MOURN - Sorpresa Familia
3 Stars
Punk music with the intelligence of wizened old jazz musicians.
15th June 2018
Album Reviews
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs
4 Stars
Sunny, memorable hooks by the pound.
15th June 2018
Girls Names - Stains On Silence
2 Stars
Experimental for experimental’s sake.
15th June 2018
Matt Maltese - Bad Contestant
5 Stars
Dazzling, idiosyncratic brilliance.
8th June 2018
Snail Mail - Lush
4 Stars
It’s the crunchy, full band material that really points the way forward.
8th June 2018
serpentwithfeet - soil
4 Stars
A celebration of finally having found his feet.
8th June 2018
Boy Azooga - 1, 2, Kung Fu
4 Stars
Essentially a drive through his own head.
8th June 2018
Jorja Smith - Lost & Found
4 Stars
There’s a diversity of stylistic approach and yet a singularity of vision that few artists are able to combine so early on.
8th June 2018
Gruff Rhys - Babelsberg
4 Stars
A melodic and consistently playful record.
8th June 2018
Lily Allen - No Shame
3 Stars
She’s found a sound that feels authentic again. And that’ll do for now.
8th June 2018
Lykke Li - so sad so sexy
3 Stars
An album of personal and musical growth.
8th June 2018
Hilary Woods - Colt
3 Stars
An ominous exercise in atmosphere.
8th June 2018
Father John Misty - God’s Favorite Customer
4 Stars
Josh Tillman makes this shit look easy.
1st June 2018
LUMP - LUMP
4 Stars
A self-contained trip.
1st June 2018
Tancred - Nightstand
4 Stars
Her most cohesive, accomplished and undeniably catchy collection of songs to date.
1st June 2018
Ben Howard - Noonday Dream
4 Stars
A repositioning as well as a new highlight.
1st June 2018
Chvrches - Love Is Dead
4 Stars
Celebratory, rich and more confident than ever.
25th May 2018
Jo Passed - Their Prime
4 Stars
A brilliant and unexpected ride from start to finish.
25th May 2018
LICE - It All Worked Out Vol. 1 & 2
3 Stars
A decent catch-up on LICE’s story so far.
25th May 2018
Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
5 Stars
A gut-punch of an immediate classic.
18th May 2018
TT - Lovelaws
4 Stars
An even more personal exploration of her affective talents.
18th May 2018
Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel
4 Stars
Lyrically the most direct and honest Courtney has been to date.
18th May 2018
Big Ups - Two Parts Together
4 Stars
Enough crunch to keep things exciting right up to its thundering climax.
18th May 2018
Charles Watson - Now That I’m A River
3 Stars
A quietly experimental affair.
18th May 2018
Featuring Finn Wolfhard, FLO, Jungle, Mystery Jets and more.