Show Me The Body - Dog Whistle
4 Stars
Vital and forceful enough across its length to sound like life and death.
29th March 2019
Album Reviews
Good Cop Bad Cop - Good Cop Bad Cop
3 Stars
Mostly, it’s pretty enough.
29th March 2019
Crows - Silver Tongues
4 Stars
An emphatic debut.
22nd March 2019
Avey Tare - Cows on Hourglass Pond
4 Stars
A new kind of psych-folk he can proudly call his own.
22nd March 2019
Ibibio Sound Machine - Doko Mien
3 Stars
The tunes are still busy and layered, but every element of them serves a purpose.
22nd March 2019
La Dispute - Panorama
4 Stars
Jordan Dreyer has become a master storyteller on this album.
22nd March 2019
Lucy Rose - No Words Left
4 Stars
Her most honest work yet.
22nd March 2019
American Football - American Football
4 Stars
The sound of a band breaking the reunion mould.
22nd March 2019
Anteros - When We Land
3-5 Stars
The band sound firmly grounded and ready to take on the future.
22nd March 2019
These New Puritans - Inside The Rose
2 Stars
Sometimes, maybe you can just be a bit too clever for your own good.
22nd March 2019
Ex Hex - It’s Real
4 Stars
Every bit as essential as last time out.
21st March 2019
Jenny Lewis - On The Line
4-5 Stars
A stately and unhurried affair that methodically untangles heartbreak with sharp storytelling and her trademark rapier wit.
19th March 2019
Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe
4 Stars
A singer-songwriter who evades pigeonholing.
19th March 2019
Solange – When I Get Home
4 Stars
When she talks, you listen.
15th March 2019
Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Gratitude
4 Stars
A rebrand and a couple of synthesisers can make for a powerful combination.
15th March 2019
CHAI - Punk
4 Stars
An inclusive call-to-arms championing individuality, uniqueness and self-confidence.
15th March 2019
Stephen Malkmus - Groove Denied
3-5 Stars
It captures the finer points of Stephen Malkmus’ craftsmanship in wildly esoteric and robotic form.
15th March 2019
Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima
5 Stars
A near-flawless advertisement for the power of collaboration.
12th March 2019
Dave - Psychodrama
4-5 Stars
An album of sublime quality.
10th March 2019
Sasami - Sasami
4 Stars
A bold and well-rounded debut.
8th March 2019
Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs
4 Stars
Stella Donnelly has got the world in her palm, and the brain to do exactly what she wants with it.
8th March 2019
Indoor Pets - Be Content
4 Stars
Primed to take on the indie-pop world.
8th March 2019
Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Part 1
5 Stars
The ultimate Foals album.
1st March 2019
Self Esteem - Compliments Please
4 Stars
You WILL love this record, and you will give it the respect it deserves.
1st March 2019
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.