Chairlift - Ch-Ching
The most confident these two have sounded.
16th October 2015
Reviews
MØ - Kamikaze
Abandoning all inhibitions, fun is at the centre of Karen Marie Ørsted’s latest effort.
15th October 2015
Tyler, the Creator - Fuck It
A short riposte that raises as many questions as it does answers.
15th October 2015
Protomartyr - The Agent Intellect
4 Stars
It’s irresistible and so eloquently convincing that despite their claims of failure, Protomartyr are unstoppable.
9th October 2015
The Garden - Haha
3 Stars
Sadistically teasing all essences of musical genres into a 17 track debut, ‘Haha’ has more than its fair share of insanity.
9th October 2015
Alex G - Beach Music
4 Stars
This record was defined by never being in the same place at once but there’s a glue holding everything together.
9th October 2015
Dilly Dally - Sore
4 Stars
With ‘Sore’ Dilly Dally prove themselves as a hungry, relentless band ready to make a lasting mark.
9th October 2015
Hurts - Surrender
4 Stars
When Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson unearth their gaudier side, they hit on a bold new direction
9th October 2015
End Of the Road 2015
Cerebral in the extreme, a sea of chin-stroking ale drinkers replacing the chaos that defines festival season for many.
9th October 2015
The 1975 - Love Me
Less second guesses, more leather trousers.
9th October 2015
Visions 2015
The Hackney all-dayer returns with Shamir, Oscar and Hinds, among others.
8th October 2015
City and Colour - If I Should Go Before You
3 Stars
A full-length that blends together that little too easily.
7th October 2015
Mumford & Sons step effortlessly into bigger, bolder shoes on the first night of Bilbao BBK Live
Marmozets, Future Islands and Disclosure also appear.
7th October 2015
Roskilde 2015
Jamie xx, Kendrick Lamar and Florence + the Machine impress.
7th October 2015
Parklife 2015
Closing with a faultless rendition of ‘Two Weeks’ and then ‘How’s That’, it’s evident that Parklife belongs to FKA twigs.
6th October 2015
Superfood incite chaos at London Heaven gig
There are limbs flying everywhere for the Birmingham band.
4th October 2015
Panda Bear, Brixton Electric, London
It’s hard to judge what exactly is more interesting — the music, or the visuals.
3rd October 2015
John Grant - Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
4 Stars
Grant has a fascinating combination of wisdom, world-weary cynicism and righteous anger; it never grates.
2nd October 2015
Shopping - Why Choose
4 Stars
Rarely drops beneath being anything less than brilliant.
2nd October 2015
Girls Names - Arms Around A Vision
3 Stars
Like interrailing through the bleakest of post-punk wastelands.
2nd October 2015
Editors - In Dream
3 Stars
When it works, it does so spectacularly.
2nd October 2015
The Ordinary Boys - The Ordinary Boys
2 Stars
A record that ultimately struggles to be anything but bland.
2nd October 2015
Demob Happy - Dream Soda
4 Stars
A frantic, fucked-up mission statement to rival the best of this year.
2nd October 2015
Autre Ne Veut - Age of Transparency
3 Stars
The modern age is something Arthur Ashin seems to find challenging.
2nd October 2015
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.