Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
4 Stars
Nick Cave’s lyrics have always dealt with love and grief — on ‘Skeleton Tree’ they’re more pronounced than ever.
20th September 2016
Album Reviews
Klangstof - Close Eyes to Exit
4 Stars
On their debut album, Klangstof have built themselves a unique, identifiable sound — one that they can use as a blueprint going forward.
16th September 2016
Trentemøller - Fixion
3 Stars
On his new album, Anders Trentemøller runs towards darkness with a look of curious thrill-ride glee.
16th September 2016
AlunaGeorge - I Remember
4 Stars
Packed full of bangers, ‘I Remember’ is a bold next step in AlunaGeorge’s evolution.
16th September 2016
Mykki Blanco - Mykki
3 Stars
‘Mykki’ is a promising starting point for some, a jump into a different league entirely for his following.
16th September 2016
Against Me! - Shape Shift With Me
4 Stars
This is Against Me! shifting the topic but retaining all the glory.
16th September 2016
Still Corners - Dead Blue
3 Stars
On their third album, Still Corners’ dream-pop takes on a nightmarish hue.
16th September 2016
Phantogram - Three
4 Stars
Phantogram are at their best when blasting out gritty, heavy choruses — ‘Three’ has them in spades.
16th September 2016
Keaton Henson - Kindly Now
3 Stars
The elusive songwriter’s latest album makes for interesting, albeit heavy listening.
16th September 2016
Preoccupations - Preoccupations
4 Stars
The Canadian group’s second record hits harder, digs deeper and lingers longer than their promising debut.
15th September 2016
Deap Vally - Femejism
4 Stars
Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards second album is so smash-full of gritty, dirty blues riffs it’s as if they’ve ransacked all the dive bars in their native LA.
15th September 2016
J Churcher – Borderland State
3 Stars
Crooner J Churcher’s debut is his final, smitten declaration.
9th September 2016
Wilco - Schmilco
3 Stars
With ‘Schmilco’, Wilco are getting funnier, more surprising and more interesting.
9th September 2016
Doe - Some Things Last Longer Than You
4 Stars
‘Some Things Last Longer Than You’ delivers the lot and then some with devastating power and sincerity.
9th September 2016
Teenage Fanclub - Here
3 Stars
‘Here’ joins the rest of the group’s catalogue in being consistently enjoyable, yet on this occasion not without flaw.
9th September 2016
Allah-Las - Calico Review
3 Stars
Reinvigorating the band’s instinctive timelessness, Allah-Las’ third album rambles as it soars.
9th September 2016
M.I.A. - A.I.M.
3 Stars
If this is her last album, ‘A.I.M.’ is a strange, slightly inconclusive goodbye wave from M.I.A.
6th September 2016
Local Natives - Sunlit Youth
4 Stars
On their third album, Local Natives show themselves to be a band evolving with grace and assuredness.
5th September 2016
Bastille - Wild World
4 Stars
Full of pomp and grandeur, Bastille’s second album is a bolder, more ambitious step-up from their debut.
5th September 2016
Partybaby - The Golden Age Of Bullshit
5 Stars
Partybaby step up to the plate; flag-bearers for a whole generation.
2nd September 2016
Zomby - Ultra
3 Stars
Zomby’s music continues to ask the question: in what setting is this actually playable?
2nd September 2016
Jamie T - Trick
3 Stars
‘Trick’ is the sound of a more carefree and content Jamie T, trying new things and seeing what sticks.
2nd September 2016
Beach Baby - No Mind No Money
4 Stars
The London garage-pop four-piece flourish when they’re at their most carefree.
2nd September 2016
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Pretty Years
3 Stars
The Staten Island band’s new full-length is at its best when it doesn’t try so hard to push the boundaries.
2nd September 2016
Featuring Finn Wolfhard, FLO, Jungle, Mystery Jets and more.