Orla Gartland - Everybody Needs A Hero
4 Stars
A clear creative vision.
4th October 2024
Reviews
The Smile - Cutouts
3-5 Stars
More of the same might seem a tad obvious a statement to make, but it’s just about the most accurate.
4th October 2024
Half Waif - See You At The Maypole
3-5 Stars
So relentless in its sadness, so emotionally fraught that it’s as if the record could shatter at any moment.
4th October 2024
Caribou - Honey
4 Stars
With such a joyous energy, it’s easy to get lost in its layers.
4th October 2024
yunè pinku - Scarlet Lamb
3-5 Stars
On the whole, yunè pinku makes it work; more importantly, she makes it interesting.
4th October 2024
Fever 333 - Darker White
4 Stars
An exhilarating, almost exhausting return.
4th October 2024
The Hard Quartet - The Hard Quartet
3-5 Stars
It genuinely feels as if anything goes.
4th October 2024
cumgirl8 - the 8th cumming
3-5 Stars
There’s substance to be found among all the bodily substances.
4th October 2024
SOPHIE - SOPHIE
3-5 Stars
More commemorative than conclusive — a welcome celebration; an answerphone message revisited.
27th September 2024
Sunflower Bean - Shake
4 Stars
fFuriously delving deeper into the riff-laden rabbit hole they started down with 2019’s stellar ‘King of the Dudes’.
27th September 2024
Christian Lee Hutson - Paradise Pop. 10
4 Stars
Wistful and tenderly so.
27th September 2024
Slotface - Film Buff
3-5 Stars
It evokes the early excitement that surrounded the band.
27th September 2024
Dolores Forever - It’s Nothing
3 Stars
Packed with well-paced, just-the-right-side-of-formulaic pop tracks from the off.
27th September 2024
MICHELLE - Songs About You Specifically
3 Stars
Bona fide bops on paper, but largely unmemorable to the ear.
27th September 2024
Hayden Thorpe - Ness
3 Stars
Not a record which can be easily divorced from its context.
27th September 2024
Rock in Rio 2024 celebrates the best of Brazil - with a little help from Katy Perry and Mariah Carey
Home country heroes and global stars combine for the 40th anniversary of the mega-festival.
26th September 2024
Chappell Roan’s residency at O2 Academy Brixton: One for the history books
By the time the lights go down on Night Two of her stint at the historic venue, you get the feeling some fans might be ready to combust.
26th September 2024
Reeperbahn Festival 2024: an international treasure trove of emerging talent
The German multi-venue affair continues to be a mecca for new artists around the world.
25th September 2024
Pale Waves - Smitten
4 Stars
Somewhere between the ‘80s new wave of their debut and mainstream pop, now with the self-expression of a far more confident songwriter.
25th September 2024
FIDLAR - Surviving The Dream
5 Stars
The kind of record that incites every emotion, all at once, in the most rewarding way.
18th September 2024
Bright Eyes - Five Dice, All Threes
4 Stars
The album’s title suggests consistency, but in fact, it is a thrillingly unpredictable musical journey.
18th September 2024
Jamie xx - In Waves
4 Stars
Skittish beats, soothing piano licks and scattershot sampling.
18th September 2024
Katy J Pearson - Someday, Now
5 Stars
A departure but a truly successful one, full of sublime vocals and creative confidence.
18th September 2024
The Waeve - City Lights
4 Stars
The kind of sonic escapism that’s akin to reading a good book.
18th September 2024
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.