Ash - Islands

2 Stars

It’s a shame most of ​‘Islands’ doesn’t have anything to grab hold of.

18th May 2018

Beach House - 7

3 Stars

A gorgeous, irreplaceable atmosphere washes over anything they play.

11th May 2018

Jess Williamson - Cosmic Wink

3 Stars

Largely free from inhibition.

11th May 2018

La Luz - Floating Features

3 Stars

If only their raw knack for rhythm and harmony were left untouched by unnecessarily glossy production.

11th May 2018

Iceage - Beyondless

4 Stars

Beautiful, emotional, and cinematic.

4th May 2018

Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll

4 Stars

Peace know just what they’re doing.

4th May 2018

Eleanor Friedberger - Rebound

4 Stars

A surreal trip that feels like you’re voyaging through someone else’s dreams or scattered, fragmented memories.

4th May 2018

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Sparkle Hard

4 Stars

A seemingly never-ending well of ideas.

4th May 2018

Jon Hopkins - Singularity

4 Stars

Varied and consistently compelling.

4th May 2018

Leon Bridges - Good Thing

3 Stars

It feels like he’s only just getting started.

4th May 2018

Gaz Coombes - World’s Strongest Man

3 Stars

Moving into his next phase with real class.

4th May 2018

Daniel Blumberg - Minus

4 Stars

An object of rare beauty and sophistication.

4th May 2018

Middle Kids - Lost Friends

3 Stars

A solid first step.

4th May 2018

Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

3 Stars

Either genius, or the sound of a man unravelling.

27th April 2018

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

5 Stars

It might just be the record that finally elevates her to pop’s highest echelons.

27th April 2018

Twin Shadow - Caer

3 Stars

A journey worth sticking to.

27th April 2018

Speedy Ortiz - Twerp Verse

4 Stars

Succinct, wry, and in tune with its context, there’s plenty to unpick.

27th April 2018

Forth Wanderers - Forth Wanderers

4 Stars

This lot are shooting for the premiership of American indie.

27th April 2018

We Are Scientists - Megaplex

3 Stars

Ten tracks of button-bright indie-pop.

27th April 2018

Half Waif - Lavender

3 Stars

Deeply arresting and vital.

27th April 2018

Drinks - Hippo Lite

4 Stars

Something new on every listen.

20th April 2018

Alexis Taylor - Beautiful Thing

3 Stars

It doesn’t always quite hit those high notes, but the pair have set out to create a sometimes elusive feeling of connection.

20th April 2018

Sofi Tukker - Treehouse

4 Stars

A gorgeous mess of a record.

13th April 2018

King Tuff - The Other

4 Stars

An admittedly more muted and seasoned, but still measured, present-day evolution of King Tuff.

13th April 2018