Lady Bird - Brainwash Machine Setting
3-5 Stars
An entrancing set of stories that lets us walk in the band’s shoes.
25th June 2020
Album Reviews
Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
4-5 Stars
A clear step forward.
18th June 2020
Neil Young - Homegrown
4 Stars
At their finest, the songs here are as poignant as any of the legend’s most affective classics.
18th June 2020
Jessie Ware - What’s Your Pleasure
3-5 Stars
Sure, it might often fade into one long mood, but it’s a mood all the same.
18th June 2020
Soko - Feel Feelings
4 Stars
An intelligent, stylish pop record.
11th June 2020
Orlando Weeks - A Quickening
4 Stars
Nothing short of stunning.
11th June 2020
Jehnny Beth - To Love Is To Live
4 Stars
The rich sonic palette and Jehnny’s steely delivery ultimately win out.
11th June 2020
Drab City - Good Songs For Bad People
4 Stars
This is not an album of obvious blaring colours, but of a hypnotic dark swirl.
11th June 2020
GUM - Out In The World
4 Stars
His fifth effort is by far his most fun yet.
11th June 2020
Wesley Gonzalez - Appalling Human
3 Stars
A difficult one to truly get stuck into.
11th June 2020
Run The Jewels - RTJ4
5 Stars
By far Killer Mike and El‑P’s most accomplished chapter.
5th June 2020
Sports Team - Deep Down Happy
4 Stars
Love them or hate them, dismiss them at your peril.
4th June 2020
Muzz - Muzz
4 Stars
Both a wise and charming record, but never obnoxiously clever.
4th June 2020
Katie Malco - Failures
4 Stars
Her long-awaited debut captures the zeitgeist of a generation lost somewhere between opportunity and fear.
4th June 2020
Hinds - The Prettiest Curse
4 Stars
Packed with grooves, hooks and riffs.
4th June 2020
Westerman - Your Hero Is Not Dead
3-5 Stars
Now Westerman’s defined his niche, all he has to do is refine it a little.
4th June 2020
LA Priest - Gene
3-5 Stars
An album that feels rich, rewarding and proudly of its own world.
4th June 2020
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sideways To New Italy
3-5 Stars
If you’re looking for a modern, uplifting celebration of all things riff, these boys have got your back.
4th June 2020
No Age - Goons Be Gone
2-5 Stars
There’s something slightly off.
4th June 2020
Lady Gaga - Chromatica
4-5 Stars
Now’s never been a better time to get lost in this new destination.
1st June 2020
Deerhoof - Future Teenage Cave Artists
3-5 Stars
The title of this record is much like the music it bears — you squint at it for a minute, trying to work out what it means, and then suddenly it all makes sense.
28th May 2020
The Cool Greenhouse - The Cool Greenhouse
3-5 Stars
Brilliantly evocative.
28th May 2020
Diplo - Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil
2 Stars
Rven Thomas Wesley himself must know that his latest is little more than a classic Diplo offering dressed up to try and fool the masses.
28th May 2020
Tim Burgess - I Love The New Sky
3 Stars
There’s all the material here for a fantastic EP.
21st May 2020
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.