Zun Zun Egui - Shackles’ Gift
4 Stars
An album that sounds necessary, important and captivating.
23rd January 2015
Reviews
Drenge, The Deaf Institute, Manchester
There’s something inherently loveable about Drenge.
23rd January 2015
Tobias Jesso Jr. - How Could You Babe
Hammering the piano with verve, ‘How Could You Babe’ marks another ballad in Tobias’ building catalogue of classic songwriting.
23rd January 2015
Pond - Man It Feels Like Space Again
4 Stars
Bold, kitschy, and psychedelic appeal from start to finish.
22nd January 2015
Team Me - Blind As Night
2 Stars
There’s a weird disconnect at the heart of the record.
21st January 2015
Fall Out Boy, Islington Assembly Hall, London
Tonight isn’t about the aesthetic: it’s all about the songs.
21st January 2015
Laura Marling - False Hope
Like any decent film plot, ‘False Hope’ drips with alienation and engaging conviction.
21st January 2015
Gaz Coombes - Matador
4 Stars
An evolution that’s worth celebrating.
20th January 2015
The Vaccines - Handsome
Ridiculously infectious and fun, ‘Handsome’ manages to perfectly fulfill what we really ‘expected from the Vaccines’ all those years ago.
20th January 2015
St Vincent - Bad Believer
Annie Clark’s a self-confessed sinner, and word is that the devil’s a big fan of her latest.
20th January 2015
Giorgio Moroder - Right Here, Right Now (ft. Kylie Minogue)
Two veterans combining in the present, Giorgio Moroder proves that there are endless new grounds for him to walk.
20th January 2015
Toro Y Moi - Empty Nesters
‘Empty Nesters’ is an infectiously refreshing anthem that practically radiates with the summer heat and youthful energy.
20th January 2015
Mark Ronson - Uptown Special
4 Stars
A brilliant, ageless album.
19th January 2015
The Cribs - An Ivory Hand
Rest easy: the Jarman brothers are back at last, and they’re sounding bigger and bolder than ever before.
19th January 2015
Joey Bada$$ - B4.DA.$$
4 Stars
Make no mistake, Bada$$’s star is in the ascendancy.
17th January 2015
Fall Out Boy - American Beauty/American Psycho
3 Stars
Is it still Fall Out Boy? Undoubtedly.
17th January 2015
Meat Wave - Brother
4 Stars
‘Brother’ strikes that hard-to-find balance between strength and skill.
16th January 2015
Aqualung - 10 Futures
4 Stars
Aqualung has been ingeniously invigorated.
16th January 2015
Enter Shikari - The Mindsweep
2 Stars
Enter Shikari’s fear makes this their most exciting, yet frustrating album yet.
16th January 2015
Raury - Fly ft. Malik Shakur
‘Fly’ holds a sentiment that’s important as anything you’ll hear in music this year.
16th January 2015
Hanni El Khatib - Moonlight
3 Stars
For all its flaws, it’s hard not to root for ‘Moonlight’.
15th January 2015
Viet Cong - Viet Cong
4 Stars
Viet Cong are not settling for anything other than pushing the boundaries.
15th January 2015
The Decemberists - What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
4 Stars
Singer Colin Meloy’s voice is a thing of beauty.
15th January 2015
Purity Ring - Begin Again
An enthralling, dark, slice of synth-pop, it’s impossible to resist being swept along,
15th January 2015
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.