Mabel - High Expectations
3 Stars
Effortlessly cool.
2nd August 2019
Album Reviews
Dude York - Falling
3-5 Stars
Big guitar-pop at fizzing pace is again order of the day.
26th July 2019
Of Monsters and Men - Fever Dream
2-5 Stars
A bit limp.
26th July 2019
Kaiser Chiefs - Duck
2 Stars
To bemoan their seventh LP for the confused stinker that it is is not an easy pop, but a real lament for a band that used to be so much more.
26th July 2019
Mini Mansions - Guy Walks Into A Bar…
2 Stars
A little more humour on Mini Mansions’ third, and they might’ve been able to pull it off.
26th July 2019
IDER - Emotional Education
4 Stars
A thoughtful, carefully-constructed synthpop odyssey.
19th July 2019
The Flaming Lips - King’s Mouth
4 Stars
Not a step misplaced.
19th July 2019
Penelope Isles - Until The Tide Creeps In
4 Stars
A record totally out of step with any modern music scene, and all the more timeless and special for it.
12th July 2019
Dope Lemon - Smooth Big Cat
3-5 Stars
An enveloping, blissed-out jam of a listen.
12th July 2019
Palace - Life After
3 Stars
There’s light and darkness in the mix, but the balance feels tenuous.
12th July 2019
Gauche - A People’s History Of Gauche
3-5 Stars
Gauche take no issue with exposing some of the less desirable features of modern life.
12th July 2019
Bleached - Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?
3 Stars
Doses of nostalgia all over the shop.
12th July 2019
Africa Express - EGOLI
3 Stars
A trip on the Africa Express is quite a ride.
12th July 2019
Banks - III
2 Stars
Banks-by-numbers.
12th July 2019
Jesca Hoop - Stonechild
4 Stars
An exercise in top-level songwriting, stately and intelligent.
5th July 2019
KOKOKO! - Fongola
4 Stars
Endlessly creative and euphoric.
5th July 2019
Thom Yorke - Anima
3-5 Stars
Ultimately a trip down the rabbit hole worth taking.
28th June 2019
Kim Petras - Clarity
4 Stars
A true millennial pop princess in waiting.
28th June 2019
The Black Keys - “Let’s Rock”
2-5 Stars
A depressingly unimaginative thing.
28th June 2019
Night Moves - Can You Really Find Me
2 Stars
Forgettable fare.
28th June 2019
The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger
4-5 Stars
Something if not greater, then at least as good as the sum of their considerable parts.
21st June 2019
Two Door Cinema Club - False Alarm
4-5 Stars
They’ve learnt how to harness their mainstream power while taking creative risks.
21st June 2019
Mark Ronson - Late Night Feelings
4 Stars
The last dance at the disco, as romances are made and dreams are broken.
21st June 2019
Hot Chip - A Bath Full Of Ecstasy
4 Stars
Infectious escapism at its finest.
21st June 2019
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.