Menace Beach - Ratworld
5 Stars
If Menace Beach were from Brooklyn or Seattle the hype would be deafening.
14th January 2015
Reviews
Belle & Sebastian - Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance
3 Stars
Daring, but as a record it lacks a coherent identity.
14th January 2015
Trust Fund - Essay to write
Ellis Jones’ latest dreams fondly of the end of exam period, when lives will be sorted and problems solved.
14th January 2015
Oscar - Daffodil Days
Recent Wichita signee Oscar Scheller has realised there’s good in poking fun at himself.
14th January 2015
Waxahatchee - Air
‘Air’ marks a step up in Crutchfield’s already stellar, and growing, catalogue.
13th January 2015
Django Django - First Light
A tantalisingly stylish gesture to whet the appetite for a forthcoming new album.
13th January 2015
Sleater-Kinney - No Cities To Love
5 Stars
Ten years away has made them more essential than ever.
12th January 2015
California X - Nights In The Dark
4 Stars
A record that’s equal parts sugar rush power-pop and low-end meandering.
11th January 2015
Dan Mangan + Blacksmith – Club Meds
3 Stars
Musically, this is one dark album.
11th January 2015
Funeral For A Friend – Chapter And Verse
3 Stars
The album captures that same shot of adrenaline that punctuated so much of their early material.
10th January 2015
Ryley Walker - Primrose Green
Alongside upcoming solo artists Tobias Jesso Jr. and Leon Bridges, Ryley Walker’s sound is rooted in his love of music from the past.
10th January 2015
Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper
4 Stars
Dense, slippery, wily, and flung together effortlessly like a meticulously rehearsed sleight of hand.
9th January 2015
Of Montreal - Empyrean Abattoir
The oddball band are back with another super-serving of bass-driven mutant-funk.
9th January 2015
The Staves - Steady
Teaming up once again with Wisconsin pal Bon Iver, The Staves blend intimate folk with a snow-covering of sparkling grandeur.
9th January 2015
Ghostpoet - Off Peak Dreams
Obaro Ejimiwe’s homage to bacon sarnies and off-peak commuting is an electrifying return.
9th January 2015
Yung - Nobody Cares
The Danish four-piece have been tearing up their home country on the live circuit — now they’re laying down the international gauntlet with ‘Nobody Cares’
9th January 2015
Action Bronson - Actin Crazy
On his latest track Action amps up on fluid production, and addresses self-congratulatory bars to his mum.
9th January 2015
Years & Years - King
This is an instant charmer of the highest order.
8th January 2015
Fall Out Boy - Irresistible
Teasing another cut from their fast-approaching sixth album, Fall Out Boy’s ‘Irresistible’ lives up to its name.
8th January 2015
Primavera Sound 2015
Tonight at Primavera, The Strokes are pure magic.
6th January 2015
Låpsley - Understudy
5 Stars
‘Understudy’ is an EP constructed with confidence and exactitude.
5th January 2015
Tellison make way for the new at London gig
Bright-eyed, full-throttle rock songs of the biggest proportions.
5th January 2015
Future Islands rock out the Roundhouse
No matter how many times you watch him, it’s always glorious.
4th January 2015
Bombay Bicycle Club, Earls Court, London
The band put all their incarnations on show, with a little help from their friends.
20th December 2014
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.