FIDLAR - That’s Life
4-5 Stars
The only flaw in this EP is that it’s not twice as long.
17th March 2023
Reviews
Black Honey - A Fistful of Peaches
4 Stars
One to cement the group’s place as a cult indie rock act.
17th March 2023
Father John Misty, Eventim Apollo, London
It’s two and a half hours of pure brilliance.
13th March 2023
Gretel Hänlyn - Head Of The Love Club
3 Stars
There’s a lot that feels like Gretel Hänlyn still trying things out for size.
13th March 2023
Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM
3-5 Stars
They aren’t going to be for everyone, but pre-existing fans should be happy.
10th March 2023
Robbie & Mona - Tusky
4 Stars
A remarkable, multi-edged record that twists, turns and simply delights with the sheer breadth of its creative vision.
10th March 2023
Fever Ray - Radical Romantics
4 Stars
A record which posits the idea of love as an imperative condition for human function.
10th March 2023
Meet Me @ The Altar - Past // Present // Future
4 Stars
Achieving the feat of making pop punk still sound distinctive.
10th March 2023
Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation
4 Stars
More the post-break-up glow-up than heartbreak itself.
10th March 2023
Cowboyy - Epic The Movie
3-5 Stars
First and foremost, it does not want to be lumped in as another post-punk, post-Windmill band.
10th March 2023
slowthai - UGLY
5 Stars
A beautiful thing to behold.
3rd March 2023
Kali Uchis - Red Moon In Venus
4 Stars
Kali’s intention to create a timeless album about love is met with expected ease.
3rd March 2023
Gorillaz - Cracker Island
4 Stars
One of Gorillaz’s most restrained, contemplative releases yet.
24th February 2023
Gracie Abrams - Good Riddance
4 Stars
A gut-wrenching yet joyous journey into the thick of her every feeling.
24th February 2023
mui zyu - Rotten Bun for an Eggless Century
4 Stars
An enigmatic and bewitching listen.
24th February 2023
Philip Selway - Strange Dance
3-5 Stars
A warmly familiar, if not entirely compelling listen.
24th February 2023
Shame - Food for Worms
4-5 Stars
The sound of a band performing at the peak of their powers.
24th February 2023
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
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
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.