Album Reviews

The Libertines - All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade

3-5 Stars

It has the hallmarks of the Likely Lads’ heyday — to an extent.

27th March 2024

Blu DeTiger - All I Ever Want Is Everything

3 Stars

A genre-hopping work, anchored unsurprisingly by infectious basslines.

27th March 2024

Empress Of - For Your Consideration

4 Stars

Dizzyingly unique and creatively assertive.

20th March 2024

Lauran Hibberd - Girlfriend Material

4 Stars

Combining pop hooks, fuzzy punk guitars, and honest, relatable words, it shows Lauren as an artist coming into her own.

20th March 2024

Francis of Delirium - Lighthouse

4 Stars

Contending with coming-of-age and love without drifting into cliche, Jana Bahrich illustrates the beautiful simplicity behind embracing the hope inherent in change.

20th March 2024

Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future

4 Stars

Beautiful in its honesty, this feels like a milestone record founded in maturity and grace.

20th March 2024

Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood

4-5 Stars

A showcase of Katie Crutchfield at the peak of her powers.

20th March 2024

Gossip - Real Power

4 Stars

Getting older with heart and empathy? That sounds like real power to us.

20th March 2024

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Glasgow Eyes

3-5 Stars

The band appear to have tapped into a rich new vein of songwriting form.

6th March 2024

C Turtle - Expensive Thrills

3 Stars

If its experimental side appeared less calculated, ‘Expensive Thrills’ could have been a stellar album. As it is, it’s a perfectly fine one.

6th March 2024

Kim Gordon - The Collective

4 Stars

The gap between music and art seems smaller than ever.

6th March 2024

Bleachers - Bleachers

5 Stars

Nothing short of remarkable.

6th March 2024

Pissed Jeans - Half Divorced

3-5 Stars

The sound of a band at boiling point.

1st March 2024

Yard Act - Where’s My Utopia?

4-5 Stars

As much a joy intellectually as it is musically.

1st March 2024

Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites

4-5 Stars

Sheer Mag are still skilled at creating a vibe, and this time around it’s a positively fun one.

1st March 2024

Everything Everything - Mountainhead

4 Stars

An album that continues the quartet’s knack for pairing potent socio-political commentary with delicious pop nous.

1st March 2024

Liam Gallagher and John Squire - Liam Gallagher & John Squire

3-5 Stars

An intriguing side project that adds to the pair’s already storied careers.

1st March 2024

Another Sky - Beach Day

4-5 Stars

‘Beach Day’ is a fearless beauty.

1st March 2024

Faye Webster - Underdressed At The Symphony

3-5 Stars

While it does see Faye and her band at their most musically warm and open, lyrically she feels more closed off than ever before.

1st March 2024

Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven

4-5 Stars

An album that delivers the band’s most concise sound yet whilst never taking itself too seriously.

1st March 2024

Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair And Eyeballs

3 Stars

Fans will find pockets of the band they fell in love with, while less seasoned followers may be better served diving deeper into the back catalogue instead.

28th February 2024