Hooton Tennis Club - Highest Point In Cliff Town
4 Stars
A debut that’s utterly irresistible.
28th August 2015
Album Reviews
Willis Earl Beal - Noctunes
3 Stars
A difficult listen and the tracks’ sparseness renders them similar.
28th August 2015
Destroyer - Poison Season
4 Stars
It’s novelistic. It’s smart. Of course it is, it’s a Destroyer album.
28th August 2015
Foals - What Went Down
5 Stars
If Foals didn’t already have enough songs in their arsenal to top festival bills, they’ve just added ten more.
28th August 2015
Radkey - Dark Black Makeup
3 Stars
As sure-footed and solid an effort as any young band could wish for.
21st August 2015
Spector - Moth Boys
4 Stars
Perfectly pop yet delicately dark.
21st August 2015
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Blossom
4 Stars
A satisfying return to all things loud.
14th August 2015
Bullet For My Valentine - Venom
2 Stars
Bullet sound as if they’re beginning to run on fumes.
14th August 2015
Sweet Baboo - The Boombox Ballads
3 Stars
Pressing play is like swaggering into the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious section of Mary Poppins.
14th August 2015
Neck Deep - Life’s Not Out To Get You
4 Stars
The hooks are glorious, the bounce is addictive.
14th August 2015
Mac DeMarco - Another One
3 Stars
It’s a relief to find DeMarco peering out the other side of fame, but he’s not fully testing himself.
7th August 2015
Ultimate Painting - Green Lanes
4 Stars
All the classic components of a timeless record.
7th August 2015
HEALTH - Death Magic
4 Stars
The more HEALTH change, the more HEALTH stay the same.
7th August 2015
Titus Andronicus - The Most Lamentable Tragedy
2 Stars
Rock operas have their place, but this isn’t the pick of the bunch.
7th August 2015
Frank Turner - Positive Songs For Negative People
2 Stars
Largely forgettable in a way that Frank Turner’s best could never be accused of.
31st July 2015
Lianne La Havas - Blood
4 Stars
La Havas cherry picks the sweetest sounds from her musical DNA.
31st July 2015
The Maccabees - Marks To Prove It
4 Stars
This is not a perfectly crafted album; instead, it’s an incredibly human one.
31st July 2015
Ducktails - St Catherine
4 Stars
‘St Catherine’ illustrates Ducktails’ propensity to write beautiful music.
24th July 2015
Tame Impala - Currents
4 Stars
‘Currents’ dives off into bold and optimistic new waters.
17th July 2015
Prides - The Way Back Up
3 Stars
‘The Way Back Up’ shows Prides to be unafraid of experimentation.
10th July 2015
Years & Years - Communion
4 Stars
Years & Years bring that all important human touch to their massive pop anthems.
10th July 2015
MS MR - How Does It Feel
2 Stars
The pair’s new direction is diluted with the more recognisable trappings of their last few years in service.
10th July 2015
Little Boots - Working Girl
3 Stars
There’s something about this evolution that just works.
10th July 2015
Best Friends - Hot. Reckless. Totally Insane.
4 Stars
An astute sense of mischief and a knack for snazzy hooks.
10th July 2015
Featuring Finn Wolfhard, FLO, Jungle, Mystery Jets and more.