Dama Scout - gen wo lai (come with me)
4-5 Stars
Everything that brilliant self-titled EP promised and more.
22nd April 2022
Album Reviews
Bob Vylan - Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life
4-5 Stars
One of the year’s most essential records yet.
22nd April 2022
Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia
5 Stars
It’s heavy, but never heavy-going.
22nd April 2022
Kurt Vile - (watch my moves)
3-5 Stars
Unquestionably one of Kurt’s easier-going records.
15th April 2022
HEALTH - DISCO4 :: PART II
4 Stars
Nine times out of ten, the scale of their ambition pays monumental dividends.
8th April 2022
Father John Misty - Chloë And The Next 20th Century
4-5 Stars
He’s transporting himself to a different world.
8th April 2022
Jack White - Fear Of The Dawn
4-5 Stars
Ferociously heavy, wonderfully weird.
8th April 2022
Omar Apollo - Ivory
4 Stars
Conflating his electro-pop tendencies with the occasional stride of a campfire guitar, he turns everything he touches to glistening radio gold.
8th April 2022
Orville Peck - Bronco
4 Stars
It flits between theatricality and poignancy.
8th April 2022
Role Model - Rx
4 Stars
It finds the pop star navigating life while falling in love, and is more than worth the wait.
8th April 2022
Syd - Broken Hearts Club
4 Stars
It’s vulnerable, it’s heartfelt, and above all it feels real.
8th April 2022
The Linda Lindas - Growing Up
4 Stars
A record that reaches across the generational divide through both its mastery of sound and the universality of its stories.
8th April 2022
Vince Staples - Ramona Park Broke My Heart
3-5 Stars
It finds him at his most confident, if not most innovative, and maybe his most comfortable.
8th April 2022
Wet Leg - Wet Leg
5 Stars
Packed with righteous middle fingers and playful bon mots.
8th April 2022
Walt Disco - Unlearning
4 Stars
This anarchic debut teaches us to embrace uncertainty with open arms, and express ourselves however we see fit.
1st April 2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love
2-5 Stars
Whatever your view on the Chili Peppers, this record will only confirm it.
1st April 2022
Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
4 Stars
Intimacy is replaced here by an urgent yearning for something bigger.
1st April 2022
Confidence Man - Tilt
3 Stars
Their knack for incredible hooks is still there, but the effortless fun seems to have fallen by the wayside.
1st April 2022
Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez, See Your Future
5 Stars
An album not caught in time.
25th March 2022
Wallows - Tell Me That It’s Over
4 Stars
A superlative ode to vulnerability.
25th March 2022
Placebo - Never Let Me Go
4 Stars
After years of reflection, this is a steady steep back towards the future.
25th March 2022
Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
4 Stars
A blitzing disco-ball of a record.
25th March 2022
Camp Cope - Running With The Hurricane
4 Stars
A snapshot of intimacy, thriving friendships and a profound understanding of the human condition.
25th March 2022
Aldous Harding - Warm Chris
4 Stars
As much a great musician as she is an illusionist who dazzles the listener with stylish tricks.
25th March 2022
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.