MUNA - About U
4 Stars
An album that captures the soaring highs and plunging lows, all in one brilliantly executed swoop.
3rd February 2017
Album Reviews
Surfer Blood - Snowdonia
3 Stars
An emotional affair.
3rd February 2017
Allison Crutchfield - Tourist in this Town
3 Stars
A record that gets under your skin in ways only a Crutchfield can.
27th January 2017
Toothless - The Pace of the Passing
3 Stars
There are undeniably some moments with serious bite.
27th January 2017
Ty Segall - Ty Segall
4 Stars
It really is a new year, new Ty Segall.
27th January 2017
Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life
3 Stars
Their first release in four years finds the desert drag-racing duo letting off the gas a little.
27th January 2017
Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sound
4 Stars
Far more considered than anything Dylan Baldi has put his name to before.
27th January 2017
Menace Beach - Lemon Memory
4 Stars
Not a supergroup, just a really, really super group.
20th January 2017
Loyle Carner - Yesterday’s Gone
4 Stars
A deeply personal debut record.
20th January 2017
Austra - Future Politics
4 Stars
Consistently thought-provoking.
20th January 2017
SOHN - Rennen
3 Stars
A spectrum that spans from stunning to forgettable.
13th January 2017
The Flaming Lips - Oczy Mlody
2 Stars
Rarely as satisfying as it is strange.
13th January 2017
Bonobo - Migration
3 Stars
Disappointingly close to home.
13th January 2017
Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness
4 Stars
She’s a storyteller, evoking stunning images.
13th January 2017
Brandon Can’t Dance - Graveyard of Good Times
3 Stars
Some refinement, and the future’s bright for Brandon.
13th January 2017
The xx - I See You
4 Stars
An album that puts the trio’s shy status under the microscope.
12th January 2017
Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3
5 Stars
A straight up cliff face of sheer imposing quality.
10th January 2017
You Me At Six - Night People
4 Stars
‘Night People’ feels like the band’s most natural and accomplished step so far.
6th January 2017
Gone is Gone - Echolocation
3 Stars
An unceasing onslaught of sound.
6th January 2017
Sundara Karma - Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect
4 Stars
A record made for the cavernous expanse of Brixton Academy.
6th January 2017
Alex Izenberg - Harlequin
3 Stars
Izenberg has a firm grasp on the strange side of things.
8th December 2016
Gabriella Cohen - Full Closure and No Details
3 Stars
Fuzzy tales of dissatisfaction, young love and boredom.
8th December 2016
Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!
4 Stars
A celebration of funk and soul’s most oddball strains.
2nd December 2016
Peter Doherty - Hamburg Demonstrations
3 Stars
Trading in the playful witticisms and hazy romanticism he’s best loved for, Peter Doherty’s new album gives lost pearls a polish.
29th November 2016
Featuring Finn Wolfhard, FLO, Jungle, Mystery Jets and more.