Christine and the Queens - Redcar les adorables étoiles
4-5 Stars
As Redcar, Chris’ purpose on earth is for adoration, and it’s clear his heart is tender.
11th November 2022
Reviews
Cassyette - Sad Girl
4 Stars
Her brand of punked-up pop is an addictive listen.
10th November 2022
Big Joanie - Back Home
4 Stars
They’re making astronomical leaps.
4th November 2022
Crawlers - Loud Without Noise
5 Stars
Wildly ambitious, it works to showcase perfectly why the Merseysiders have garnered such a fervent fanbase to date – and just how far they could go.
4th November 2022
Personal Trainer - Big Love Blanket
4 Stars
It’s a fine party to go to, but quickly forgotten once you’ve left.
4th November 2022
Phoenix - Alpha Zulu
4 Stars
A fun record, on which the creators’ own enjoyment is audibly palpable
4th November 2022
Tropical Gothclub - Tropical Gothclub
4 Stars
So polished and pristine that the only pity is that it didn’t come sooner.
4th November 2022
Rina Sawayama, O2 Academy Brixton, London
The conclusion to the UK leg of her ‘Hold The Girl’ tour feels nothing short of huge.
1st November 2022
Arctic Monkeys - The Car
4 Stars
The Monkeys have never sounded more evocative.
21st October 2022
Loyle Carner - hugo
4 Stars
While it feels like we’re still waiting on a total knockout from him, ‘hugo’ suggests he’s verging ever closer.
21st October 2022
Architects - the classic symptoms of a broken spirit
4 Stars
A band intently focused on the future and breaking through to the next level.
21st October 2022
Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loneliest Time
4 Stars
The queen of writing from a place of both euphoric yearning and the ache of a broken heart, she’s never afraid to feel absolutely everything in her music.
21st October 2022
Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
4 Stars
It’s unlikely to win over the naysayers, but, for those already enamoured with their kitchen sink Dadaism, ‘Stumpwork’ is yet more magic from Dry Cleaning.
21st October 2022
Taylor Swift – Midnights
4 Stars
Her lost nights are pulled together through a sound that lands somewhere between intimacy and soft pop production.
21st October 2022
Tegan and Sara - Crybaby
3 Stars
Their ambition is undoubtedly to be applauded, but this one’s a bit of a mixed bag.
21st October 2022
Witch Fever - Congregation
4 Stars
A vulnerable, accomplished but, most importantly, empowering debut.
21st October 2022
ALASKALASKA - Still Life
3 Stars
There’s a disconnect; where previously the group layered sounds to project a kind of warmth, here even the post-punk stabs of ‘Rise and Shine’ lack impact.
14th October 2022
Enumclaw - Save The Baby
4 Stars
It’s a thrilling ride.
14th October 2022
Mykki Blanco - Stay Close To Music
4 Stars
For all ‘Stay Close To Music’ isn’t afraid to get weird, what’s really notable is just how straightforward it can be.
14th October 2022
PVA - Blush
4 Stars
A collection of wonderful and curious songs perfect for soundtracking that 3am dancefloor feeling — or maybe just your nightmares.
14th October 2022
Skullcrusher - Quiet The Room
4 Stars
‘Quiet The Room’ leans heavily on folk, yet in style it embodies something entirely different.
14th October 2022
The 1975 - Being Funny In A Foreign Language
4 Stars
There is something strangely satisfying about its consistency and confidence.
14th October 2022
The Big Moon - Here Is Everything
4-5 Stars
For a band who’ve always been about big, fuzzy feelings, it makes sense that the biggest feelings of all should suit them so well.
14th October 2022
Tove Lo - Dirt Femme
4-5 Stars
Tove’s now able to flex her songwriting as she wishes. And it’s more than fruitful.
14th October 2022
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.