Cass McCombs - Tip of the Sphere
4 Stars
A near-flawless documentation of the end of times.
8th February 2019
Album Reviews
Queen Zee - Queen Zee
4 Stars
A riotous and, at times, hilarious debut.
8th February 2019
Yak - Pursuit of Momentary Happiness
4 Stars
It careers between boggle-eyed riffy bangers and booze-sodden self-reflection in truly inimitable fashion.
5th February 2019
HEALTH - Vol. 4 :: Slaves of Fear
4 Stars
These long-term fans of impeccable contradictions are tearing up rulebooks quicker than anyone else can write them.
5th February 2019
Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed & Ready
3 Stars
With its gnarly riffs and big, dark, emotionally weighty numbers, there’s something claustrophobic about its vibe.
1st February 2019
Beirut - Gallipoli
3 Stars
There’s a gorgeous familiarity to the record, but it’s also one peppered with adventure.
1st February 2019
Girlpool - What Chaos Is Imaginary
3 Stars
A multidimensional, multi-faceted affair, full of fragile introspection and meandering guitars.
1st February 2019
Broods - Don’t Feed The Pop Monster
3 Stars
Like downing a heady cocktail of Chvrches and The 1975.
1st February 2019
White Lies - Five
3 Stars
A neat reminder of their staying power.
1st February 2019
Tiny Ruins - Olympic Girls
3 Stars
By moving further out, they start to let us in.
1st February 2019
FIDLAR - Almost Free
5 Stars
The sound of dancing through the hard times with a massive grin on your face.
25th January 2019
TOY - Happy in the Hollow
4 Stars
TOY at their most ambitious and confident.
25th January 2019
Sneaks - Highway Hypnosis
4 Stars
An alien world of feelings and sounds that are clandestine and strange and odd but oddly liberating.
25th January 2019
Say Anything - Oliver Appropriate
4 Stars
Pointedly apt social commentary with a razor sharp wit.
25th January 2019
Swervedriver - Future Ruins
4 Stars
‘Future Ruins’ shows that the band still have something to say and prove.
25th January 2019
Tim Presley’s White Fence - I Have To Feed Larry’s Hawk
4 Stars
What dominates is his ability to pen strange, warm tracks that tug on familiar melodic heartstrings.
25th January 2019
Rat Boy - Internationally Unknown
3 Stars
Rat Boy works best on this record not giving the fans what they want — but something new.
25th January 2019
Keuning - Prismism
2 Stars
With all the composite parts in place, what ‘Prismatic’ lacks isn’t effort, but direction.
25th January 2019
Press Club - Late Teens
3 Stars
Direct to the point of overwhelming.
25th January 2019
Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center
4 Stars
It combines both of their styles to create something that doesn’t sound quite like either.
24th January 2019
AJ Lambert - Careful You
3 Stars
On every track, she takes every lyric and holds it, as if savouring every line.
21st January 2019
James Blake - Assume Form
4 Stars
An album that blows James Blake’s musical and personal horizons wide open.
18th January 2019
Deerhunter - Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?
4 Stars
A breezy distraction from the chaos outside.
15th January 2019
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
4 Stars
It surely confirms her position as one of her generation’s most compelling voices.
15th January 2019
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.