Ariel Pink - pom pom
2 Stars
Overbearing and frustrating from the get go, it feels like he’s taking the piss.
13th November 2014
Reviews
Gerard Way, Koko, London
It’s his own flair and flourish that does the work tonight.
11th November 2014
Parkay Quarts – Content Nausea
4 Stars
A collection of songs that reflects anxiety and paranoia, a distrust of the present but also belief in their own ability.
10th November 2014
iamamiwhoami - Blue
3 Stars
iamamiwhoami is increasingly stepping out of the shadows into lighter, more uplifting territory.
9th November 2014
Röyksopp - The Inevitable End
4 Stars
If there was ever a final motif of Röyksopp, it was their ability to make the risky and surreal sound simple.
9th November 2014
Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways
4 Stars
Foo Fighters are providing the map, it’s up to the audience to explore.
9th November 2014
2:54 – The Other I
3 Stars
This follow-up is a little, well, tame.
8th November 2014
Dirty Beaches - Stateless
3 Stars
While intriguing and often beautiful, it’s also a little frustrating. There’s a sense that this is only half a story, half a tale told.
8th November 2014
Hookworms - The Hum
4 Stars
Hookworms sound like a band comfortable with being immediate as well as complex.
8th November 2014
Beacons Festival 2014: Sunday
Photos of Metz, Eagulls, Cate Le Bon and more from the final day.
8th November 2014
Beacons Festival 2014: Saturday
Joanna Gruesome, Years & Years and more — and some sunshine!
8th November 2014
Les Sins - Michael
4 Stars
Sure, it’s got its licks of hip, but when the music’s this good who cares?
7th November 2014
Deptford Goth - Songs
4 Stars
Finally comfortable with minimalism, Woolhouse is surely the only one left underestimating his sound.
7th November 2014
Franz Ferdinand, Phoenix, Crystal Fighters kick off Bilbao BBK Live 2014
Elsewhere, the likes of Parquet Courts and White Lies get the festival off to a great start.
7th November 2014
Daughter, Somerset House, London
With the sun setting and the moon rising above the neoclassical wings of Somerset House, there are moments of glorious congruity.
7th November 2014
Eurockéennes 2014
The downpour makes it hard to tell which football-shirt wearing punters are crying, as opposed to those who are just drenched.
7th November 2014
Making sense of Azealia Banks’ ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’
Sax, sex and more food innuendos than you can chew — this is a debut like no other.
7th November 2014
DELS - Petals Have Fallen
4 Stars
Each track offers a glimpse of a brave new side of UK music.
6th November 2014
Deerhoof - La Isla Bonita
4 Stars
‘La Isla Bonita’ is somehow a ferociously good pop album.
6th November 2014
Dean Blunt - Black Metal
4 Stars
If Blunt is ever to settle into a routine, this should be his blueprint.
6th November 2014
Field Day 2014
Despite predictions of hurricanes and torrential rain the sun beats down on Victoria Park for the duration of Field Day’s newly expanded two-day festivities.
6th November 2014
Merchandise, Islington Assembly Hall, London
It feels like something special occurred in Islington tonight.
6th November 2014
Mariachi El Bronx - III
3 Stars
If you enjoyed ‘I’ and ‘II’, ‘III’ is well worth a listen.
5th November 2014
Arca - Xen
4 Stars
‘Xen’ is full of gorgeously haunting contradictions.
5th November 2014
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.