Squirrel Flower - I Was Born Swimming
3-5 Stars
An accomplished first full-length.
30th January 2020
Album Reviews
Gengahr - Sanctuary
3 Stars
A band who’ve left the adversity behind and just focused on pure fun.
30th January 2020
Nelson Can - So Long Desire
2-5 Stars
Nelson Can have demonstrated a hitherto unseen ambition with ‘So Long Desire’.
30th January 2020
Basic Plumbing - Keeping Up Appearances
4 Stars
Full of charm and integrity.
23rd January 2020
Wire - Mind Hive
3-5 Stars
Youngsters take note, the past can be your friend.
23rd January 2020
Black Lips - Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart
3-5 Stars
Maybe change isn’t such a bad thing after all.
23rd January 2020
Twin Atlantic - Power
2 Stars
Erratic and unrefined.
23rd January 2020
Mura Masa - RYC
4 Stars
A different prospect entirely.
16th January 2020
Bombay Bicycle Club - Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
4 Stars
For those who’ve held on in hope of their return, the rewards are fruitful.
16th January 2020
Holy Fuck - Deleter
4 Stars
It successfully blurs boundaries between time and space.
16th January 2020
Algiers - There Is No Year
3 Stars
At their best when they opt for eerie subtlety over pure sledgehammer power.
16th January 2020
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - X: The Godless Void And Other Stories
3-5 Stars
Suddenly, Trail of Dead feel accessible again.
16th January 2020
Kiwi Jr - Football Money
3-5 Stars
Enough charm and wit to remind us of the importance to having a little fun along the way.
16th January 2020
Poppy - I Disagree
4 Stars
Pop’s new princess of darkness.
9th January 2020
The Big Moon - Walking Like We Do
4 Stars
Always right where they need to be.
9th January 2020
Georgia - Seeking Thrills
4 Stars
As an embodiment of where one of the UK’s most exciting voices is currently at, you couldn’t ask for much more.
9th January 2020
Field Music - Making A New World
3 Stars
There are enough ideas in the tank here.
9th January 2020
Blaenavon - demoitis
4 Stars
Though many of the tracks are stripped-down, intimate torch-songs, they rarely sound dejected or negative.
30th December 2019
Stormzy - Heavy Is The Head
4 Stars
Like life itself, there’s flashes of humour, love, heartbreak, politics, fun, vulnerability and identity.
13th December 2019
Harry Styles - Fine Line
4 Stars
A compelling document of an artist coming to life.
6th December 2019
Jack Peñate - After You
3-5 Stars
Something of a fever dream, an electric span of ideas that flit from one to the other.
28th November 2019
Beck - Hyperspace
4-5 Stars
That ‘Hyperspace’ is quite so seamless in its execution is an utter joy.
21st November 2019
The Ninth Wave - Infancy Pt. II
3 Stars
It’s a bit like being given only the second half of a book, or entering the cinema half way through a film.
14th November 2019
Kele - 2042
4 Stars
By holding a mirror up to society, ‘2042’ encourages us all to keep fighting the good fight.
7th November 2019
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.