Aquilo - Put Me Down
Less saxy, but equally as inventive, the Lake District duo’s latest sets a high bar for reinvention.
7th May 2015
Reviews
Ducktails - Headbanging In The Mirror
Seeping with nostalgia and a lust for life, this marks a triumphant return for Matt Mondanile.
5th May 2015
Palma Violets - Danger in the Club
3 Stars
This second album shows that there is more to Palma Violets’ schtick than barely tamed chaos.
3rd May 2015
A Grave With No Name - Feathers Wet, Under the Moon
4 Stars
Every melody is bursting with character.
3rd May 2015
Metz - II
5 Stars
A direct, gut-punching affair.
3rd May 2015
Twin Shadow - Eclipse
3 Stars
Considering how much Twin Shadow excels as a project of pristine, highly addictive pop bangers, ‘Eclipse’ falls flat too often.
3rd May 2015
Mumford & Sons - Wilder Mind
4 Stars
This is a new blueprint, and Mumford & Sons have emerged a fuller force.
2nd May 2015
Ceremony - The L-Shaped Man
4 Stars
Fans of the band’s angrier, pissed off side should definitely invest some time in this album.
2nd May 2015
Hop Along - Painted Shut
4 Stars
With ‘Painted Shut’ Hop Along yell louder still from the rooftops.
2nd May 2015
Django Django - Born Under Saturn
4 Stars
A record so vivid it threatens to become visual.
2nd May 2015
And So I Watch You From Afar - Heirs
2 Stars
‘Heirs” brawn quickly peels back to reveal a disappointing lack of smarts.
1st May 2015
Best Coast - California Nights
4 Stars
The duo feel reinvigorated.
1st May 2015
My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
3 Stars
An inviting record that will leave returning fans thankful for them not disappearing.
1st May 2015
Swim Deep - One Great Song And I Could Change The World
In the space of two years, they’ve gone from everyday escapists to big thinkers.
30th April 2015
LA Priest - Party Zute / Learning To Love
The sense of invention defining previous day-job Late of the Pier has only become more severe.
30th April 2015
Everything Everything - Regret
Another square of the mind-bending rubix-cube pop that we’ve come to trust this band for.
30th April 2015
JAWS - Bad Company
To return with a casual, off-the-cuff statement is nothing short of ballsy, and JAWS pull it off effortlessly.
29th April 2015
Hit The Deck 2015
Setting the festival circuit off in style.
28th April 2015
Drenge play flawless sell-out Electric Ballroom gig
Drenge are for everyone.
27th April 2015
Refused - Elektra
Refused aren’t dead. Refused rise again.
27th April 2015
Braids - Deep in the Iris
3 Stars
A satisfying listen that features some of the best material Braids have put to record so far.
26th April 2015
Nai Harvest - Hairball
4 Stars
‘Hairball’ succeeds in adding another golden string to Nai Harvest’s ever-expanding bow.
26th April 2015
Mew - +-
4 Stars
Mew have always been unpredictable, and with ‘+-’ they prove, once again, that it’s all for the best.
25th April 2015
Florence + The Machine - As Far As I Could Get
Taut, soulful and cleverly pitched, it’s a sparse, unfussy track — therein lies the triumph.
25th April 2015
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.