Reviews / Album
Deap Lips - Deap Lips
2-5 Stars
By each party’s style rubbing off on the other, they’ve also sanded them down.
March 12, 2020 7:50am
Reviews / Live
Christine and the Queens showcases ‘La vita nuova’ at MOTH Club
A truly unforgettable evening – one that will live as long as the artefacts on MOTH Club’s walls.
March 9, 2020 5:39pm
Reviews / Live
Orlando Weeks Tugs On Northern Heartstrings At Leeds’ City Varieties
You cannot help but wish him the world.
March 9, 2020 2:19pm
Reviews / Live
Dry Cleaning play a triumphant sold-out show at London’s Village Underground
They’ll only be playing bigger and bigger venues each time they return to the capital for the foreseeable future.
March 6, 2020 3:43pm
Reviews / Album
Lauv - ~ how i’m feeling ~
4-5 Stars
If you’re looking for your new favourite pop album, Lauv’s got you sorted.
March 5, 2020 8:00am
Reviews / Album
Disq - Collector
4 Stars
Something special has been allowed to flourish organically in Madison.
March 5, 2020 7:57am
Reviews / Album
Phantogram - Ceremony
4 Stars
The synths are darker, the drums are heavier, the vocals more melancholic.
March 5, 2020 7:56am
Reviews / Album
Stephen Malkmus - Traditional Techniques
3-5 Stars
He’s finally come up with the blueprint for slacker escape.
March 5, 2020 7:54am
Reviews / Album
Caroline Rose - Superstar
2 Stars
Her ascent to superstardom isn’t impossible - it just might take a little longer than planned.
March 5, 2020 7:50am
Reviews / Live
DIIV lull Kentish Town Forum into their breezy soundscapes
The band continue to drift along in their own hazy dream factory.
March 2, 2020 11:00am
Reviews / Live
Big Thief make a sold-out Hammersmith Apollo feel intimate
It takes some time for the band to truly hit their stride.
February 29, 2020 9:13pm
Reviews / Album
Soccer Mommy - color theory
4-5 Stars
She encapsulates the spiralling mundanity of feeling blue without sugar coating it with unnecessary poetry.
February 27, 2020 7:59am
Reviews / Album
Caribou - Suddenly
4 Stars
It continues Caribou’s knack of releasing albums that are both accessible and explorative.
February 27, 2020 7:57am
Reviews / Album
Ratboys - Printer’s Devil
4 Stars
The sound of a band who seem to have had a significant boost in their sonic confidence.
February 27, 2020 7:57am
Reviews / Album
Wrangler - A Situation
4 Stars
Prepare yourself mentally - you may start to believe the matrix is real.
February 27, 2020 7:57am
Reviews / Album
Brooke Bentham - Everyday Nothing
3-5 Stars
A confident, cohesive and finely-honed debut.
February 27, 2020 7:56am
Reviews / Album
The Orielles - Disco Volador
3-5 Stars
A perfectly pleasant, but definitely passive listen.
February 27, 2020 7:56am
Reviews / Album
Nova Twins - Who Are The Girls?
3-5 Stars
It’s hard not to commend Nova Girls for the gripping collision of influences that make up their debut.
February 27, 2020 7:55am
Reviews / Album
Real Estate - The Main Thing
3 Stars
A misty mix of downtempo vibes with sombre, often questioning lyrics.
February 27, 2020 7:54am
Reviews / Album
Angelica Garcia - Cha Cha Palace
3-5 Stars
Her multicultural background and years of travelling come over strongly across the record.
February 27, 2020 7:53am
Reviews / Live
The 1975 continue breaking the mould at all-embracing O2 show
There’s a remarkable confidence in this effortless ability to pull it all together, in crafting a world inside The O2 that is unmistakably theirs.
February 26, 2020 11:22am
Reviews / Live
PVRIS bring catharsis to London’s Electric Brixton
They remain at the very top of their game.
February 26, 2020 11:09am
Reviews / Live
It’s a “historic night in my life” for Mura Masa at Alexandra Palace
It’s not just an exhibition of Mura Masa’s songwriting prowess, but also a procession of the finest young voices in pop.
February 26, 2020 10:46am
Reviews / Live
Foals make an intimate stop off at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire for War Child’s BRITs Week
Ahead of their conquering moment, it’s a riotous warm up for the Oxford lot.
February 21, 2020 3:41pm
