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
Album Reviews
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
Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks Of God
4 Stars
Dynamic and vital — while still respecting the band’s legacy so far.
29th April 2021
Paul Jacobs - Pink Dogs On The Green Grass
4 Stars
By rights, it should herald Paul Jacobs as a true cult favourite.
29th April 2021
Glüme - The Internet
4 Stars
Both transient in sound and firmly rooted in the Los Angeles underbelly.
29th April 2021
Teenage Fanclub - Endless Arcade
3-5 Stars
Ripping up their rulebook? Hardly. Giving long-time fans something new to enjoy? You bet.
29th April 2021
Crumb - Ice Melt
2-5 Stars
‘Ice Melt’ struggles to reach the same bright heights as its predecessor. From the off, it’s simply boring.
29th April 2021
Tom Jones - Surrounded By Time
4 Stars
A release that embraces the gravitas and legacy of Tom’s life and attempts to tie up the loose ends.
22nd April 2021
Field Music - Flat White Moon
4 Stars
A solid record that does everything you’d ever hope a Field Music album would do.
22nd April 2021
Dinosaur Jr - Sweep It Into Space
3-5 Stars
There’s life in these old veterans yet.
22nd April 2021
The Pale White - Infinite Pleasure
2 Stars
There’s something just a little too slick and lacking in oomph.
22nd April 2021
London Grammar - Californian Soil
2-5 Stars
It’s all still as magnolia-hued as before.
15th April 2021
The Offspring - Let The Bad Times Roll
1-5 Stars
Their attempt to tap into the manic paranoia and fracturing of society misses the mark by some magnitude.
15th April 2021
Brockhampton - Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine
4-5 Stars
A record that packs an emotional punch while finding the collective as accomplished and explorative as ever musically.
9th April 2021
CLAMM - Beseech Me
4 Stars
No needless experimentation, no ballads, no fancy time signatures, just ten classic punk rock stompers.
8th April 2021
Benny Sings - Music
4 Stars
Clean listening at its finest.
8th April 2021
Silver Synthetic - Silver Synthetic
3-5 Stars
There’s no new ground broken by Silver Synthetic here, but it’s a finely-crafted debut all the same.
8th April 2021
Flyte - This Is Really Going To Hurt
2 Stars
It doesn’t exactly say much about the group themselves.
8th April 2021
Frances - Wonder
2 Stars
The issue is that it’s entirely forgettable.
8th April 2021
Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
4 Stars
There’s a charming purity that runs through the record.
1st April 2021
The Natvral - Tethers
4 Stars
One of the most remarkable transformations we’ve seen from a songwriter in recent years.
1st April 2021
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.