Sauna Youth - ‘Distractions’
4 Stars
The London four-piece deliver an utterly incensed and highly intelligent second record.
7th June 2015
Album Reviews
FFS - FFS
3 Stars
‘FFS’ plays like some kind of musical Breakfast Club.
6th June 2015
Prinzhorn Dance School - Home Economics
4 Stars
‘Home Economics’ is a bolshy swagger through the urban landscape that shaped it.
6th June 2015
Of Monsters And Men - Beneath The Skin
4 Stars
A lush master-class in pop sensibilities and folk storytelling.
5th June 2015
Pins - Wild Nights
4 Stars
‘Wild Nights’ feels like a step forward for Pins.
5th June 2015
No Joy - More Faithful
3 Stars
No Joy’s fastest, heaviest and most complex record to date.
5th June 2015
Christopher Owens - Chrissybaby Forever
4 Stars
An incredibly poignant return to form.
1st June 2015
Florence + the Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
4 Stars
‘How Big…’ couldn’t feel any more massive if it tried.
31st May 2015
Major Lazer - Peace is the Mission
4 Stars
What Diplo has created in his third Major Lazer outing is no mere concept, no experiment — it’s a damn blueprint.
31st May 2015
Jamie xx - In Colour
4 Stars
No producer around can match the momentum backing Jamie xx’s every move.
31st May 2015
Soak - Before We Forgot How To Dream
4 Stars
Bridie Monds-Watson is in possession of a potent and distinct voice.
31st May 2015
Slaves - Are You Satisfied?
3 Stars
The real charm of this record comes in its additional moments of character.
30th May 2015
Girlpool - Before The World Was Big
4 Stars
With a sourcebook as infinite as personal experience, Girlpool are an unstoppable force.
30th May 2015
Kid Wave - Wonderlust
4 Stars
This is a band dreaming of sunshine in even the gloomiest moments.
30th May 2015
Four Year Strong - Four Year Strong
4 Stars
Conviction and assurance, this is something to live by.
29th May 2015
The Darkness - Last of our Kind
1 Stars
Fifteen years into their career, there seems to have been a conscious removal of tongue from cheek.
29th May 2015
A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP
3 Stars
Rocky begins to find himself, finding beauty in unlikely places.
29th May 2015
Algiers - Algiers
3 Stars
Algiers haven’t found themselves a niche; they’ve dug out a trench and settled in for war.
29th May 2015
Rolo Tomassi - Grievances
4 Stars
This is a confident return to form.
29th May 2015
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love
4 Stars
Like Prince on a roller coaster.
23rd May 2015
The Vaccines - English Graffiti
4 Stars
This is a band able to play pop magpies of the highest grade.
22nd May 2015
Shamir - Ratchet
4 Stars
One of the year’s most accomplished, left-field pop albums.
17th May 2015
Fight Like Apes - Fight Like Apes
3 Stars
A land of multi-coloured glee and decorated discovery.
17th May 2015
The Story So Far - The Story So Far
4 Stars
With their third album, The Story So Far continue to lead the charge for their niche.
16th May 2015
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.