Employed To Serve - Conquering
4 Stars
This is a band at the top of their game.
September 15, 2021 7:58am
Album Reviews
Ray BLK - Access Denied
4 Stars
It has proven itself every bit worth the wait.
September 15, 2021 7:57am
Alexis Taylor - Silence
3 Stars
A reflective release.
September 15, 2021 7:55am
Liz Lawrence - The Avalanche
3 Stars
In short, second solo time around it’s still a mixed bag.
September 15, 2021 7:54am
Sleigh Bells - TEXIS
4 Stars
The best of both worlds.
September 8, 2021 7:58am
Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed
4 Stars
Far from spinning distant, third-person tales, each track feels incredibly personal.
September 8, 2021 7:57am
The Vaccines - Back In Love City
4 Stars
It feels like the purest Vaccines album yet.
September 8, 2021 7:56am
Common - A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2
4 Stars
A sweet paean to music’s mood-boosting properties, as well as it capacity to effect meaningful change.
September 8, 2021 7:56am
Colleen Green - Cool
4 Stars
Colleen Green has always been cool. It’s just that she seems content now, too.
September 8, 2021 7:56am
Spencer. - Are U Down
4 Stars
Spencer.’s skills as a producer and songwriter have never been more evident. Period.
September 8, 2021 7:56am
Art School Girlfriend - Is It Light Where You Are
4 Stars
A wholly atmospheric synth-driven debut doused in heartbreak.
September 8, 2021 7:55am
Tommy Genesis - goldilocks x
4 Stars
A little weird, a little dark, and it’s just right.
September 8, 2021 7:55am
Amyl and the Sniffers - Comfort To Me
4 Stars
On the whole, this feels like Amyl and the Sniffers finding their purpose.
September 8, 2021 7:55am
Manic Street Preachers - The Ultra Vivid Lament
3-5 Stars
A requiem, but one that looks for sonic positivity in the thematic darkness.
September 8, 2021 7:54am
We Were Promised Jetpacks - Enjoy The View
3 Stars
We’re left after just a little more.
September 8, 2021 7:53am
박혜진 Park Hye Jin - Before I Die
3 Stars
Slightly too forbidding to ever fully feel at home.
September 8, 2021 7:53am
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
5 Stars
If ‘GREY Area’ saw Simz come-of-age as a rapper, ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’ is Simz making her first long-lasting artistic stamp on the zeitgeist.
September 2, 2021 2:05pm
Kanye West - DONDA
3 Stars
Predictably bloated and unnecessarily uneven.
September 2, 2021 11:21am
Chvrches - Screen Violence
5 Stars
Their most euphoric rallying cry to date.
August 26, 2021 8:00am
Superstate - Superstate
4 Stars
Graham Coxon’s naturally antsy pen lends just the right amount of discomfort to the atmosphere.
August 26, 2021 7:58am
Turnstile - Glow On
4 Stars
It shows off just how innovative hardcore could become.
August 26, 2021 7:58am
Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take
4 Stars
Simultaneously euphoric and angsty.
August 26, 2021 7:57am
Big Red Machine - How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?
3-5 Stars
There’s a terrific bounty to be enjoyed in the centre of the Vernon-Dessner Venn diagram.
August 26, 2021 7:56am
Chubby And The Gang - The Mutt’s Nuts
3-5 Stars
As could probably be extrapolated from the record’s title alone, one thing ‘The Mutt’s Nuts’ does well is evoke an approximation of ‘70s pub rock.
August 26, 2021 7:55am
Maisie Peters - You Signed Up For This
3-5 Stars
Big emotions, small glances, everything feeling life-defining.
August 26, 2021 7:55am