jjerome87 - The Canyon
4-5 Stars
A delightful spot to get lost in.
24th June 2026
Album Reviews
Graham Coxon - Castle Park
4 Stars
It’s a rare delight to hear him back in the driving seat.
17th June 2026
POND - Terrestrials
4 Stars
They boil everything down to its very essence.
17th June 2026
Swim Deep - Hum
3-5 Stars
A delightful and timely reset pressed.
17th June 2026
LIFE - ABSTRACT / NATURAL
3 Stars
It’ll take the record’s context to prevent it from being that bit too confusing.
17th June 2026
Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
5 Stars
An accessible yet hugely intelligent album that ushers her into her rightful position as one of her generation’s best artists.
12th June 2026
La Sécurité - Bingo!
3-5 Stars
A breakneck full-length that remains mostly at a blisteringly relentless pace throughout its 10-track tirade.
12th June 2026
The Bobby Lees - New Self
4 Stars
Some prime short, sharp catharsis.
12th June 2026
YHWH Nailgun - Magazine
4-5 Stars
An 11-minute distillation of what makes them such a force.
11th June 2026
overpass - Elsewhere, Always
4-5 Stars
Timeless and stadium ready indeed.
5th June 2026
Jalen Ngonda - Doctrine Of Love
4-5 Stars
Above all else, he’s a powerful storyteller.
5th June 2026
Death Cab For Cutie - I Built You A Tower
4-5 Stars
Punchier and more immediate than much of what has come before.
5th June 2026
Rosa Walton - Tell Me It’s A Dream
4 Stars
Sweet but not saccharine; brimming with pop hues, and yet never fully immediate.
5th June 2026
Modest Mouse - An Eraser And A Maze
4 Stars
On characteristically inscrutable lyrical form.
5th June 2026
Violet Grohl - Be Sweet To Me
4-5 Stars
A debut of truly impressive proportions.
29th May 2026
Paul McCartney - The Boys Of Dungeon Lane
4 Stars
A definitive late-career high point.
29th May 2026
Iceage - For Love Of Grace & The Hereafter
4 Stars
Intent, purpose, and a play to make things bigger.
29th May 2026
Static Dress - Injury Episode
4 Stars
A band with not just grand ambition and ideas, but a passion for the genre.
29th May 2026
Francis of Delirium - Run, Run Pure Beauty
4-5 Stars
A brilliant reminder that music can be the best tonic for dark times.
29th May 2026
Kurt Vile - Philadelphia’s been good to me
4 Stars
A love letter to his hometown that both aches with nostalgia and swells with affection.
27th May 2026
Bleachers - everyone for ten minutes
4 Stars
A display of the magic that can happen when people come together to write songs.
22nd May 2026
Maisie Peters - Florescence
3-5 Stars
Messy at times, impeccably self-aware, and charged with the burning desire for the stability and peace of mind that comes with growing up.
22nd May 2026
Marmozets - CO.WAR.DICE
4-5 Stars
A ferocious return to the forefront.
20th May 2026
Ecca Vandal - Looking For People To Unfollow
3-5 Stars
A varied collection that exhibits Ecca Vandal as a truly exciting rock act.
20th May 2026
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.