Zuzu - Queensway Tunnel

4 Stars

Despite its intimacy, it’s also pretty universal.

10th November 2021

Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time

4 Stars

As close to a record born of isolation as you’re bound to hear.

8th November 2021

Snail Mail - Valentine

5 Stars

A record as hopeful as it is bittersweet.

3rd November 2021

Penelope Isles - Which Way To Happy

4 Stars

A genuinely healing listen.

3rd November 2021

Halfnoise - Motif

3-5 Stars

An altogether curious record which lets the world rest assured that, in spite of everything, at least Zac is having a happy time.

3rd November 2021

FUR - When You Walk Away

3-5 Stars

FUR keep things very much in the same ballpark all the way through.

3rd November 2021

Parcels - Day / Night

3-5 Stars

Part sunshine, part solitude.

3rd November 2021

Connan Mockasin - Jassbusters Two

2-5 Stars

Like a sequel to a classic film that didn’t really need to happen.

3rd November 2021

Mastodon - Hushed and Grim

4 Stars

A riveting fullness echoes throughout the record.

28th October 2021

The War on Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore

3-5 Stars

Fans of the songwriter’s lush reinterpretations of his classic rock influences will not be disappointed.

28th October 2021

Jelani Blackman - Unlimited

3-5 Stars

You’d be daft to bet against Jelani Blackman getting that KO next time out.

28th October 2021

Geese - Projector

3-5 Stars

Geese manage to add interesting new wrinkles to their sound.

28th October 2021

The Parrots - Dos

3-5 Stars

A band caught in transition.

28th October 2021

Angel Du$t - YAK: A Collection Of Truck Songs

4 Stars

All hail the renaissance of pleasantly short albums and the flourishing diversification of modern hardcore.

22nd October 2021

Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters

4 Stars

A collection of sun-kissed moments and hazy memories, free from judgement and firmly rooted in place.

22nd October 2021

Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure

5 Stars

Powerful to the last drop.

20th October 2021

Biffy Clyro - The Myth Of The Happily Ever After

4-5 Stars

Eleven tracks that brilliantly capture the turbulence and dysfunction of the past eighteen months.

20th October 2021

Liily - TV Or Not TV

4 Stars

Liily seethe with a new found riotous energy that dictates every twist and turn.

20th October 2021

Deerhoof - Actually, You Can

3-5 Stars

‘Conventional’, if only by their wildly ambitious standards.

20th October 2021

Wet - Letter Blue

3-5 Stars

Despite the occasional misses you can’t help but enjoy it right alongside them.

20th October 2021

Parquet Courts - Sympathy For Life

3-5 Stars

It’s a shame that the band don’t commit to one route or the other.

19th October 2021

Finneas - Optimist

4 Stars

A startling ability to carry a tale of kindred love, loss and the weight of fame.

15th October 2021

Ian Miles - Degradation, Death, Decay

4 Stars

A fine debut to say the least.

15th October 2021

Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes - Sticky

4 Stars

It captures life in all its wonderful messiness, its ugliness and glory.

13th October 2021