CVC - Get Real
4 Stars
As debuts go, it’s disarmingly polished and self-assured.
13th January 2023
Album Reviews
Billy Nomates - CACTI
3-5 Stars
There’s still that personable rawness to her production, but her vocal offers warmth.
13th January 2023
Gaz Coombes - Turn The Car Around
4-5 Stars
Yet further proof that there’s true treasure to be found in these parts.
13th January 2023
Iggy Pop - Every Loser
4 Stars
Iggy throwing out the late-career rulebook and having a whole bunch of fun.
6th January 2023
SZA – SOS
5 Stars
The drought may be over, but SZA left no crumbs.
9th December 2022
404 Guild - False Dawn
5 Stars
At once bleak, beautiful, emotionally charged and completely heartbreaking.
9th December 2022
Brendan Benson - Low Key
4 Stars
‘Low Key’ lives up to its name by being lighter, more free-flowing. It’s all the better for it.
2nd December 2022
Stormzy - This Is What I Mean
4 Stars
Patient, spiritual and raw in the aftermath of heartbreak.
25th November 2022
Fousheé - softCORE
4 Stars
The sound of an artist fully letting go — and having fun doing so.
21st November 2022
Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
4 Stars
It may be dark, but Weyes Blood is still aglow.
18th November 2022
These New South Whales - TNSW
3-5 Stars
Rousing, rallying and raucous, These New South Whales are, for the most part, having a whole lot of fun.
18th November 2022
Brockhampton - The Family
3-5 Stars
Billed as the band’s final album, ‘The Family’ is an alluring, Kevin Abstract-heavy affair. But as ever with the group, is this truly the end?
17th November 2022
Fred again.. - ‘Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)’
4 Stars
With his third outing, he places that vulnerability firmly back on the dancefloor.
11th November 2022
Christine and the Queens - Redcar les adorables étoiles
4-5 Stars
As Redcar, Chris’ purpose on earth is for adoration, and it’s clear his heart is tender.
11th November 2022
Tropical Gothclub - Tropical Gothclub
4 Stars
So polished and pristine that the only pity is that it didn’t come sooner.
4th November 2022
Phoenix - Alpha Zulu
4 Stars
A fun record, on which the creators’ own enjoyment is audibly palpable
4th November 2022
Personal Trainer - Big Love Blanket
4 Stars
It’s a fine party to go to, but quickly forgotten once you’ve left.
4th November 2022
Crawlers - Loud Without Noise
5 Stars
Wildly ambitious, it works to showcase perfectly why the Merseysiders have garnered such a fervent fanbase to date – and just how far they could go.
4th November 2022
Big Joanie - Back Home
4 Stars
They’re making astronomical leaps.
4th November 2022
Arctic Monkeys - The Car
4 Stars
The Monkeys have never sounded more evocative.
21st October 2022
Loyle Carner - hugo
4 Stars
While it feels like we’re still waiting on a total knockout from him, ‘hugo’ suggests he’s verging ever closer.
21st October 2022
Witch Fever - Congregation
4 Stars
A vulnerable, accomplished but, most importantly, empowering debut.
21st October 2022
Tegan and Sara - Crybaby
3 Stars
Their ambition is undoubtedly to be applauded, but this one’s a bit of a mixed bag.
21st October 2022
Taylor Swift – Midnights
4 Stars
Her lost nights are pulled together through a sound that lands somewhere between intimacy and soft pop production.
21st October 2022
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.