Lou Hayter - Private Sunshine
3 Stars
Though ‘Private Sunshine’ comes wrapped in a desirable, effortless package, you’re left wanting a few more layers to unpack beneath it.
27th May 2021
Album Reviews
Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
4 Stars
A youthful tour through heartbreak angst that only falters when it plays too safe.
21st May 2021
Billie Marten - Flora Fauna
3-5 Stars
The onus on ‘Flora Fauna’ is on Billie’s voice, in more ways than one.
20th May 2021
Gruff Rhys - Seeking New Gods
4 Stars
Another finely-crafted addition to Gruff Rhys’ illustrious repertoire.
20th May 2021
Only Sun - Tangled Mind
4 Stars
The sound of a band coming into their own.
20th May 2021
Erika de Casier - Sensational
3 Stars
Things do get a little samey.
20th May 2021
Waterparks - Greatest Hits
3-5 Stars
Throughout the album’s staggering seventeen tracks, it does become easy to get a little lost.
20th May 2021
CHAI - WINK
3-5 Stars
Sonically, they’re testing out a whole new palette.
20th May 2021
Sons of Raphael - Full-Throated Messianic Homage
2-5 Stars
What it’s less adept at is giving us anything memorable; a song; even something to feel.
20th May 2021
St Vincent - Daddy’s Home
5 Stars
On all fronts, with ‘Daddy’s Home’, St Vincent has delivered spectacularly.
13th May 2021
Fightmilk - Contender
3-5 Stars
A marked step forwards from one of Britain’s more endearingly idiosyncratic indie rock outfits.
13th May 2021
The Black Keys - Delta Kream
3 Stars
It’s likely to appeal mostly to Dan and Patrick’s fellow blues nerds over anyone else.
13th May 2021
Easy Life - life’s a beach
4 Stars
Its lasting impact is its confrontation of depression and self-doubt.
7th May 2021
MAN ON MAN - MAN ON MAN
4-5 Stars
The duo cement the simplicity of love in otherwise complex circumstances.
6th May 2021
Alfie Templeman - Forever Isn’t Long Enough
4 Stars
It turns up the production slickness while sacrificing none of his affable, boyish charm.
6th May 2021
Squid - Bright Green Field
4-5 Stars
Squid always seemed destined to have an epic album in them, and they’ve delivered just that.
6th May 2021
dodie - Build A Problem
3-5 Stars
Woven with cautionary tales, witty one-liners and a painful level of self-awareness.
6th May 2021
Chloe Moriondo - Blood Bunny
4 Stars
Someone who, like her heroes, deserves to be covered by teenagers in their sun-soaked bedrooms.
6th May 2021
Iceage - Seek Shelter
4 Stars
A rollercoaster ride of diverse influences.
6th May 2021
Lemondaze - Celestial Bodies
3 Stars
It’s clear there’s an artistic vision here, even if it’s yet to be exercised in its fullest form.
6th May 2021
White Flowers - Day By Day
3 Stars
This is a slick debut, albeit one that suggests better is to come if White Flowers can get out from under the weight of their influences.
6th May 2021
Weezer - Van Weezer
2-5 Stars
It just doesn’t make sense.
6th May 2021
girl in red - if i could make it go quiet
4-5 Stars
Ultimately, though, girl in red’s charm lies in her wide-eyed excitability.
29th April 2021
Royal Blood - Typhoons
3 Stars
The songs here may be more melodic, more complex even on paper, but in reality there’s little to grab hold of.
29th April 2021
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.