Hookworms - The Hum
4 Stars
Hookworms sound like a band comfortable with being immediate as well as complex.
8th November 2014
Album Reviews
Les Sins - Michael
4 Stars
Sure, it’s got its licks of hip, but when the music’s this good who cares?
7th November 2014
Deptford Goth - Songs
4 Stars
Finally comfortable with minimalism, Woolhouse is surely the only one left underestimating his sound.
7th November 2014
DELS - Petals Have Fallen
4 Stars
Each track offers a glimpse of a brave new side of UK music.
6th November 2014
Deerhoof - La Isla Bonita
4 Stars
‘La Isla Bonita’ is somehow a ferociously good pop album.
6th November 2014
Dean Blunt - Black Metal
4 Stars
If Blunt is ever to settle into a routine, this should be his blueprint.
6th November 2014
Mariachi El Bronx - III
3 Stars
If you enjoyed ‘I’ and ‘II’, ‘III’ is well worth a listen.
5th November 2014
Arca - Xen
4 Stars
‘Xen’ is full of gorgeously haunting contradictions.
5th November 2014
Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy
4 Stars
This record still feels raw, it still feels intimate, but a little more bold in its sentiments.
5th November 2014
The Voyeurs – Rhubarb Rhubarb
4 Stars
A delightfully fun record.
3rd November 2014
Ryan Hemsworth - Alone For The First Time
4 Stars
An album of sheer artistry encompassing all the trappings and tinkerings that have become archetypal of Hemsworth’s work.
3rd November 2014
Run the Jewels - RTJ2
4 Stars
There’s not a single speck of emotion that wants it to end.
31st October 2014
Axes - Glory
4 Stars
For those who do dabble in instrumental rock, ‘Glory’ is about as accessible — and as good — as it gets.
28th October 2014
The Xcerts - There Is Only You
4 Stars
If ever there was to be ‘their time’, it needs to be now.
27th October 2014
Pianos Become The Teeth - Keep You
3 Stars
Pianos Becomes The Teeth’s blistering and retched emotional sound is at its most approachable.
24th October 2014
Ultimate Painting - Ultimate Painting
4 Stars
A record that isn’t anything new, but what it does do it does so well.
23rd October 2014
Mysteries - New Age Music Is Here
4 Stars
Perhaps, beneath the cliches that surround faceless projects like this, there is a genuine desire here for these themes to be explored from a different angle.
23rd October 2014
The Twilight Sad - Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave
4 Stars
The Scots’ most complete album yet.
21st October 2014
Scott Walker + Sunn O))) - Soused
4 Stars
An album which pushes sound in ways that few dare.
18th October 2014
Thurston Moore - The Best Day
2 Stars
To anybody even remotely familiar with anything else Moore has put his mind to in the past, this is just too safe and clean-cut.
16th October 2014
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - IX
4 Stars
Playing up to their former mantle of punk experimental mavericks with more determination than ever.
16th October 2014
Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were
4 Stars
A sensitive and technically more profound outing.
14th October 2014
Mark Lanegan Band - Phantom Radio
4 Stars
A monolith in the artist’s own impressive timeline.
13th October 2014
The 2 Bears - The Night Is Young
4 Stars
There’s nothing groundbreaking on offer here, but there’s no way that groundbreaking was ever the intention.
9th October 2014
Featuring Finn Wolfhard, FLO, Jungle, Mystery Jets and more.