Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton – Fatal Gift
An anxious, urgent and vital meditation on the hollowness of material promises.
12th June 2017
Reviews
Perfume Genius shows how he’s superstardom-bound at Manchester Gorilla
There’s not many more charismatic or enigmatic than Mike Hadreas.
11th June 2017
Zandari Festival unites UK and Korean artists in an inter-country love-in
The Seoul event was a showcase for a host of international talent
10th June 2017
Phoenix – Ti Amo
4 Stars
It finds Phoenix in their most unabashedly romantic mood to date.
9th June 2017
Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, James McAlister - Planetarium
3 Stars
Its sheer scale can be as daunting as the vastness of what lies beyond the stratosphere.
9th June 2017
INVSN - The Beautiful Stories
4 Stars
Highly political, but more measured.
9th June 2017
London Grammar - Truth Is A Beautiful Thing
4 Stars
Hauntingly stark, yet staggeringly beautiful.
9th June 2017
All We Are - Sunny Hills
2 Stars
An album that isn’t sure what exactly it wants to be.
9th June 2017
Nadine Shah – Yes Men
The South Shields singer-songwriter delivers a powerful indictment of those in power on the eve of the UK general election.
7th June 2017
Torres – Skim
Mackenzie Scott returns with a layered, searching and brutal meditation on an affair.
7th June 2017
Zola Jesus – Exhumed
Nika Rosa Danilova delivers an intense, industrial, existential meditation.
7th June 2017
The Mighty Hoopla’s all-inclusive thrills are exactly what’s needed to lift London’s spirits
Helmed by drag troupe Sink The Pink, the inaugural all-dayer is a celebration of joy and togetherness
6th June 2017
Julien Baker stuns London’s Bush Hall into silence
Cuts from ‘Sprained Ankle’ and previews of a new LP, out this year, are delivered with utter beauty.
6th June 2017
Marika Hackman - I’m Not Your Man
5 Stars
Witty, sexy, confident, and charged with live energy.
2nd June 2017
Pixx - The Age Of Anxiety
4 Stars
An album that perfectly contrasts light and dark.
2nd June 2017
alt-J - Relaxer
4 Stars
On album three they’re on even more singular form than ever.
2nd June 2017
Bleachers - Gone Now
4 Stars
An album that’s vibrant and full of life while still being wonderfully introspective.
2nd June 2017
Beach Fossils - Somersault
4 Stars
It raises the bar from the band’s previous output.
2nd June 2017
Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa
3 Stars
There are prolonged glimpses at the artist Dua Lipa could become.
2nd June 2017
Dan Auerbach - Waiting On A Song
3 Stars
A bright and breezy, folk-tinged affair.
2nd June 2017
TOPS - Sugar at the Gate
3 Stars
They’re happy to stay in the little niche that they’ve carved out.
2nd June 2017
The Cribs - In Your Palace
The Jarmans are on gnarly, punk-spirited form.
2nd June 2017
Lorde - Perfect Places
The track gorgeously tracks the ups and downs of a turbulent night out.
2nd June 2017
Todd Terje – Maskindans (ft. Det Gylne Triangel)
The Norwegian producer transforms a vintage new wave track into a pulsating dancefloor beast.
2nd June 2017
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.