Majical Cloudz - Are You Alone?
4 Stars
Devon Welsh has opened himself up to a point where everything he is and has been is given to ‘Are You Alone?’
16th October 2015
Album Reviews
EL VY - Return To The Moon
4 Stars
EL VY could have been many things for Matt Berninger but largely just exhibits him doing everything he does so well.
16th October 2015
Neon Indian - VEGA INTL. Night School
3 Stars
Neon Indian have a top-drawer electro pop record in them, if only they can trim the fat accordingly.
16th October 2015
Real Lies - Real Life
2 Stars
Makes you think, right?
16th October 2015
Deerhunter - Fading Frontier
4 Stars
‘Fading Frontier’ draws a new line in the sand, and it could be the beginning of a more direct and big-thinking Deerhunter.
16th October 2015
!!! - As If
4 Stars
‘As If’ sees !!! attempting to fully realise and recapture their go-to live sound.
16th October 2015
Alex G - Beach Music
4 Stars
This record was defined by never being in the same place at once but there’s a glue holding everything together.
9th October 2015
Protomartyr - The Agent Intellect
4 Stars
It’s irresistible and so eloquently convincing that despite their claims of failure, Protomartyr are unstoppable.
9th October 2015
The Garden - Haha
3 Stars
Sadistically teasing all essences of musical genres into a 17 track debut, ‘Haha’ has more than its fair share of insanity.
9th October 2015
Dilly Dally - Sore
4 Stars
With ‘Sore’ Dilly Dally prove themselves as a hungry, relentless band ready to make a lasting mark.
9th October 2015
Hurts - Surrender
4 Stars
When Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson unearth their gaudier side, they hit on a bold new direction
9th October 2015
City and Colour - If I Should Go Before You
3 Stars
A full-length that blends together that little too easily.
7th October 2015
Wavves - V
5 Stars
Wavves have offered up an album that proves themselves as leaders in the punk pack.
2nd October 2015
John Grant - Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
4 Stars
Grant has a fascinating combination of wisdom, world-weary cynicism and righteous anger; it never grates.
2nd October 2015
Shopping - Why Choose
4 Stars
Rarely drops beneath being anything less than brilliant.
2nd October 2015
Girls Names - Arms Around A Vision
3 Stars
Like interrailing through the bleakest of post-punk wastelands.
2nd October 2015
Editors - In Dream
3 Stars
When it works, it does so spectacularly.
2nd October 2015
The Ordinary Boys - The Ordinary Boys
2 Stars
A record that ultimately struggles to be anything but bland.
2nd October 2015
Demob Happy - Dream Soda
4 Stars
A frantic, fucked-up mission statement to rival the best of this year.
2nd October 2015
Autre Ne Veut - Age of Transparency
3 Stars
The modern age is something Arthur Ashin seems to find challenging.
2nd October 2015
Swim Deep - Mothers
5 Stars
Dangerous gambles that all pay out.
2nd October 2015
Deafheaven - New Bermuda
3 Stars
With ‘New Bermuda’, the Californians prove to be no less brave and daring.
2nd October 2015
Julia Holter - Have You In My Wilderness
4 Stars
Julia Holter’s voice has never sounded clearer.
25th September 2015
Peaches - Rub
4 Stars
A return to form, and hideously brilliant, garish good fun.
25th September 2015
Featuring Finn Wolfhard, FLO, Jungle, Mystery Jets and more.