Download Festival 2016
The (mostly) wet weekend in the Midlands proves chaotic fun.
15th June 2016
Reviews
Fear Of Men launch ‘Fall Forever’ in spellbinding fashion at St. Pancras Old Church
The space elevates the already-gorgeous album to spellbinding.
14th June 2016
Kero Kero Bonito - Break
KKB’s apathy-friendly single sounds effortless, but they’re flexing their pure pop muscle more than ever.
14th June 2016
Alexis Taylor - Piano
3 Stars
The Hot Chip frontman has never been a man to shy away from sentimentality, but he finds a new muse with ‘Piano’.
10th June 2016
PAWS - No Grace
3 Stars
As an experiment, ‘No Grace’ could go further. But PAWS continue to have fuzz defining their every step.
10th June 2016
The Invisible - Patience
4 Stars
The Invisible’s impact has never been understated, but on ‘Patience’ they flex the full scope of their ambition.
10th June 2016
Yung - A Youthful Dream
4 Stars
Like growing up itself, everything is in a state of flux on Aarhus, Denmark group Yung’s new album.
10th June 2016
Caro - Cold Comfort
Caro can go from sweet-natured cubs to rabid beasts with the flick of a switch.
10th June 2016
Deap Vally - Smile More
Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards shout their feminism loud and proud from the rooftops.
10th June 2016
The Gotobeds — Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic
3 Stars
Sub Pop’s latest signings have delivered a smart, sharp record to soundtrack the end of the world.
8th June 2016
Spring King - Tell Me If You Like To
4 Stars
A rabid, gutsy blueprint for the future, Spring King’s debut is one to embrace.
8th June 2016
Bat For Lashes - Joe’s Dream
Natasha Khan continues to spin love on its head, in a dark chapter from her ‘The Bride’ album.
8th June 2016
Sleigh Bells - Rule Number One
Listen to this on a fragile morning after a Berocca, and odds are your head will explode.
8th June 2016
Toothless - Palm’s Backside
Breathless and intimate in a way Bombay’s latter-day bombast could never have harnessed.
8th June 2016
Metronomy - Back Together
Joe Mount’s swagger is growing, but leaves sections of the track in danger of becoming too weird.
8th June 2016
DM Stith - Sawtooth
Brooklyn’s DM Stith lets momentum define his stride on a suitably titled, razor-sharp new track.
8th June 2016
Blood Orange brings ‘Freetown Sound’ to London’s KOKO
Dev pirouettes, gyrates and vogues effortlessly around his band.
7th June 2016
Slam Dunk Festival 2016
A firm favourite on the rock calendar, this year’s line-up packs more than a good punch.
6th June 2016
Whitney - Light Upon the Lake
4 Stars
No doubt about it, ‘Light Upon the Lake’ is a record thousands will hold dear.
3rd June 2016
The Kills - Ash & Ice
4 Stars
A band confident in their own skin, their identity clearer than ever.
3rd June 2016
Fear Of Men - Fall Forever
4 Stars
There’s still plenty of room for Fear of Men to grow, but they’re already masters of a unique craft.
3rd June 2016
Cat’s Eyes - Treasure House
4 Stars
‘Treasure House’ is a luscious, rich selection of otherworldly tracks, disparate in nature but still oddly cohesive.
3rd June 2016
Mourn - Ha, Ha, He
3 Stars
There’s enough youthful grit and promise on show here to suggest that that spectacular something is on the horizon.
3rd June 2016
Ladyhawke - Wild Things
4 Stars
Her most consistent album to date, and let-loose like never before, blimey it’s good to have her back.
3rd June 2016
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.