Celebration - Albumin
2 Stars
An album which appears to lack the punch and creativity needed to be anything more than second rate.
14th August 2014
Reviews
Flow Festival 2014
Without a doubt one of the most unique experiences in live music today.
14th August 2014
Slint, Brixton Electric, London
The sound tonight is especially below par, but it’s hard to imagine a live space that could truly do Slint justice.
14th August 2014
Electric Würms - Musik, Die Schwer zu Twerk
3 Stars
Their six meticulously constructed psychedelic soundscapes that drag you along on their intoxicating journey are, more than anything, relentless.
13th August 2014
Beacons Festival 2014
A vibrant microcosm of new music nestled amongst the sleepy rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales.
13th August 2014
Kero Kero Bonito - Sick Beat
Given this is a song about kicking someone’s arse on a computer game, ‘Sick Beat’’s best approached like a Tekken opponent.
13th August 2014
Alt-J - Every Other Freckle
‘Every Other Freckle’ is weird. Then again, Alt‑J always have been, and each time round they get away with it.
13th August 2014
Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker
4 Stars
He pays homage to the greats rather than replicate them.
13th August 2014
Bring Me The Horizon, Wembley Arena, London
A finely tuned torpedo of forward-thinking heaviness.
12th August 2014
Jamie T - Zombie
A song that gloriously skanks its way into the afterlife.
12th August 2014
Jessie Ware - Say You Love Me
Simple on the outside but burrowed in depth, this could easily be her biggest single yet.
12th August 2014
DZ Deathrays - Black Rat
4 Stars
Near 40 minutes of slow and sweaty seduction executed exquisitely by weeping guitar.
12th August 2014
Pop Montréal 2014
You’ll go for the music, stay for the atmosphere and fall in love with the place. Just remember to pack a coat.
10th August 2014
Raury, The Red Gallery, London
Zigzagging from Queen covers to impromptu signings to actual mini-triumphs, this unpredictable Atlanta newcomer is destined for stardom.
10th August 2014
Manchester Orchestra, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
It’s in their live shows that the transformation into headbanging rock magnates is most abundantly clear.
10th August 2014
Grumbling Fur - Preternaturals
3 Stars
An album of slightly ramshackle, slightly eccentric psychedelic pop.
6th August 2014
Oscar - Be Good
Washed with a duvet-day vibe and stuffed full of quality hooks.
6th August 2014
The Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt
3 Stars
The atmospheric, expansive sound signals a progression in in favour of a more nuanced approach.
6th August 2014
Childhood - Lacuna
4 Stars
As catchy as it is woozy.
5th August 2014
Kiasmos - Burnt
‘Burnt’ seems to exude glacial coolness and heat at the same time, like an all-night party in a Scandinavian Ice Hotel
5th August 2014
FKA Twigs - LP1
4 Stars
Clarity is shunned for something more confounding, more intoxicating.
5th August 2014
A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Sea When Absent
4 Stars
A Sunny Day in Glasgow feeling rosy cheeked, fresh-faced and wide-eyed for the first time in their career.
1st August 2014
Foxygen - How Can You Really
It’s hard to imagine a song like this ever falling on hard crowds.
31st July 2014
Spoon - They Want My Soul
3 Stars
The sound of a band coming to terms with their current state, their distinct past and foggy future combined like never before.
31st July 2014
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.