Field Music - commontime
2 Stars
In the end, this is an album with a whimsical construct that fails to live up to its musical promise.
5th February 2016
Reviews
Twin Peaks - Walk to the One You Love
All of a sudden these nutcases look like a genuinely exciting proposition.
1st February 2016
Eagulls - Lemontrees
In the place of the chainsaw riffing of their debut comes a shimmering new guise.
1st February 2016
MONEY - Suicide Songs
3 Stars
An album that’s excellent at times, but which arrived with preconceptions so strong that could never be matched.
29th January 2016
Your Friend - Gumption
3 Stars
It’s almost entirely a deeply interesting and cleverly crafted debut.
29th January 2016
Tuff Love - Resort
3 Stars
‘Resort’ allows their promise to be condensed into a single release, and if a debut album follows soon, the momentum could take them to big things.
29th January 2016
Wet - Don’t You
4 Stars
Unflinchingly honest, Wet don’t specialise in happy endings, but they’re always telling a good story.
29th January 2016
Sia - This Is Acting
3 Stars
Acting this may be, but Sia is a more interesting prospect when she goes off-script.
29th January 2016
Basement - Promise Everything
4 Stars
‘Promise Everything’ epitomises all of the reasons fans were so eager for their hiatus to end.
29th January 2016
Cross Record - Wabi-Sabi
4 Stars
The brilliance of this Cross Record album, ‘Wabi-Sabi’, is in how perfect calm gets broken by a terrifying storm.
29th January 2016
Wavves - Dreams of Granduer
Nathan Williams’ latest sounds like a bratty and unruly toddler.
29th January 2016
Milk Teeth - Vile Child
4 Stars
Milk Teeth are defined as much by days spent staring at the ceiling as those chugging cider down the park.
27th January 2016
Bloc Party - Hymns
3 Stars
It’s an unbalanced see-saw that defines ‘Hymns’.
27th January 2016
Rihanna - Work
‘Work’ is, simply, hard work to get on board with.
27th January 2016
Savages shake Central London awake with 8am show at 100 Club
An unforgettable morning for all involved.
26th January 2016
The Maccabees become heroes with Brixton Academy stint
One of the UK’s biggest bands have cemented their status bit-by-bit — tonight they’re treated as giants.
25th January 2016
Panic! At The Disco, Brixton Academy, London
Panic! At The Disco are simply here to entertain, and they do it so well.
25th January 2016
Ty Segall - Emotional Mugger
3 Stars
An album bursting with ideas, it too often disappears up its own — let’s say — ego.
22nd January 2016
Suede - Night Thoughts
4 Stars
Rooted in its own creation, ‘Night Thoughts’ is expansive and enchanting.
22nd January 2016
NZCA Lines - Infinite Summer
4 Stars
‘Infinite Summer’ is a beast that demands expansive concert halls and expectant crowds.
22nd January 2016
Eleanor Friedberger - New View
3 Stars
‘New View’ is the most self-assured realisation of Friedberger’s delicately eloquent musical talent.
22nd January 2016
Tindersticks - The Waiting Room
3 Stars
You have to recognise it as Staples’ strongest set of songs for a good long while.
22nd January 2016
PJ Harvey - The Wheel
There’s no build — just attention-demanding repetition.
22nd January 2016
Wild Nothing - Life of Pause
Once again Jack Tatum is spoiling us with synthy treats, like an overzealous aunt at Christmas.
22nd January 2016
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.