Clean Cut Kid - Felt
2 Stars
It fails to capture what made them an exciting prospect in the first place.
28th April 2017
Album Reviews
WALL - Untitled
5 Stars
‘Untitled’ could well’ve put the New Yorkers on the same trajectory as their equally absurdist contemporaries Parquet Courts.
27th April 2017
Maximo Park - Risk To Exist
3 Stars
An album of admirable protest poetry with an incidentally musical backdrop.
21st April 2017
BNQT - Volume 1
3 Stars
Very much an album in Eric Pulido’s image.
21st April 2017
Splashh - Waiting A Lifetime
4 Stars
The sound of a band having fun being free.
14th April 2017
Will Joseph Cook - Sweet Dreamer
3 Stars
So far, so happy-go-lucky.
14th April 2017
The Big Moon – Love in the 4th Dimension
5 Stars
The kind of musical roast that’d have Nigella beaming with pride.
7th April 2017
Blaenavon - That’s Your Lot
5 Stars
A huge, rich, brilliant documentation of youth.
7th April 2017
Diet Cig – Swear I’m Good At This
4 Stars
Thrashy and rolling gleefully around in its own melodrama.
7th April 2017
Future Islands - The Far Field
4 Stars
It moves between trauma and joy in the same breath.
7th April 2017
Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
4 Stars
Give it time and it’s not far short of exceptional.
7th April 2017
Alexandra Savior - Belladonna of Sadness
4 Stars
Dry wit and effortless elegance run throughout.
7th April 2017
Happyness - Write In
4 Stars
The most unexpected thing Happyness can do is to be traditional, but they pull it off with aplomb.
7th April 2017
The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions
4 Stars
A consistently engaging and occasionally irresistible collection.
7th April 2017
Timber Timbre - Sincerely, Future Pollution
3 Stars
A challenging, uncompromising listen.
7th April 2017
San Fermin - Belong
3 Stars
A lot of the record shows a lack of streamlining, or a singular focus.
7th April 2017
Cold War Kids - L.A. Divine
2 Stars
There’s logic to what’s going on here but it still feels unnatural.
7th April 2017
Karen Elson - Double Roses
2 Stars
Perhaps it’s turned out to be a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth, because ‘Double Roses’ feels weirdly half-baked.
7th April 2017
Tei Shi - Crawl Space
4 Stars
A bold first album from an artist likely to stick around for the long haul.
31st March 2017
Goldfrapp - Silver Eye
4 Stars
One of the pair’s most cosmic voyages to date.
31st March 2017
Wire - Silver/Lead
4 Stars
A timely reminder of the band’s ongoing relevance.
31st March 2017
British Sea Power - Let The Dancers Inherit The Party
4 Stars
Every bit the embodiment of empowered pop-rock perfection that its title suggests.
31st March 2017
Tall Ships - Impressions
4 Stars
Tall Ships are shouting loud for the world to hear.
31st March 2017
Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2 - Star Stuff
3 Stars
He sounds rejuvenated.
31st March 2017
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.