HONEYMOAN - Sorry Like You Mean It
3 Stars
For all the record’s willingness to explore, the songs’ deeper sentiments are often lost in its pilgrimage for heterogeneity.
27th September 2023
Album Reviews
Cherry Glazerr - I Don’t Want You Anymore
4 Stars
There’s a variety of sonic colour on display, although the predominant mode is something slower and more atmospheric.
27th September 2023
Animal Collective - Isn’t It Now
3 Stars
As their longest album to date, it’s hard to shift any accusations of self-indulgence.
27th September 2023
Lucia & The Best Boys - Burning Castles
3-5 Stars
A mixed bag, but one that suggests their stride isn’t far out of reach.
27th September 2023
Mae Muller - Sorry I’m Late
4 Stars
Exploring a series of experiences through her own personal lens.
27th September 2023
Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
4 Stars
Full throttle into messy, emotional fun.
22nd September 2023
Kim Petras - Problématique
3 Stars
Without a proper roll-out, it’s chained to its history.
20th September 2023
The National - Laugh Track
4 Stars
The mood is subdued but not downcast, just as was the case on its predecessor.
20th September 2023
Stephen Sanchez - Angel Face
3-5 Stars
Unfortunately, it ultimately fumbles as an introduction.
20th September 2023
The Wytches - Our Guest Can’t Be Named
4 Stars
A wave-ride of glorious surf-sludge.
20th September 2023
Samantha Urbani - Showing Up
4 Stars
Eschewing six-strings and the zeitgeist sounds like it’s been fun.
20th September 2023
yeule - Softscars
3-5 Stars
A touching third act.
20th September 2023
Bleach Lab - Lost In A Rush Of Emptiness
4 Stars
A debut of dreamy loveliness.
20th September 2023
underscores - Wallsocket
4-5 Stars
For the most part, ‘Wallsocket’ is the sound of an artist operating entirely, brilliantly on their own terms.
20th September 2023
Kylie Minogue - Tension
5 Stars
There’s no pretension to its greatness — just our Kylie.
19th September 2023
Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We
4-5 Stars
No other record today sounds so beautiful and full while being quite so sparse.
13th September 2023
Vagabon - Sorry I Haven’t Called
4 Stars
Yet another accomplished chapter.
13th September 2023
FIZZ - The Secret To Life
4 Stars
A wide-eyed hit of sugary fantasia.
13th September 2023
YOWL - Milksick
3 Stars
YOWL do what they do well, but it feels like they’ve shown their full hand already.
13th September 2023
Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
4-5 Stars
The opposite sex is still firmly caught in her crosshairs, but there’s a tongue wedged firmly in cheek.
8th September 2023
James Blake - Playing Robots Into Heaven
4 Stars
At once nostalgic and forward-thinking, and firmly back behind the decks.
6th September 2023
Romy - Mid Air
4-5 Stars
It embodies the turn of the century’s careless hedonism.
6th September 2023
Laufey - Bewitched
4 Stars
Her crystalline voice and effortless charisma make this album into a gorgeous display of a unique talent.
6th September 2023
Courtney Barnett - End Of The Day
3 Stars
‘End of the Day’ feels like a long, slow goodbye to her old life; elegant and, given the context, elegiac.
6th September 2023
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.