The Flaming Lips - Oczy Mlody
2 Stars
Rarely as satisfying as it is strange.
13th January 2017
Reviews
Bonobo - Migration
3 Stars
Disappointingly close to home.
13th January 2017
Brandon Can’t Dance - Graveyard of Good Times
3 Stars
Some refinement, and the future’s bright for Brandon.
13th January 2017
Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness
4 Stars
She’s a storyteller, evoking stunning images.
13th January 2017
Diet Cig - Tummy Ache
Considering the political shit-show whirling outside our windows right now, couldn’t we all do with a bit of radical softness?
13th January 2017
Loyle Carner - Damselfly ((ft.Tom Misch)
Loyle’s latest with pal Tom Misch is breezy, but hides sincere vulnerability.
13th January 2017
Laura Marling – Wild Fire
A masterful examination of identity and perception.
13th January 2017
The Big Moon - Hold This
‘Formidable’s, erm, formidable b‑side combines peak-banger melodies with a hint of darkness.
13th January 2017
Blaenavon - Orthodox Man
This might just be the Hampshire lads’ most immediate moment to date.
13th January 2017
The xx - I See You
4 Stars
An album that puts the trio’s shy status under the microscope.
12th January 2017
It’s a full MUNA at their ‘Thriller’ of a Heaven Halloween headline
It’s no huge claim to suggest this lot’ll be commanding vast arenas in years to come.
11th January 2017
Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3
5 Stars
A straight up cliff face of sheer imposing quality.
10th January 2017
Nine Inch Nails - Not The Actual Events
4 Stars
A battlecry for something truly epic to come.
10th January 2017
Japandroids sweat their way through triumphant Fluffer Pit Party
Bad Breeding and YOWL were also on hand for a brilliantly heavy night in Dalston.
9th January 2017
Sundara Karma - Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect
4 Stars
A record made for the cavernous expanse of Brixton Academy.
6th January 2017
Gone is Gone - Echolocation
3 Stars
An unceasing onslaught of sound.
6th January 2017
You Me At Six - Night People
4 Stars
‘Night People’ feels like the band’s most natural and accomplished step so far.
6th January 2017
The xx - Say Something Loving
A band rejuvenated, and shimmering with fresh perspective.
4th January 2017
Cherry Glazerr bring a whole lot of fun to Camden Assembly
Riff-heavy, and packed with teenage chutzpah.
3rd January 2017
The 1975 revel in their own extravagance at sold out O2 Arena
Matty Healy is a rock star for the pop generation.
19th December 2016
Creeper - Hiding With Boys
The foot-to-the-floor summer anthem they always hinted at crafting.
12th December 2016
Parquet Courts bring many guises - and a mammoth 22-song setlist to London’s Forum
A career-spanning celebration of a band who refuse to play the game.
10th December 2016
“Fuck Donald Trump, fuck Boris Johnson” - SWMRS rile up London’s Garage
If you’re after gritty, adrenaline-inducing punk, SWMRS are right up there.
9th December 2016
End Of The Road 2016 lays festival season to rest
It’s summer’s last pit stop for almost all its attendees; a calming comedown from the months before.
9th December 2016
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.