girlpuppy - Sweetness
3 Stars
If it could only stand out a little more.
26th March 2025
Album Reviews
Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
5 Stars
Both a leap in musical maturity as well as a callback to vintage Japanese Breakfast.
19th March 2025
The Horrors - Night Life
4 Stars
A record where The Horrors burn the midnight oil with a new intensity.
19th March 2025
Greentea Peng - TELL DEM IT’S SUNNY
5 Stars
Gently transformative, channeling patience and expansion.
19th March 2025
Benefits - Constant Noise
4-5 Stars
It may not be the most lighthearted of listens, but it’s a fiercely potent and important one.
19th March 2025
Welly - Big In The Suburbs
4 Stars
There’s no denying that on this debut record, Welly really gives it some.
19th March 2025
Clipping. - Dead Channel Sky
4-5 Stars
An epic masterpiece.
12th March 2025
Bambara - Birthmarks
3 Stars
Confusing, unable to find its groove.
12th March 2025
Cleopatrick - Fake Moon
3 Stars
It might be a giant leap for Cleopatrick, but they’re a few small steps away from landing it.
12th March 2025
KEG - Fun’s Over
4 Stars
The fun might be over, but the party’s just getting started.
12th March 2025
Lady Gaga - MAYHEM
4-5 Stars
Perfectly unsubtle and all-out fun.
10th March 2025
Divorce - Drive To Goldenhammer
4-5 Stars
A dynamic, difficult-to-predict listen that gently but deftly rebuts anyone who thinks they already know what Divorce are all about.
7th March 2025
HotWax - Hot Shock
4 Stars
There’s a real sense of accomplishment that flows through their debut.
7th March 2025
Melin Melyn - Mill On The Hill
4 Stars
‘Mill On The Hill’ finds Melin Melyn unequivocally (and unsurprisingly) in their own lane once again.
7th March 2025
SASAMI - Blood On The Silver Screen
4 Stars
This latest metamorphosis feels invigorating for both the genre, and the singer herself.
7th March 2025
BANKS - Off With Her Head
3-5 Stars
A testament to BANKS’ practised skill, even if she hasn’t stepped too far from her established sound.
28th February 2025
Antony Szmierek - Service Station at the End of the Universe
5 Stars
Fundamentally British yet beautifully universal.
26th February 2025
Matilda Mann - Roxwell
4 Stars
A reflective time capsule of sorts, oozing sentimental value.
26th February 2025
Miya Folick - Erotica Veronica
4 Stars
A cathartic sonic exorcism.
26th February 2025
Panda Bear - Sinister Grift
4 Stars
Presenting with a breezy, lived-in warmth.
26th February 2025
Hope Tala - Hope Handwritten
3-5 Stars
Full of heart and introspective, candid lyricism.
26th February 2025
Rebecca Black - SALVATION
4-5 Stars
She’s got guts, and it’s time she got her flowers.
25th February 2025
Mandrake Handshake - Earth-Sized Worlds
4 Stars
A fabulously undisciplined affair.
21st February 2025
Sam Fender - People Watching
5 Stars
An album that undoubtedly firms up his position as one of the great songwriters of our time.
19th February 2025
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.