Billie Marten - Dog-Eared
4 Stars
A proficient collection of songs, elevated by myriad guest musicians and a seemingly freed spirit.
16th July 2025
Album Reviews
Jade Bird - Who Wants To Talk About Love?
3-5 Stars
A collective and deeply-charged record of human experience.
16th July 2025
Wet Leg - moisturizer
4 Stars
A wonderfully crafted piece of work that cements the band’s staying power.
9th July 2025
Barry Can’t Swim - Loner
4 Stars
Sparking emotional response as much as offering dancefloor escapism.
9th July 2025
Africa Express - Africa Express Presents… Bahidorá
4 Stars
A vibrant, messy epic with nary a dull moment in sight.
9th July 2025
Jessica Winter - My First Album
3-5 Stars
Jarring, unhinged and idiosyncratic.
9th July 2025
Big Special - National Average
4-5 Stars
A striking, invigorating move.
4th July 2025
Lorde - Virgin
4 Stars
A thrilling comeback that puts Lorde’s trajectory to the stars back on track.
2nd July 2025
Kae Tempest - Self Titled
4-5 Stars
Easily his best and most unforgettable work to date.
2nd July 2025
Frankie Cosmos - Different Talking
4 Stars
Packed with chilled, short songs, which reinforce its diary-like feel.
25th June 2025
Pig Pen - Mental Madness
2-5 Stars
A formidable attempt, but often feels like the band struggle to find an identity of their own.
25th June 2025
HAIM - I quit
4-5 Stars
Their ‘fuck it’ attitude is nothing short of palpable.
18th June 2025
Loyle Carner - hopefully !
4 Stars
As moving as it is musically satisfying.
18th June 2025
Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon
3 Stars
A little more cohesion wouldn’t have gone amiss.
18th June 2025
UNIVERSITY - McCartney, It’ll Be OK
4 Stars
A venture beyond the conventional consideration of ‘progressive’.
18th June 2025
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Phantom Island
4 Stars
A joyous ten-track delight.
12th June 2025
Pulp - More
4 Stars
A band returning as evolutions, not imitations, of their past selves.
5th June 2025
Little Simz - Lotus
5 Stars
Her legacy as an all-time great has never been more assured.
5th June 2025
Turnstile - NEVER ENOUGH
5 Stars
A vital, exhilarating offering, sure to catapult them further out of the hardcore scene and ever closer to mainstream musical lore.
5th June 2025
Finn Wolfhard - Happy Birthday
3-5 Stars
Proof that the young actor and musician is no one trick pony.
5th June 2025
Lifeguard - Ripped and Torn
2-5 Stars
A few tears at the seams.
5th June 2025
McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!
4 Stars
A dense and colour-splattered concoction.
5th June 2025
Jacob Alon - In Limerence
4 Stars
Angelic and soul-bearing.
30th May 2025
caroline - caroline 2
4 Stars
A grand experience from the off.
30th May 2025
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.