VLURE - Euphoria
4 Stars
This floor-filling debut seamlessly blends subterranean dance textures, crunching guitar, soaring synth leads and pulsating intensity.
January 12, 2022 7:57am
EP Reviews
Exit Kid - Basis
3-5 Stars
It’s impossible to reach the end of ‘Basis’ and not really want more.
December 10, 2021 8:00am
Static Dress - Prologue…
4 Stars
A blistering affair, laden with intrinsic detail.
December 3, 2021 7:58am
Weird Milk - We Were Strangers
3-5 Stars
A short collection that’s retro-leaning, no doubt, but with enough pep with it to avoid veering towards regressive territory.
November 16, 2021 12:33pm
The Horrors - Against The Blade
5 Stars
A party, but make it sinister.
November 3, 2021 7:59am
Holly Humberstone - The Walls Are Way Too Thin
4 Stars
There’s an expert tenderness to her stories and their delivery.
November 3, 2021 7:58am
Katy B - Peace and Offerings
4 Stars
A nuanced, striking and incredibly welcome return from one of Britain’s finest vocalists.
November 3, 2021 7:58am
Cathy Jain - artificial
3-5 Stars
A definite promise of good things to come.
November 3, 2021 7:55am
Boston Manor - Desperate Times Desperate Pleasures
4-5 Stars
Boston Manor’s most assertive release yet.
October 28, 2021 8:00am
Pixey - Sunshine State
4 Stars
She packs the calmer moments with so much atmosphere that they’re just as bright as the singles.
October 28, 2021 7:57am
WOOZE - Get Me To A Nunnery
4 Stars
WOOZE have set their stall on crafting a stylish and riveting brand of indie-disco, and they have achieved just that.
October 20, 2021 7:56am
GIRLI - Damsel In Distress
3 Stars
It might not be pioneering, but thanks to its bubbly relatability, it definitely deserves its spot.
October 20, 2021 7:54am
404 Guild - Guild Three: Open Water
4 Stars
Where they’re headed sonically next could be from any of these paths, but every which one would remain just as exciting.
October 13, 2021 7:58am
Grandmas House - Grandmas House
4 Stars
No matter how quirky the subject matter, Grandmas House can write a blindingly good song about it.
October 13, 2021 7:57am
Johnny Marr - Fever Dreams Pt. 1
4 Stars
The polished sound of Johnny Marr putting his best foot forward.
October 13, 2021 7:57am
Paris Texas - Red Hand Akimbo
4 Stars
You wouldn’t dare second guess where the duo’s imagination might stray next.
October 6, 2021 8:00am
Metronomy - Posse EP Volume 1
4-5 Stars
18 minutes of taut, considered songwriting.
September 17, 2021 8:00am
Porij - Baby Face
4-5 Stars
‘Baby Face’ it might be, but Porij aren’t playing around.
September 15, 2021 8:00am
Deb Never - Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
4 Stars
Propelled by Deb’s magnetically cool smooth vocals throughout, it finds the LA artist in full bloom.
September 8, 2021 7:57am
Lazarus Kane - Psychobabble
3-5 Stars
‘Psychobabble’ proves that Lazarus Kane never needed to don any costumes to be at their best.
September 8, 2021 7:53am
Flossing - Queen of the Mall
3-5 Stars
There’s an icy new wave heart to much of Flossing that feels out of step with 2021.
September 8, 2021 7:53am
Priya Ragu - damnshestamil
4 Stars
A kaleidoscopic mixtape.
September 2, 2021 12:18pm
Baby Queen - The Yearbook
4 Stars
More than good enough to graduate to the next round.
September 2, 2021 12:11pm
Angel Olsen - Aisles
4 Stars
For an artist usually so meticulous with her vision, that these are able to sound so airy, almost frivolous makes this curio of an EP all the more engaging.
August 19, 2021 7:56am
Swim School - Making Sense Of It All
2-5 Stars
Hampered by an unshakeable sense that they’re only just getting out of first gear.
August 19, 2021 7:50am