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4 Stars
Prepped for the summer’s festival stages.
17th July 2024
Album Reviews
Denzel Curry - King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2
3-5 Stars
Never boring.
17th July 2024
STONE - Fear Life For A Lifetime
3-5 Stars
An album that continues to show the band as exciting still-newcomers.
12th July 2024
BERWYN - WHO AM I
5 Stars
An impeccably delivered expression of BERWYN’s multitudes.
12th July 2024
Griff - vertigo
3-5 Stars
The sum of its parts is triumphant in quality.
11th July 2024
Cat Burns - Early Twenties
3 Stars
Its title implies an artist still trying things on for size, and there are certainly some emotionally astute gems to be found.
11th July 2024
Clairo - Charm
4-5 Stars
The intricacies of ‘Charm’ demand to be intimately known.
11th July 2024
Remi Wolf - Big Ideas
5 Stars
A record that stands up well against the high bar set by her debut, in both scope and ambition.
11th July 2024
KOKOKO! - BUTU
4 Stars
Relentlessly frenetic fun.
4th July 2024
Kasabian - Happenings
4 Stars
Rarely predictable, and full of genuinely interesting choices.
4th July 2024
Omar Apollo - God Said No
4 Stars
Profound and romantic, decadent and suave.
28th June 2024
Towa Bird - American Hero
3 Stars
She’s both a purveyor of sensitive queer love songs, and an accomplished guitarist adept at rocking out.
26th June 2024
Kate Nash - 9 Sad Symphonies
4 Stars
A needed return from Britain’s most emotionally deft and comedically deadpan pop artist.
19th June 2024
Pond - Stung!
4 Stars
Blending evolution within their artistry, while still keeping in touch with their otherworldly roots.
19th June 2024
O. - WeirdOs
4 Stars
An album that cements the pair as one of the UK’s most intriguing newcomers.
19th June 2024
Been Stellar - Scream From New York, NY
4 Stars
A chronicle of the harsh, unrelenting mechanics of New York, but also an ode to its emotion and human connection.
19th June 2024
The Mysterines - Afraid Of Tomorrows
4 Stars
In venturing into the shadows, they’ve made their boldest move yet.
19th June 2024
Kneecap - Fine Art
5 Stars
Totally unique, totally committed and totally thrilling.
12th June 2024
Walt Disco - The Warping
4-5 Stars
A testament to the glorious multifacetedness of existing beyond the binary.
12th June 2024
Florrie - The Lost Ones
3 Stars
There’s no denying Florrie’s songwriting and vocal talents, but everything feels a little too polished.
12th June 2024
John Grant - The Art Of The Lie
4 Stars
His signature duality of musical buoyancy and lyrical wretchedness is in full flow.
12th June 2024
Cola - The Gloss
4 Stars
Not quite a reinvention, but they’re still seeking new horizons.
12th June 2024
Fräulein - Sink Or Swim
4 Stars
Urgent and huge, ripe for both sweat-soaked club rooms and larger stages.
12th June 2024
Goat Girl - Below The Waste
5 Stars
Outward looking yet markedly personal, it considers the relationships humans have both with the world, and with each other.
7th June 2024
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.