Gang of Youths - Angel In Realtime
3-5 Stars
Heartfelt songs based in place and time, with a few fist-to-the-chest moments.
25th February 2022
Album Reviews
Dashboard Confessional - All The Truth That I Can Tell
3 Stars
It’s written to a formula for sure. But it’s one that’s served them well, nevertheless.
25th February 2022
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard - Backhand Deals
4 Stars
A masterclass in reinventing ‘70s rock for a ‘20s audience.
25th February 2022
Johnny Marr - Fever Dreams Pts 1-4
3 Stars
Moments of greatness are plentiful, but ‘Fever Dreams…’ shines brightest when Marr lets his guitar do the talking.
25th February 2022
Sea Power - Everything Was Forever
3-5 Stars
Their trademark pop-rock melodies still have the power to exhilarate.
18th February 2022
White Lies - As I Try Not To Fall Apart
3-5 Stars
Progress, after a while spent spinning their wheels.
18th February 2022
Metronomy - Small World
4 Stars
Metronomy’s most pastoral record.
18th February 2022
Beach House - Once Twice Melody
3-5 Stars
For those who persevere there’s still a lot going on beneath the waves.
18th February 2022
Alice Glass - PREY//IV
3-5 Stars
An album defined by a sort of constant itchiness, a wish to rid itself of trauma by occupying it so fully.
16th February 2022
Foxes - The Kick
3-5 Stars
Foxes’ return comes with a purpose.
11th February 2022
alt-J - The Dream
4 Stars
Its strength is in packing not just alt‑J’s usual futuristic twist, but a heavy side serving of nostalgia too.
11th February 2022
Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
4-5 Stars
A group undoubtedly at the peak of their powers.
11th February 2022
LAUNDRY DAY - We Switched Bodies
4 Stars
‘We Switched Bodies’ is fresh, is hot, is now.
11th February 2022
Shamir - Heterosexuality
5 Stars
The record bounds between unfaltering self-belief and fundamental pain.
11th February 2022
The Districts - Great American Painting
3 Stars
A mixed bag.
11th February 2022
Yeule - Glitch Princess
4 Stars
It’s so meticulously constructed and so raw across each fragment of existence yeule lays out that its most perplexing moments become its most moving.
4th February 2022
Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory
4-5 Stars
Another truly original triumph.
4th February 2022
Mitski - Laurel Hell
4-5 Stars
You can’t help but feel that it’s all one broken brick away from tumbling down, which is exactly why it plays out with such delicate urgency.
4th February 2022
Korn - Requiem
4 Stars
Korn are anew, and ‘Requiem’ sees them fearless, embracing what made them famous to begin with.
4th February 2022
Cate Le Bon - Pompeii
4 Stars
A quiet reinvention in the face of adversity.
4th February 2022
Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
4 Stars
There’s a warmth that pervades the whole collection.
4th February 2022
Bastille - Give Me The Future
3-5 Stars
Bastille’s choral, digestible power pop DNA is present, but grittier than usual.
4th February 2022
Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
4 Stars
For some, this might be too tame. An album full of ‘Bluish’ rather than ‘Fireworks’. But for others, that means it’s the most accessible.
4th February 2022
Los Bitchos - Let The Festivities Begin!
4 Stars
There will be few debuts this year that feel like such glorious exercises in musical technicolour.
4th February 2022
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.