Bloc Party - Hymns
3 Stars
It’s an unbalanced see-saw that defines ‘Hymns’.
27th January 2016
Album Reviews
Tindersticks - The Waiting Room
3 Stars
You have to recognise it as Staples’ strongest set of songs for a good long while.
22nd January 2016
Eleanor Friedberger - New View
3 Stars
‘New View’ is the most self-assured realisation of Friedberger’s delicately eloquent musical talent.
22nd January 2016
NZCA Lines - Infinite Summer
4 Stars
‘Infinite Summer’ is a beast that demands expansive concert halls and expectant crowds.
22nd January 2016
Suede - Night Thoughts
4 Stars
Rooted in its own creation, ‘Night Thoughts’ is expansive and enchanting.
22nd January 2016
Ty Segall - Emotional Mugger
3 Stars
An album bursting with ideas, it too often disappears up its own — let’s say — ego.
22nd January 2016
Fat White Family - Songs For Our Mothers
1 Stars
Nothing to see here.
21st January 2016
Chairlift - Moth
3 Stars
Chairlift have found themselves creating something far more barmy, bold and exhilarating.
21st January 2016
Savages - Adore Life
4 Stars
Placing love on the surgeon’s table, and dissecting it, they’re every bit as mindbogglingly ambitious.
20th January 2016
Panic! At The Disco - Death of a Bachelor
4 Stars
It’s hard not to bowled over by Brendon Urie’s efforts yet again.
15th January 2016
Mystery Jets - Curve Of The Earth
4 Stars
A magic that has endured.
15th January 2016
Daughter - Not To Disappear
5 Stars
Daughter’s signature is in how they balance the harshest of subject matters with groundbreaking beauty.
15th January 2016
Hinds - Leave Me Alone
4 Stars
True and proud of every ingredient making up their early existence, Hinds create a blueprint in how not to give a fuck.
8th January 2016
David Bowie - Blackstar
4 Stars
‘Blackstar’ seems to be him giving everything, allowing all of his creative impulses to flourish.
7th January 2016
Pusha T - Darkest Before The Dawn: The Prelude
4 Stars
Pusha T has so much more to offer than before
4th January 2016
Coldplay - A Head Full of Dreams
2 Stars
For a record about breaking ground and finding a new, happier place, where’s the catharsis?
16th December 2015
Archy Marshall - ‘A New Place 2 Drown’
4 Stars
Like a post-watershed episode of Skins without the plot-tying happy ending.
11th December 2015
Lizzo - Big GRRRL Small World
4 Stars
While she’s toned down the confrontation musically on this follow-up, lyrically it cuts even sharper.
11th December 2015
jennylee - Right on!
3 Stars
Jam is all well and good, but this record is at times lacking in the bread and butter of music — songs.
11th December 2015
Adele – 25
3 Stars
Adele could’ve recorded literally whatever she fancied.
23rd November 2015
Gems - Kill the One You Love
4 Stars
A record of understated beauty, beauty buried beneath images of hurt and longing.
20th November 2015
Shunkan - The Pink Noise
4 Stars
Fully-formed, confident and glorious.
20th November 2015
Arca - Mutant
3 Stars
This record is deadly in intention, but it packs a sweet heart.
20th November 2015
Anna von Hausswolff - The Miraculous
3 Stars
Those looking to take a journey through Swedish folklore that’s off the beaten track would do well explore the epic landscapes of ‘The Miraculous’.
13th November 2015
Featuring Finn Wolfhard, FLO, Jungle, Mystery Jets and more.