Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God
5 Stars
It is genuinely moving to hear the one-time Prince of Darkness finding so much beauty in the world around him, even after everything life has thrown at him in recent years.
30th August 2024
Album Reviews
Wunderhorse - Midas
4-5 Stars
The excitement and energy of a debut album, but the wisdom and restraint that comes from experience.
30th August 2024
Enumclaw - Home in Another Life
4 Stars
A scuzzy but tight unit.
30th August 2024
Paris Paloma - Cacophony
4-5 Stars
A powerful voice, telling stories that demand to be heard.
30th August 2024
Mura Masa - Curve 1
4 Stars
Both frivolous and fun.
23rd August 2024
Sabrina Carpenter - Short N’ Sweet
4 Stars
Naughty and fun in a way that feels genuine.
23rd August 2024
Fontaines DC - Romance
5 Stars
Taking the art seriously but themselves not at all.
21st August 2024
Cassyette - This World Fucking Sucks
4-5 Stars
A new, genre-defying voice in rock.
21st August 2024
Malice K - Avanti
3-5 Stars
The unabashed rawness of the songwriting and the splintery contrasts are where Malice K’s artistry really shines through.
21st August 2024
Charly Bliss - Forever
4 Stars
It balances the frivolity of youth with its turbulent realities.
14th August 2024
Beabadoobee - This Is How Tomorrow Moves
4 Stars
The continued ascent of Beabadoobee seems both assured and deserved.
9th August 2024
NIKI - Buzz
4 Stars
A delicately presented collection of quintessential singer-songwriter fare.
7th August 2024
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flight b741
4 Stars
A reminder that the boys can play hard as well as work hard.
7th August 2024
JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU
4-5 Stars
For a guy who always sounds ready to go toe-to-toe with his loudest critic, he unerringly shows the skill, finesse and the sheer unique button-pushing mastery to gain nothing but fans.
2nd August 2024
Jack White - No Name
5 Stars
Presenting his younger self with everything he’s learned since.
2nd August 2024
Pixey - Million Dollar Baby
3-5 Stars
Her ’90s revivalist alt-pop sonics are still firmly in play — but with dynamic forays into fresh territory.
31st July 2024
86TVs - 86TVs
4 Stars
A newfound succinctness and dynamism make for a forward-facing project.
31st July 2024
Sophie May - Deep Sea Creatures
5 Stars
Sophie May is doing everything differently and everything right.
24th July 2024
SOFT PLAY - Heavy Jelly
5 Stars
The pair have come a long way to get here, but have made easily their best album yet by simply being themselves.
17th July 2024
Glass Animals - I Love You So F***ing Much
4-5 Stars
Confident, self-aware, and ambitious.
17th July 2024
Role Model - Kansas Anymore
4 Stars
A fun, emotive showcase of classically pop-rock songwriting.
17th July 2024
Lava La Rue - Starface
4-5 Stars
A window into the multitudes of an artist who’s evidently brimming with them.
17th July 2024
Los Campesinos! - All Hell
4-5 Stars
Among the signature melancholy, there’s a sense of contentment.
17th July 2024
bby - 1
4 Stars
Prepped for the summer’s festival stages.
17th July 2024
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.