Suede - Antidepressants
4 Stars
A solid, pleasantly dense record from a band who’ve been solid for decades yet.
3rd September 2025
Album Reviews
Hayley Williams - Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
5 Stars
A metaphorical opening of wounds in the most visceral way.
29th August 2025
CMAT - Euro-Country
5 Stars
The album that will see her make the leap from cult country-pop favourite to bona fide star.
27th August 2025
Blood Orange - Essex Honey
4 Stars
Far from easy, but certainly entrancing.
27th August 2025
The Hives - The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
4 Stars
It’d take a cold, cold heart not to be energised by this.
27th August 2025
Jehnny Beth - You Heartbreaker, You
4 Stars
Presenting the contrast between machinery and primal urge
27th August 2025
Nova Twins - Parasites & Butterflies
3-5 Stars
Pushing themselves even further, incorporating even more, and doing anything to see what will fit.
27th August 2025
Sir Chloe - Swallow The Knife
3 Stars
A little safe in parts, yet still a satisfying return.
20th August 2025
Wolf Alice - The Clearing
5 Stars
Their boldest, most striking record yet.
20th August 2025
Deftones - Private Music
4-5 Stars
Traversing dark claustrophobia and sprawling soundscapes, beautiful in both is composition and delivery.
20th August 2025
Mac DeMarco - Guitar
4 Stars
A charmingly lo-fi release.
20th August 2025
Billianne - Modes of Transportation
4 Stars
A relatable, engaging collection that showcases her evocative musical range perfectly.
13th August 2025
Conan Gray - Wishbone
3-5 Stars
His not-quite-angst meets its musical equivalent in its not-quite-alternative sound.
13th August 2025
Black Honey - Soak
4 Stars
Continuing on their well-travelled path of taking influence from the silver screen.
13th August 2025
Ethel Cain - Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You
5 Stars
One of the very best in storytelling and atmosphere.
6th August 2025
The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers
3-5 Stars
At least, on this evidence, they’re having fun.
6th August 2025
BABYMETAL - Metal Forth
4 Stars
Pure, instinctual exploration.
6th August 2025
Humour - Learning Greek
4 Stars
A solid first LP that aims for dive bars and festival fields alike.
6th August 2025
The New Eves - The New Eve Is Rising
4 Stars
A playful exercise in boundary-pushing and performance.
30th July 2025
Debby Friday - The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life
4 Stars
Continuing Debby Friday’s twisted, raving fantasy.
30th July 2025
Folk Bitch Trio - Now Would Be A Good Time
3 Stars
Finding both power and humour in the mess.
23rd July 2025
Alex G - Headlights
5 Stars
The culmination of fifteen years of exploration, refined.
16th July 2025
Panic Shack - Panic Shack
3-5 Stars
A debut that presents its protagonists as a gang everyone’s going to want to join.
16th July 2025
hard life - onion
2-5 Stars
A title which suggests multitudes, yet in reality — as with its edible namesake — just repeats more of the same.
16th July 2025
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.