Yard Act - The Overload
5 Stars
Brilliantly constructed to unfurl like some sordid soap opera of Brexit Britain.
January 19, 2022 8:00am
Album Reviews
Aurora - The Gods We Can Touch
4 Stars
Aurora’s celestial spark remains her calling card.
January 19, 2022 7:58am
Kyla La Grange - While Your Heart’s Still Beating
3-5 Stars
A natural and elegant evolution of character.
January 19, 2022 7:56am
Palace - Shoals
3-5 Stars
A far more existentially reflective side of Palace.
January 19, 2022 7:55am
Miles Kane - Change The Show
3 Stars
All in all, the blanketing lime-lit production, the in-your-face ’60s nostalgia, the five-sugars-in-the-tea gooiness of it all may be too cloying for some.
January 19, 2022 7:54am
Silverbacks - Archive Material
2-5 Stars
A puzzling, and largely forgettable collection.
January 19, 2022 7:50am
Bonobo - Fragments
3 Stars
When you want something with more heft, it’s a record that’s lacking.
January 12, 2022 7:54am
Fickle Friends - Are We Gonna Be Alright?
2-5 Stars
Unfortunately, it often misses the mark.
January 12, 2022 7:50am
Spector - Now Or Whenever
4 Stars
Reconciling no-frills, gig-ready energy with minimalist mechanics.
January 5, 2022 7:58am
Twin Atlantic - Transparency
3 Stars
It all feels like something of a middle finger to expectation and convention.
January 5, 2022 7:54am
Orlando Weeks - Hop Up
3-5 Stars
An irresistibly likeable album, very much in the mould of its creator’s affable, mellow personality.
January 4, 2022 7:57am
No Rome - It’s All Smiles
4 Stars
A clear amalgamation of lessons learned in and out of the studio.
December 3, 2021 8:00am
Arca - KICK ii, KicK iii, kick iiii, kICK iiiii
4 Stars
A complex calling card from a singular artist.
December 3, 2021 7:59am
EERA - Speak
3-5 Stars
‘Speak’ casts a macroscopic lens on the human experience.
December 3, 2021 7:54am
Adele - 30
4-5 Stars
‘Did Adele just do that?’ you might ask on first listen. Yeah, she did. But she didn’t have to.
November 17, 2021 12:01am
Deap Vally - Marriage
4 Stars
The sound of Deap Vally tapping back into what makes them tick.
November 16, 2021 4:48pm
Damon Albarn - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows
4 Stars
At once warm and familiar but simultaneously a little odd.
November 10, 2021 8:00am
IDLES - CRAWLER
4 Stars
Things get truly exciting when IDLES combine the atmospheric with the experimental.
November 10, 2021 7:58am
Pip Blom - Welcome Break
4 Stars
Pip Blom haven’t changed their sound, but they do feel like they’ve got to know it better.
November 10, 2021 7:57am
Jon Hopkins - Music For Psychedelic Therapy
3 Stars
An indulgence rather than an integral piece of the Jon Hopkins canon.
November 10, 2021 7:57am
spill tab - BONNIE
3-5 Stars
A modish onslaught of dance-pop, rife with hip collaborators and TikTok-able moments.
November 10, 2021 7:56am
Kills Birds - Married
4 Stars
The group unleash the spirit of punk with sharpshooting smarts.
November 10, 2021 7:55am
Zuzu - Queensway Tunnel
4 Stars
Despite its intimacy, it’s also pretty universal.
November 10, 2021 7:54am
Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time
4 Stars
As close to a record born of isolation as you’re bound to hear.
November 8, 2021 3:00pm
Snail Mail - Valentine
5 Stars
A record as hopeful as it is bittersweet.
November 3, 2021 8:00am