Marlon Williams - Make Way For Love
4 Stars
Nuanced, subtle and evocative.
16th February 2018
Album Reviews
Poliça & s t a r g a z e - Music for the Long Emergency
4 Stars
Poliça are suddenly sounding much more languid than we’ve heard them before.
16th February 2018
The Orielles - Silver Dollar Moment
3 Stars
It lacks the punctuation marks needed to really hit hard.
16th February 2018
Born Ruffians - Uncle, Duke & The Chief
3 Stars
This particular nostalgia trip is a pleasure to embark upon.
16th February 2018
Superchunk - What A Time To Be Alive
3 Stars
A record which wears its heart on its sleeve.
16th February 2018
US Girls - In A Poem Unlimited
3 Stars
For a dark protest record, ‘In a Poem Unlimited’ is instantly danceable.
16th February 2018
Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus
4 Stars
Timely and uncompromising, it feels like a record of real importance.
9th February 2018
Franz Ferdinand - Always Ascending
3 Stars
Maybe this new set-up just needs time to find their own MO?
9th February 2018
Brian Fallon - Sleepwalkers
3 Stars
The singer widens his palette, showing he’s just fine on his own.
9th February 2018
MGMT - Little Dark Age
2 Stars
A record that could do with clawing a bit of their magic back.
9th February 2018
Hookworms - Microshift
4 Stars
It bristles with life and never sits still.
2nd February 2018
Stef Chura - Messes
4 Stars
A propulsive, brilliantly catchy indie-rock record.
2nd February 2018
Rae Morris - Someone Out There
4 Stars
A fun, full-of-heart pop record.
2nd February 2018
The Soft Moon - Criminal
4 Stars
The most complete result of his vision he’s committed to record thus far.
2nd February 2018
DZ Deathrays - Bloody Lovely
3 Stars
Another solid Deathrays outing.
2nd February 2018
Field Music - Open Here
3 Stars
A deeply astute pop album that’s also often brimming with fun.
2nd February 2018
Dream Wife - Dream Wife
4 Stars
Sometimes we get the bands we want: sometimes — like in the case of Dream Wife — they’re also the bands we need.
26th January 2018
Marmozets - Knowing What You Know Now
4 Stars
Fearlessness flows through the record.
26th January 2018
No Age - Snares Like A Haircut
4 Stars
Sharper and brighter than ever.
26th January 2018
The Spook School - Could It Be Different?
4 Stars
A scrappy, quick-smart slab of danceable indie pop that channels pain into joy.
26th January 2018
Django Django - Marble Skies
4 Stars
An album calculated to get you from the bar to the dance floor in record time.
26th January 2018
Nils Frahm - All Melody
4 Stars
Once his melodies spin, there’s really no stopping them.
26th January 2018
Nick J. D. Hodgson - Tell Your Friends
3 Stars
Classic and nuanced, he’s a topline writer of clout.
26th January 2018
Ty Segall - Freedom’s Goblin
3 Stars
Identity firmly cemented, now Ty’s just having fun within it.
26th January 2018
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.