Chastity Belt - I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone
4 Stars
The band channel malaise, nonchalance, boredom and procrastination onto wax.
1st June 2017
Reviews
Sweet Baboo - Wild Imagination
3 Stars
Constantly engaging and occasionally stirring.
1st June 2017
Katie Von Schleicher – Life’s A Lie
For a track about feeling powerless, the singer-songwriter delivers an incredibly confident slice of lo-fi vintage pop.
1st June 2017
Slow Skies – Dancing
A captivating, somewhat melancholic folk-pop return from Irish musician Karen Sheridan.
31st May 2017
The Orielles - I Only Bought It For The Bottle
The second track from the recent Heavenly Records signings delivers deadpan jangles with infectious aplomb.
30th May 2017
Loved Ones – Without Face
The Liverpool band find life-affirming alt-pop beauty in the darkness.
30th May 2017
LIFE - Popular Music
4 Stars
Not just a blast of blind rage.
26th May 2017
Marika Hackman - Cigarette
A brilliantly spare song, that captures all the frustration of two people who can’t quite spit their words out.
26th May 2017
TOPS – Further
One of the Montreal dream-pop band’s most emotionally raw moments to date.
24th May 2017
Lapalux – Flickering (ft. JFDR)
With the help of JFDR, the British producer has weaved another abstract dance gem.
24th May 2017
Danny L Harle - 1UL
Huge Danny lives up to his name more than ever before.
24th May 2017
Paramore - After Laughter
5 Stars
An album that’s ultimately OK with not being OK, it’s for that reason alone that it may just be perfect.
22nd May 2017
Metronomy ease back into life at party-starting Brixton Academy date
The band are in full flow from the get-go.
22nd May 2017
Actress – X22RME
Producer Darren Cunningham creates magic from the fourth dimension.
22nd May 2017
The Big Moon, Sorry and more close The Great Escape 2017 in celebratory style
The sun’s out (finally), and the party continues into the small hours at Horatio’s.
21st May 2017
The best things we saw at The Great Escape 2017, Day Two
A round-up of the buzziest and most bizarre sights from Brighton.
20th May 2017
The Magic Gang, Abattoir Blues and more toast day two of The Great Escape 2017
Sløtface, EAT FAST and more also took to our stage at Horatio’s Bar on the pier.
20th May 2017
Gothic Tropic - Fast Or Feast
4 Stars
Like Ladyhawke had she grown up on Tame Impala as much as the 80s kicks of Fleetwood Mac et al.
19th May 2017
Wavves - You’re Welcome
4 Stars
Not only eclectic, but also borderline bizarre at times.
19th May 2017
Pumarosa - The Witch
4 Stars
Packed full of genius – with a few dips that promised more.
19th May 2017
Eat Fast - Immortal Kombat
4 Stars
The riffs are dirty and distorted, melodies weighted down in a potent tonic of fuzz and reverberation.
19th May 2017
(Sandy) Alex G - Rocket
4 Stars
A brilliantly considered next step.
19th May 2017
Aldous Harding - Party
4 Stars
A record that’s at ease when stalking through the shadows.
19th May 2017
Land of Talk - Life After Youth
4 Stars
One for when you’re feeling reflective.
19th May 2017
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.