Thee Oh Sees - A Weird Exits
4 Stars
Thee Oh Sees may be old hat at this by now, but they remain relatively unsung heroes.
12th August 2016
Album Reviews
Noname - Telefone
4 Stars
Fatimah Warner’s new mixtape packs fantastic R&B songs, coated in a sense of impending doom.
11th August 2016
Corbu - Crayon Soul
4 Stars
New York dream pop project Corbu are obsessed with the weird and wonderful, and their debut makes these oddities more inclusive.
5th August 2016
Cheena - Spend the Night With
3 Stars
NYC punk newcomers Cheena’s debut is rough around the edges, but it thrives under this approach.
5th August 2016
Dinosaur Jr - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
3 Stars
Beloved veterans Dinosaur Jr don’t move into unknown territory on their new album, but there are still some precious moments.
5th August 2016
Johnny Foreigner - Mono No Aware
4 Stars
Their most cohesively vibrant moment to date, Johnny Foreigner celebrate their 10th anniversary in style.
1st August 2016
Wild Beasts - Boy King
4 Stars
Everything’s swathed in gaudy neon light and a sickening swagger.
29th July 2016
Owen - The King Of Whys
3 Stars
The eighth solo album by American Football’s Mike Kinsella is a confident — if slightly unadventurous — addition.
29th July 2016
Beaty Heart - Till the Tomb
3 Stars
Peckham electro-poppers Beaty Heart’s second album fizzes more than a can of shaken lemonade.
29th July 2016
DM Stith - Pigeonheart
4 Stars
Anything goes on David Michael Stith’s new album, his sweet falsetto timbre holding everything together.
28th July 2016
Nao - For All We Know
4 Stars
Impossibly coherent; the product of earned wisdom welded to raw talent.
26th July 2016
Honne – Warm On A Cold Night
2 Stars
Smooth-as-it-gets duo Honne’s debut could be a triumph, but finds itself prone to mumbling and shallowness.
22nd July 2016
MSTRKRFT - Operator
3 Stars
Canadian electronic music agitators MSTRKRFT’s first album five years is a chaotic and hard-hitting return.
22nd July 2016
Show Me The Body - Body War
4 Stars
Like musical scarification.
21st July 2016
Beyond the Wizards Sleeve - The Soft Bounce
2 Stars
Erol Alkan and Richard Norris’ alternate world doesn’t reap the same rewards for listeners as it does for its creators.
21st July 2016
Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
4 Stars
Did somebody say Mercury? This is a landmark album for a previously forgotten musician.
21st July 2016
Clams Casino - 32 Levels
4 Stars
Emerging from the shadows, ingenious producer Michael Vope puts his own agenda forward on an impressive debut.
21st July 2016
Biffy Clyro - Ellipsis
4 Stars
A new, playful kind of Biffy Clyro.
8th July 2016
Roisin Murphy - Take Her Up to Monto
3 Stars
Irish electro-pop star follows up last year’s Mercury Prize nomination with another dose of wild invention.
8th July 2016
The Avalanches - Wildflower
4 Stars
The Avalanches have gone beyond their calling.
8th July 2016
The Julie Ruin - Hit Reset
4 Stars
A racing sense fun propels much of The Julie Ruin’s latest.
8th July 2016
BADBADNOTGOOD - IV
3 Stars
In a pursuit of the new, jazz-via-hip-hop group BADBADNOTGOOD sometimes struggle to piece together their grand-scoped adventures.
4th July 2016
Shura - Nothing’s Real
4 Stars
On her long-awaited first work, Shura packs her debut full of potential and pop #bangers.
4th July 2016
Martha - Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart
4 Stars
Martha prevail over adversity, making an album worth falling head-over-heels in love with.
1st July 2016
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.