Porridge Radio - Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky
4-5 Stars
It might be riddled with hurt but its takeaway feels a lot like hope.
20th May 2022
Album Reviews
mxmtoon - rising
4 Stars
A fresh and welcome face that disregards gatekeeping in favour of utilising nostalgia to captivate new audiences.
20th May 2022
Lykke Li - EYEYE
3-5 Stars
It finds its voice through an ever more personal lens, one that dials down the familiar ignitable fare in favour of intricate ambient spread.
20th May 2022
Flume - Palaces
4 Stars
This techno-charged offering upscales the drops, fidgety distortion and replay value that has proved a constant in his playbook.
20th May 2022
Harry Styles - Harry’s House
4 Stars
While with one hand he’s exploring vivid lyrical micro-vignettes, he’s still obfuscating with the other.
20th May 2022
Static Dress - Rouge Carpet Disaster
4-5 Stars
If there’s any shred of justice in the world, this is going to be a future emo classic.
18th May 2022
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
4 Stars
His least straightforward record, and his most confessional.
13th May 2022
Florence + The Machine - Dance Fever
4 Stars
A welcome shot of fairy-tale hedonism ripe for post-pandemic dancefloor indulgence.
13th May 2022
The Black Keys - Dropout Boogie
3-5 Stars
This might actually be the most varied record they’ve made in a decade.
13th May 2022
Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
4 Stars
His distinctive voice, ranging from guttural lows to a glittering falsetto, is the tool he uses to sculpt out his vast sonic vision.
13th May 2022
Mallrat - Butterfly Blue
4 Stars
The Brisbane-based songwriter takes steps towards a bigger amalgam of influences.
13th May 2022
Ethel Cain - Preacher’s Daughter
5 Stars
Change, escape and identity are not easy things to navigate, and ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ is the dark, unsettling, sprawling beauty that comes out of it.
13th May 2022
Sigrid - How To Let Go
3-5 Stars
Sigrid is colliding with herself, accepting everything she is, the light and the dark.
6th May 2022
Arcade Fire - WE
4-5 Stars
These songs have a real and sincere heart.
6th May 2022
Sharon Van Etten - We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
4-5 Stars
Very much the most mature Sharon Van Etten offering to date — and perhaps the most musically accomplished, too.
6th May 2022
Sunflower Bean - Headful Of Sugar
4-5 Stars
Ultimately an exercise in Sunflower Bean showing off that they can do just about everything well.
6th May 2022
Warpaint - Radiate Like This
4 Stars
The more icy edges are rounded off in favour of softness and a nurturing sense of femininity.
6th May 2022
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Endless Rooms
4 Stars
An album that paves a sonically brighter and broader future ahead.
6th May 2022
Ibeyi - Spell 31
4 Stars
Exploring identities past and present playfully, and with immediacy.
6th May 2022
Belle & Sebastian - A Bit Of Previous
4 Stars
When they’re serving up classical pop tracks this accomplished, it’s ground you’re delighted to hear them going back over.
6th May 2022
JennyLee - Heart Tax
4 Stars
After five Warpaint-less years, two buses have come along at once.
23rd April 2022
Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful
3-5 Stars
There’s just enough on ‘Everything…’ to ingratiate fans both new and old.
22nd April 2022
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Night Gnomes
3 Stars
Despite the album featuring several enjoyable moments, the listener is left feeling that it’s somewhat rambling and unfocused.
22nd April 2022
Hatchie - Giving The World Away
4 Stars
Cinematic, sweeping dream-pop that evokes the longing of the Cranberries and melancholy of Cocteau Twins.
22nd April 2022
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.