Destroyer - Ken
4 Stars
Crisper, more experimental.
20th October 2017
Reviews
And So I Watch You from Afar - The Endless Shimmering
4 Stars
The sense of optimism is infectious.
20th October 2017
Makthaverskan - III
3 Stars
A sensible progression rather than a reinvention.
20th October 2017
Ecca Vandal - Ecca Vandal
4 Stars
A tantalising prism, reflecting the tastes, influences and multifaceted personality of the artist it’s named for.
20th October 2017
Jessie Ware - Glasshouse
2 Stars
She knows her niche inside out.
20th October 2017
Wild Beasts - Punk Drunk and Trembling
4 Stars
A far better collection than its context suggests.
20th October 2017
Bleachers covers Tom Petty and brings euphoria to KOKO
Jack Antonoff returns to London on the back of ‘Gone Now’.
20th October 2017
Fever Ray - To The Moon And Back
Liberated and sexy expression at its very best.
20th October 2017
Peluché - Scared After All (Touch My Body)
The trio take their “trip jam” to exotic new heights.
19th October 2017
St Vincent brings daring isolation to Brixton Academy
Experimental, brazen, and charged with the theatrical, Annie Clark brings all the absurdity of ‘MASSEDUCTION’ to life.
18th October 2017
MGMT – Little Dark Age
Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser’s return toes the line between gothic and danceable.
18th October 2017
Gengahr return with blistering London show
The quartet brought new single ‘Carrion’ and their upcoming second album to Omeara.
14th October 2017
Beck brings two turntables, a microphone and hit after hit to Electric Ballroom show
The man’s got more bangers than a sausage factory.
14th October 2017
Beck - Colors
4 Stars
An absolute treat from beginning to end.
13th October 2017
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice
4 Stars
One of the year’s best link-ups.
13th October 2017
William Patrick Corgan - Ogilala
4 Stars
Its simplicity has had a rejuvenating effect.
13th October 2017
Pale Honey - Devotion
3 Stars
There’s a tension running through it that can create genuine atmosphere.
13th October 2017
King Krule - The Ooz
3 Stars
It has fine moments, but might have benefited from some brutality in the cutting room.
13th October 2017
John Keek – If + When
An entrancing, genre-bending odyssey.
12th October 2017
The National practice restraint and Loyle Carner triumphs at Pitchfork Paris
Run The Jewels and Sylvan Esso also headed to the city’s Grande Halle De La Villette.
11th October 2017
St Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
5 Stars
A lesson in black humour.
10th October 2017
Depeche Mode, The Avalanches and Fleet Foxes mix light and dark on day three of NOS Alive 2017
Spoon and Benjamin Booker also took to the stage on the final day of the Portuguese bash.
7th October 2017
Weaves - Wide Open
4 Stars
A logical gear shift from a band that are fuelled by the unpredictable.
6th October 2017
Alex Lahey - I Love You Like A Brother
4 Stars
It says a lot with very little.
6th October 2017
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.