Fever 333 - Darker White
4 Stars
An exhilarating, almost exhausting return.
4th October 2024
Album Reviews
cumgirl8 - the 8th cumming
3-5 Stars
There’s substance to be found among all the bodily substances.
4th October 2024
SOPHIE - SOPHIE
3-5 Stars
More commemorative than conclusive — a welcome celebration; an answerphone message revisited.
27th September 2024
Christian Lee Hutson - Paradise Pop. 10
4 Stars
Wistful and tenderly so.
27th September 2024
Slotface - Film Buff
3-5 Stars
It evokes the early excitement that surrounded the band.
27th September 2024
MICHELLE - Songs About You Specifically
3 Stars
Bona fide bops on paper, but largely unmemorable to the ear.
27th September 2024
Dolores Forever - It’s Nothing
3 Stars
Packed with well-paced, just-the-right-side-of-formulaic pop tracks from the off.
27th September 2024
Hayden Thorpe - Ness
3 Stars
Not a record which can be easily divorced from its context.
27th September 2024
Pale Waves - Smitten
4 Stars
Somewhere between the ‘80s new wave of their debut and mainstream pop, now with the self-expression of a far more confident songwriter.
25th September 2024
FIDLAR - Surviving The Dream
5 Stars
The kind of record that incites every emotion, all at once, in the most rewarding way.
18th September 2024
Bright Eyes - Five Dice, All Threes
4 Stars
The album’s title suggests consistency, but in fact, it is a thrillingly unpredictable musical journey.
18th September 2024
Jamie xx - In Waves
4 Stars
Skittish beats, soothing piano licks and scattershot sampling.
18th September 2024
The Waeve - City Lights
4 Stars
The kind of sonic escapism that’s akin to reading a good book.
18th September 2024
Katy J Pearson - Someday, Now
5 Stars
A departure but a truly successful one, full of sublime vocals and creative confidence.
18th September 2024
The Voidz - Like All Before You
3 Stars
In isolation, there’s a lot to enjoy among these tracks, but together, ‘Like All Before You’ requires a lot of listens and maybe a couple of aspirin to translate.
18th September 2024
Dora Jar - No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire
4 Stars
Dora Jar has one foot in singer-songwriter world and the other in pure pop, and it makes for an intriguing listen.
11th September 2024
Suki Waterhouse - Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin
3-5 Stars
Much like a late noughties Tumblr given the same name.
11th September 2024
Gia Ford - Transparent Things
3-5 Stars
Finding the balance between spectacle and subtlety.
11th September 2024
DEADLETTER - Hysterical Strength
3-5 Stars
Impeccably recorded and formulated with pin-sharp precision, but in need of a little more of a distinctive voice.
11th September 2024
Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor
4 Stars
Brimming with curiosity and exploration.
11th September 2024
The Dare - What’s Wrong With New York?
4-5 Stars
A hedonistic pop bible.
4th September 2024
Hinds - VIVA HINDS
4 Stars
The now-duo have opened an exciting new chapter.
4th September 2024
Fat Dog - WOOF.
5 Stars
Brilliant, dark, and downright batshit crazy.
4th September 2024
Sarah Kinsley - Escaper
4-5 Stars
Merging dramatic, ambitious arrangements with a lyrical sensitivity that’s truly transporting.
4th September 2024
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.