Sleigh Bells - TEXIS
4 Stars
The best of both worlds.
8th September 2021
Album Reviews
Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed
4 Stars
Far from spinning distant, third-person tales, each track feels incredibly personal.
8th September 2021
The Vaccines - Back In Love City
4 Stars
It feels like the purest Vaccines album yet.
8th September 2021
Common - A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2
4 Stars
A sweet paean to music’s mood-boosting properties, as well as it capacity to effect meaningful change.
8th September 2021
Spencer. - Are U Down
4 Stars
Spencer.’s skills as a producer and songwriter have never been more evident. Period.
8th September 2021
Colleen Green - Cool
4 Stars
Colleen Green has always been cool. It’s just that she seems content now, too.
8th September 2021
Tommy Genesis - goldilocks x
4 Stars
A little weird, a little dark, and it’s just right.
8th September 2021
Amyl and the Sniffers - Comfort To Me
4 Stars
On the whole, this feels like Amyl and the Sniffers finding their purpose.
8th September 2021
Art School Girlfriend - Is It Light Where You Are
4 Stars
A wholly atmospheric synth-driven debut doused in heartbreak.
8th September 2021
Manic Street Preachers - The Ultra Vivid Lament
3-5 Stars
A requiem, but one that looks for sonic positivity in the thematic darkness.
8th September 2021
박혜진 Park Hye Jin - Before I Die
3 Stars
Slightly too forbidding to ever fully feel at home.
8th September 2021
We Were Promised Jetpacks - Enjoy The View
3 Stars
We’re left after just a little more.
8th September 2021
Halsey - If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
4 Stars
It’s intimate and messy at times but fiercely deliberate.
3rd September 2021
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
5 Stars
If ‘GREY Area’ saw Simz come-of-age as a rapper, ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’ is Simz making her first long-lasting artistic stamp on the zeitgeist.
2nd September 2021
Kanye West - DONDA
3 Stars
Predictably bloated and unnecessarily uneven.
2nd September 2021
caro♡ - Heartbeats / Heartbreaks
3-5 Stars
A mesmerising introduction into caro♡‘s world of smooth and sleek pop.
2nd September 2021
Chvrches - Screen Violence
5 Stars
Their most euphoric rallying cry to date.
26th August 2021
Superstate - Superstate
4 Stars
Graham Coxon’s naturally antsy pen lends just the right amount of discomfort to the atmosphere.
26th August 2021
Turnstile - Glow On
4 Stars
It shows off just how innovative hardcore could become.
26th August 2021
Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take
4 Stars
Simultaneously euphoric and angsty.
26th August 2021
Big Red Machine - How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?
3-5 Stars
There’s a terrific bounty to be enjoyed in the centre of the Vernon-Dessner Venn diagram.
26th August 2021
Maisie Peters - You Signed Up For This
3-5 Stars
Big emotions, small glances, everything feeling life-defining.
26th August 2021
Chubby And The Gang - The Mutt’s Nuts
3-5 Stars
As could probably be extrapolated from the record’s title alone, one thing ‘The Mutt’s Nuts’ does well is evoke an approximation of ‘70s pub rock.
26th August 2021
The Bronx - Bronx VI
3-5 Stars
Long-time followers will not be disappointed, but new converts are likely to be few in number.
26th August 2021
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.