Reviews / Album
HMLTD - West of Eden
4 Stars
A cut above the rest, even if a little overdue.
February 6, 2020 7:58am
Reviews / Album
Shopping - All Or Nothing
4 Stars
It retains the amazing sense of propulsion and momentum the group have made their own.
February 6, 2020 7:57am
Reviews / Album
Green Day - Father Of All…
3 Stars
It doesn’t always quite connect, but it’s a bit of fun all the same.
February 6, 2020 7:55am
Reviews / Album
The Homesick - The Big Exercise
3 Stars
There might just be a great record in them yet.
February 6, 2020 7:54am
Reviews / Album
Oh Wonder - No One Else Can Wear Your Crown
3 Stars
For every track that falls short, there is another where they hit a sweet spot.
February 6, 2020 7:54am
Reviews / Album
La Roux - Supervision
3 Stars
Largely inoffensive and wholly listenable. Which is fine, but we’ve come to expect more from La Roux.
February 6, 2020 7:50am
Reviews / Live
Black Country, New Road hit full pomp at London’s Village Underground
Playing to a packed Village Underground in Shoreditch feels like a true moment of arrival.
February 5, 2020 2:20pm
Reviews / Live
Lynks Afrikka sees off Hello 2020 with a big, bizarre bang
PREGOBLIN, Drug Store Romeos and Ruthie also join the party.
January 31, 2020 12:42pm
Reviews / Album
Sløtface - Sorry For The Late Reply
4-5 Stars
An album that’s taken the playful spark of their debut and refined it into a bolder beast.
January 30, 2020 8:00am
Reviews / Album
Torres - Silver Tongue
4 Stars
Her most complete and consistent yet.
January 30, 2020 7:58am
Reviews / Album
Dan Deacon - Mystic Familiar
4 Stars
Like the real world, but better.
January 30, 2020 7:58am
Reviews / Album
Kesha - High Road
4 Stars
An overwhelmingly triumphant pop offering that sees Kesha back at her best and having shit tons of fun while doing it.
January 30, 2020 7:58am
Reviews / Album
Frances Quinlan - Likewise
4 Stars
It’s all effortlessly pulled together by Frances’ distinctive and enthralling vocals.
January 30, 2020 7:56am
Reviews / Album
Poliça - When We Stay Alive
4 Stars
Emotionally raw, elegantly presented and at many parts a real tear-jerker.
January 30, 2020 7:56am
Reviews / Album
Destroyer - Have We Met
3 Stars
He still has plenty to say and even more fantastical ways to say it.
January 30, 2020 7:54am
Reviews / Album
Squirrel Flower - I Was Born Swimming
3-5 Stars
An accomplished first full-length.
January 30, 2020 7:54am
Reviews / Album
Gengahr - Sanctuary
3 Stars
A band who’ve left the adversity behind and just focused on pure fun.
January 30, 2020 7:53am
Reviews / Album
Nelson Can - So Long Desire
2-5 Stars
Nelson Can have demonstrated a hitherto unseen ambition with ‘So Long Desire’.
January 30, 2020 7:50am
Reviews / Live / Neu
Walt Disco, Working Men’s Club & more pack out the Old Blue Last for the hyped third night of Hello 2020
With Tiña and Mealtime in tow, the next 12 months are safe in this lot’s hands.
January 23, 2020 12:02pm
Reviews / Album
Basic Plumbing - Keeping Up Appearances
4 Stars
Full of charm and integrity.
January 23, 2020 7:58am
Reviews / Album
Wire - Mind Hive
3-5 Stars
Youngsters take note, the past can be your friend.
January 23, 2020 7:57am
Reviews / Album
Black Lips - Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart
3-5 Stars
Maybe change isn’t such a bad thing after all.
January 23, 2020 7:55am
Reviews / Album
Twin Atlantic - Power
2 Stars
Erratic and unrefined.
January 23, 2020 7:50am
Reviews / Live
Lazarus Kane, PVA and more bring the eclectic underbelly to Hello 2020
Sleep Eaters and Silverbacks also took to the Old Blue Last’s stage for Night Two of the series.
January 17, 2020 5:05pm
