Laufey - Bewitched
4 Stars
Her crystalline voice and effortless charisma make this album into a gorgeous display of a unique talent.
6th September 2023
Reviews
No Rome - Blueboy Must Die
3-5 Stars
His starry-eyed, newfangled shoegaze hits always feel determinedly fresh.
6th September 2023
Kamille - K1
3-5 Stars
A noteworthy debut that sees its author firmly stake her claim as an artist in her own right.
6th September 2023
Courtney Barnett - End Of The Day
3 Stars
‘End of the Day’ feels like a long, slow goodbye to her old life; elegant and, given the context, elegiac.
6th September 2023
Coach Party - KILLJOY
4 Stars
A formidable statement of intent.
6th September 2023
Fred again.. brings vulnerability and emotion to the club as he begins his sold-out Alexandra Palace run
For the most part, the crowd are utterly in the palm of his hand.
5th September 2023
Florence + The Machine, Foals and Amyl & the Sniffers swing big at the second year of Málaga’s Cala Mijas
As for Friday headliners The Strokes, it’s a tale of two halves…
4th September 2023
Turnstile become leaders of the pack at the hardcore underdogs’ Manchester show
That fans have followed them so closely during the past ten plus years comes as no surprise, with the band both on record and on stage playing stronger than ever.
31st August 2023
Same as it ever was: Billie Eilish, The Killers and Sam Fender bring singalongs (and fireworks) to Reading 2023
Yard Act kick off a weekend that also sees huge sets from Wet Leg and Declan McKenna, plus the return of SOFT PLAY.
30th August 2023
Empire State Bastard - Rivers Of Heresy
4 Stars
Bold, brilliant, bileful.
30th August 2023
Royal Blood - Back To The Water Below
4 Stars
Certainly a more successful attempt at broadening their horizons.
30th August 2023
Speedy Ortiz - Rabbit Rabbit
4 Stars
Their most cathartic move yet.
30th August 2023
Slowdive - everything is alive
4 Stars
It very much gives off the sense that the slower gestations lead to the richest rewards.
30th August 2023
Puma Blue - Holy Waters
4 Stars
It clings to hope at every corner.
30th August 2023
Icona Pop - Club Romantech
2 Stars
Familiarity and fandom can only allow coasting for so long.
30th August 2023
Yeah Yeah Yeahs triumph as The Strokes are marred by sound issues yet again at All Points East
From Karen O to Be Your Own Pet, HotWax and Angel Olsen, it was the women that ruled the field.
28th August 2023
Aphex Twin, Kelela, Moderat & more cut through sound issues to stand out at Field Day 2023
Richard D. James does his best to lift the roof off a day of patchy sound at London’s Victoria Park.
25th August 2023
Young Fathers, Confidence Man and Jockstrap are standouts at an emphatically nice Green Man 2023
Quite possibly your favourite artist’s favourite festival.
23rd August 2023
Ashnikko - WEEDKILLER
5 Stars
A triumphant debut.
23rd August 2023
Be Your Own Pet - Mommy
4-5 Stars
A frontwoman with limitless charisma.
23rd August 2023
Willie J Healey - Bunny
4 Stars
For the most part, it justifies why his little black book is quite so heaving.
23rd August 2023
A hedonistic whirlwind of empathetic tears and unrivalled joy engulfs boygenius’ giant Gunnersbury Park show
The trio sit atop a rising spring of pure self-acceptance; powerful yet vulnerable and immeasurably relatable.
22nd August 2023
Shamir - Homo Anxietatem
4 Stars
As poignant as ever.
16th August 2023
Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER
4 Stars
Just as weighty as the literature that inspired it.
16th August 2023
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.