DAMEFRISØR - Island of Light
4 Stars
Its urgency and will to stir up desires slot so comfortably into the here and now.
24th February 2023
Reviews
Sløtface - AWAKE / ASLEEP
3-5 Stars
The winner here is definitely ‘HAPPY’: there’s no way it won’t be a future live favourite.
24th February 2023
daine - Shapeless
4 Stars
The maximalist production on show is boundless, and in turn a celebration of daine’s spiritual transformation.
24th February 2023
Avey Tare - 7s
3 Stars
If only all boredom could be so productive.
17th February 2023
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Land of Sleeper
3-5 Stars
It’s eerie, it’s weird, and maybe a tad too long.
17th February 2023
Pile - All Fiction
3 Stars
A full-bodied work, with many intertwining layers that are often wholly unpredictable.
17th February 2023
Wesley Joseph - GLOW
4 Stars
Whether an introduction or re-introduction, ‘GLOW’ sets the artist’s stall out in technicolour fashion.
17th February 2023
Caroline Polachek, Hammersmith Apollo, London
A vindicating display of raw talent that sees the experimental pop star lean into her generational voice while asserting her place in the history books.
16th February 2023
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
5 Stars
A record that deliberately reaches a little to the left of perfect.
14th February 2023
Kelela - Raven
4 Stars
A soundtrack for melancholic late-night drives through buzzing cities.
10th February 2023
Paramore - This is Why
5 Stars
Their most ambitious album yet.
10th February 2023
Quasi - Breaking the Balls of History
4 Stars
A feast of exuberance.
10th February 2023
Jessica Winter - Limerence
4-5 Stars
Musical Picasso – it’s vibrant, paradoxical, and all-in-all, exuberant and theatrical.
10th February 2023
Malady - All Pressure, No Diamonds
3-5 Stars
It may be all pressure, no diamonds, but Malady are still going to try and find the joy of life.
10th February 2023
Rebecca Black - Let Her Burn
4 Stars
Like a pop phoenix rising from 2011’s ashes, this is Rebecca Black showing us just what she’s capable of.
9th February 2023
RAYE - My 21st Century Blues
4-5 Stars
It would be impossible for anyone to sleep on RAYE anymore.
3rd February 2023
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy
5 Stars
Unique, raw and totally joyous.
3rd February 2023
The WAEVE - The WAEVE
4 Stars
Cinematic in scope, often luscious in its arrangements, it’s a singular gem.
3rd February 2023
M(h)aol - Attachment Styles
3-5 Stars
When their fury hits the spot, it really hits.
3rd February 2023
Viagra Boys, Troxy, London
With vaudevillian rave-punks Fat Dog in tow, tonight is a glorious shrine to beautiful chaos.
31st January 2023
Hotel Lux - Hands Across The Creek
3 Stars
To anyone unaware of its lengthy gestation, it’s as if it’s reaching for the coat-tails of indie’s subsequent wave of popularity.
27th January 2023
Sam Smith - Gloria
3-5 Stars
Exploring self-acceptance and self-growth with soul-tinged pop.
27th January 2023
Samia - Honey
4-5 Stars
A bright and inviting pop album that brilliantly captures the emotional snapshots of life.
27th January 2023
SG Lewis - AudioLust & HigherLove
4 Stars
He dances on, just this time with a different outlook.
27th January 2023
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.