
April 6, 2022 7:48am
Sundara Karma - Oblivion!
4-5 Stars
Fizzing hyperpop influences tie with skyward melodies to create a near-masterpiece.
April 1, 2022 7:59am
Miso Extra - Great Taste
4 Stars
An appetising hors d’oeuvre for a main course which, we can only hope, is soon to follow.
March 29, 2022 8:00am
Priestgate - Eyes Closed For The Winter
4 Stars
The outfit strut between intimate and aloof with a raffish sincerity that injects life into well-worn genre moves.
March 23, 2022 7:55am