Grumbling Fur - Preternaturals
3 Stars
An album of slightly ramshackle, slightly eccentric psychedelic pop.
6th August 2014
Album Reviews
The Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt
3 Stars
The atmospheric, expansive sound signals a progression in in favour of a more nuanced approach.
6th August 2014
Childhood - Lacuna
4 Stars
As catchy as it is woozy.
5th August 2014
FKA Twigs - LP1
4 Stars
Clarity is shunned for something more confounding, more intoxicating.
5th August 2014
A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Sea When Absent
4 Stars
A Sunny Day in Glasgow feeling rosy cheeked, fresh-faced and wide-eyed for the first time in their career.
1st August 2014
Spoon - They Want My Soul
3 Stars
The sound of a band coming to terms with their current state, their distinct past and foggy future combined like never before.
31st July 2014
Talons - New Topographics
4 Stars
Not quite as loud, but just as enthrallingly intense.
30th July 2014
Summer Camp - Beyond Clueless OST
4 Stars
An album that doesn’t celebrate teenage culture, but exposes the cracks in its facade.
30th July 2014
Adult Jazz - Gist Is
4 Stars
A record of intriguing, ear-catching pop music.
29th July 2014
Owl John - Owl John
3 Stars
An interesting insight into a accomplished musician’s repertoire.
29th July 2014
Flamingods - Hyperborea
3 Stars
The one thing that makes this album unique within its genre is probably what holds it back; it’s constructed solely via email.
24th July 2014
Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty
3 Stars
If anyone is splintering hip-hop into a collage of strange pieces, shaping a genre into the complete opposite of a mirror’s image, it’s Shabazz Palaces.
23rd July 2014
La Roux - Trouble in Paradise
4 Stars
Five years on, that pop appeal is still at the forefront, but ‘Trouble Is Paradise’ feels warmer, cheekier and more mischievous.
18th July 2014
White Fence - For the Recently Found Innocent
3 Stars
Presley isn’t trying to reach new listeners or incorporate new genres, opting to keep things simple instead.
17th July 2014
Alvvays - Alvvays
4 Stars
With each effort packing at least half a dozen unique hooks, it’s difficult for anything to come off remotely dull.
16th July 2014
Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
4 Stars
A short, sharp record that is as emotionally pummelling as it is incessantly catchy.
15th July 2014
King Creosote - From Scotland With Love
4 Stars
A record which triumphs whether you’re a Scot or not.
10th July 2014
Morrissey - World Peace Is None Of Your Business
3 Stars
Infinitely more concise, and musically more defined.
9th July 2014
Woman’s Hour - Conversations
4 Stars
Whereas some precise electronic pop records come off cold, this one has a genuine soul.
9th July 2014
Jungle - Jungle
4 Stars
Jungle aren’t stuck sweating in the Amazon.
8th July 2014
Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like A Bell
4 Stars
Every speck of this record is all about supporting a vocal.
3rd July 2014
The Acid - Liminal
4 Stars
A record that operates in the alloy of anaesthetised lethargy and paranoid agitation.
1st July 2014
Brontide - Artery
3 Stars
Both inherently melodic and genre-spanning.
27th June 2014
Remember Remember - Forgetting The Present
2 Stars
Remember Remember choose to teeter on the edge of epic rather than fiercely indulging in it.
26th June 2014
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.