Jamie xx plays it safe with mammoth Alexandra Palace set
Trying too hard to be too clever.
29th February 2016
Reviews
The Japanese House proves she’s destined for bigger things at Bristol Exchange
An LP is only going to take her further.
29th February 2016
Christine & The Queens - Chaleur Humaine
4 Stars
At face value, this is joyously immediate pop music. Dig a little deeper, and there’s endless facets.
26th February 2016
DMA’s - Hills End
2 Stars
With too many easily forgettable songs, they still have a way to go.
26th February 2016
Meilyr Jones - 2013
3 Stars
Each time of listening, there’s a new element you never saw in it before.
26th February 2016
Holy Esque – At Hope’s Ravine
4 Stars
An album not just ambitious in its composition but thematically as well, ‘At Hope’s Ravine’ is both opulent and sparse.
26th February 2016
Pinkshinyultrablast - Grandfeathered
3 Stars
As impressively considered as the group are, they evoke a cold feeling of invulnerability that’s hard to avoid.
26th February 2016
Santigold - 99 cents
4 Stars
Though the price tag here may be ‘99¢,’ she’s never sounded freer.
26th February 2016
Quilt - Plaza
4 Stars
An album that encompasses their intriguing convictions for different genres.
26th February 2016
The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
3 Stars
A perfect mix of the spectacular and calamitous.
25th February 2016
Hinds cause inevitable havoc at Birmingham Hare & Hounds
With a glint in their eye and their hearts on their sleeves, the group embody the fun in their function.
24th February 2016
Eagulls - My Life In Rewind
Cavernous and echoing, the moody Leeds lot’s newest guise revels in gloom.
24th February 2016
Foxes - All I Need
4 Stars
It’s clear she’s truly found her voice.
23rd February 2016
Marina and the Diamonds shines her way through 19-song retrospective at London’s Roundhouse
Even at her darkest, Marina glitters.
23rd February 2016
Wild Nothing - Life of Pause
4 Stars
Wild Nothing take an unmistakable euphoria and drive it home.
19th February 2016
Jack Garratt - Phase
3 Stars
His USP is somewhat dimmed by hours and hours of carefully chosen layers, vocals and everything else in between.
19th February 2016
Animal Collective - Painting With
4 Stars
An album about doing away with boundaries, escaping definition, and running riot.
19th February 2016
Ra Ra Riot - Need Your Light
2 Stars
‘Need Your Light’ represents another stumble in the New Yorkers’ career.
19th February 2016
Creeper - The Stranger
4 Stars
Despite having just fourteen songs to their name, Creeper’s evolution is already one for the ages.
19th February 2016
TEEN - Love Yes
4 Stars
‘Love Yes’ serves as the most iridescent article of TEEN’s discography.
19th February 2016
Wolfmother - Victorious
2 Stars
Like its canine cousin, this wolf has a little bark left — but no real bite.
19th February 2016
Foals let loose at mega Wembley Arena gig
The story of the band’s journey from angular indie to gargantuan stadium rock is woven carefully throughout.
19th February 2016
Mystery Jets bring their singalongs to Electric Brixton
They may have grown up, but thankfully not too much for a good ol’ boogie.
19th February 2016
FKA twigs - Good to Love
There’s no guessing her next step, but she could go anywhere.
19th February 2016
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.