Sundara Karma - Oblivion!

4-5 Stars

Fizzing hyperpop influences tie with skyward melodies to create a near-masterpiece.

1st April 2022

Miso Extra - Great Taste

4 Stars

An appetising hors d’oeuvre for a main course which, we can only hope, is soon to follow.

1st April 2022

Folly Group - Human And Kind

4 Stars

It’s where they’ll look next that’s exciting, though.

25th March 2022

Priestgate - Eyes Closed For The Winter

4 Stars

The outfit strut between intimate and aloof with a raffish sincerity that injects life into well-worn genre moves.

25th March 2022

Island Of Love - Songs Of Love

3-5 Stars

Fuzzy almost to a fault, it’s scrappy, distorted, rough around the edges indie.

18th March 2022

Dog Unit - Turn Right And Right Again

4 Stars

For those who favour a slither of expansive post-rock on their metaphorical musical toast, there’s plenty here to get excited for.

11th March 2022

Sprints - A Modern Job

4 Stars

Impassioned, purposeful, and personal.

11th March 2022

Viji - Cali

3 Stars

An artist still finding her feet.

11th March 2022

BENEE - Lychee

4 Stars

The seven-track EP sees the New Zealander showing off a sound that’s distinctly her own.

4th March 2022

NewDad - Banshee

4 Stars

An inevitable ascension of a band who are so acutely aware of their own gifts.

9th February 2022

Willow Kayne - Playground Antics

4-5 Stars

She can rap, she can sing, she can do lip-curling bad bitch and cheeky, playful pop star — and holy hell, can she write a tune.

1st February 2022

FKA twigs - Caprisongs

4 Stars

We find twigs experimenting not with, say, textures or song structure, but with dipping her toes into the mainstream.

14th January 2022

VLURE - Euphoria

4 Stars

This floor-filling debut seamlessly blends subterranean dance textures, crunching guitar, soaring synth leads and pulsating intensity.

14th January 2022

Exit Kid - Basis

3-5 Stars

It’s impossible to reach the end of ​‘Basis’ and not really want more.

10th December 2021

Static Dress - Prologue…

4 Stars

A first real taste of the sheer depth that the band seem intent on diving to for their work.

3rd December 2021

Weird Milk - We Were Strangers

3-5 Stars

A short collection that’s retro-leaning, no doubt.

17th November 2021

The Horrors - Against The Blade

5 Stars

A party, but make it sinister.

3rd November 2021

Holly Humberstone - The Walls Are Way Too Thin

4 Stars

There’s an expert tenderness to her stories and their delivery.

3rd November 2021

Katy B - Peace and Offerings

4 Stars

A nuanced, striking and incredibly welcome return from one of Britain’s finest vocalists.

3rd November 2021

Cathy Jain - artificial

3-5 Stars

A definite promise of good things to come.

3rd November 2021

Boston Manor - Desperate Times Desperate Pleasures

4-5 Stars

Boston Manor’s most assertive release yet.

28th October 2021

Pixey - Sunshine State

4 Stars

She packs the calmer moments with so much atmosphere that they’re just as bright as the singles.

28th October 2021

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.

20th October 2021

GIRLI - Damsel In Distress

3 Stars

It might not be pioneering, but thanks to its bubbly relatability, it definitely deserves its spot.

20th October 2021