Bachelor - Doomin’ Sun
4-5 Stars
Each song pirouettes on the emotional chasm between intimate, physical union, and lonesome psychological vulnerability.
27th May 2021
Album Reviews
Kele - The Waves Pt. 1
4 Stars
As long as the results are this enveloping, let the tide keep rolling in.
27th May 2021
Wyldest - Monthly Friend
4 Stars
An accomplished album that shows off Zoe Mead’s command.
27th May 2021
N0V3L - Non-Fiction
3-5 Stars
Funereal, chorus-soaked bass-lines, razor-at-the-throat guitar turns, and febrile grooves.
27th May 2021
black midi - Cavalcade
3-5 Stars
Building from a sound already so idiosyncratic and unpredictable, they end up in some head-scratching corners.
27th May 2021
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
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
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.