Willie J Healey - People And Their Dogs
4 Stars
He moves between swoonsome balladry, scuzzy thrashes and twinkling, nostalgic dreampop throughout.
18th August 2017
Reviews
Ghostpoet - Dark Days & Canapés
4 Stars
His most musically bold but thoughtful album to date.
18th August 2017
Everything Everything - A Fever Dream
4 Stars
It takes the band’s chart-topping ambition and runs with it.
18th August 2017
Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
3 Stars
An eclectic slow burner.
18th August 2017
Tigers Jaw - Spin
3 Stars
A promising, varied hint at the future.
18th August 2017
Dream Wife - Fire
A staple of their live sets for coming up to 18 months now, ‘Fire’ shows the interplay and chemistry between the trio at its absolute best.
18th August 2017
Julien Baker - Appointments
There’s a brilliant catharsis gained from laying out such pains, both for artist and listener.
18th August 2017
James Holden & The Animal Spirits – Pass Through The Fire
A euphoric capturing of the producer’s band’s raw, live spirit.
16th August 2017
Shigeto – Detroit Part II
Zach Saginaw produces a track that’s all his own, but that gives a little nod to Detroit’s musical heritage.
16th August 2017
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – To Follow and Lead
An intriguing mapping of cognition through the medium of music.
16th August 2017
Creeper up the intensity with the Theatre of Fear at biggest London headine show
The Southampton six-piece offered up catharsis and drama at their Shepherd’s Bush Empire show.
12th August 2017
The Cribs - 24-7 Rock Star Shit
4 Stars
An unadulterated thrash through everything the Wakefield trio do so well.
11th August 2017
Rat Boy - Scum
4 Stars
Rat Boy’s a whole a lot smarter than he’s ever allowed himself to be shown as.
11th August 2017
The Preatures - Girlhood
4 Stars
The album sparkles with creativity.
11th August 2017
The Districts - Popular Manipulations
3 Stars
Sometimes all the bluster and crescendo leaves you craving something simpler.
11th August 2017
Trailer Trash Tracys - Althaea
3 Stars
A bold record that once again showcases the duo’s unique sound.
11th August 2017
Alice Glass - Without Love
A bleak and introspective return from the former firebrand.
10th August 2017
Jessie Ware makes a grand return at Islington Assembly Hall show
The singer provides a self-assured show full of favourites.
9th August 2017
Iglooghost – Bug Thief
The producer gives a glimpse into his debut album with a slice of completely bizarre yet arresting electronica.
9th August 2017
Diamond Thug – Cosmic Dreamer
The stars align once again for the South African band.
9th August 2017
Daughter – Burn It Down
An intense, dramatic vision that takes in harsh issues while also nodding to the digital world it’s born from.
9th August 2017
The Horrors - Something To Remember Me By
Unstoppably euphoric, it’s maybe the best thing The Horrors have ever written.
9th August 2017
SOPHIE, Blanck Mass and more bring heaviness and variety to Visions Festival 2017
Sorry, Goat Girl, Kero Kero Bonito and more also play the Hackney all-dayer.
8th August 2017
Foo Fighters and The Kills reign supreme at day two of NOS Alive 2017
Warpaint, Savages and Wild Beasts also took to the stage.
7th August 2017
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.