Alfie Templeman - Mellow Moon

4 Stars

He’s found a means of discovering himself and a means to cope. It makes for something incredibly promising.

27th May 2022

Just Mustard - Heart Under

4-5 Stars

Swampy and tumultuous like a month’s worth of rain.

27th May 2022

Tate McRae - I Used To Think I Could Fly

4 Stars

Her arsenal of jagged pop weapons is extensive, and can be expertly wielded when she wants.

27th May 2022

Flume - Palaces

4 Stars

This techno-charged offering upscales the drops, fidgety distortion and replay value that has proved a constant in his playbook.

20th May 2022

Lykke Li - EYEYE

3-5 Stars

It finds its voice through an ever more personal lens, one that dials down the familiar ignitable fare in favour of intricate ambient spread.

20th May 2022

mxmtoon - rising

4 Stars

A fresh and welcome face that disregards gatekeeping in favour of utilising nostalgia to captivate new audiences.

20th May 2022

Porridge Radio - Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky

4-5 Stars

It might be riddled with hurt but its takeaway feels a lot like hope.

20th May 2022

Harry Styles - Harry’s House

4 Stars

While with one hand he’s exploring vivid lyrical micro-vignettes, he’s still obfuscating with the other.

20th May 2022

SOAK - If I Never Know You Like This Again

4 Stars

For anyone who finds comfort in revelling in stripped-back melancholy, it’s a dream.

20th May 2022

Charlie Hickey - Nervous At Night

3-5 Stars

‘Nervous At Night’ places Charlie at a crossroads, largely in-keeping with its coming of age tale.

20th May 2022

Cave In - Heavy Pendulum

4 Stars

A long-overdue homecoming.

20th May 2022

Body Type - Everything Is Dangerous But Nothing’s Surprising

4 Stars

Body Type at their most cheeky, assertive, and forward-looking.

20th May 2022

Everything Everything - Raw Data Feel

3 Stars

Nearly as jumbled as what the band’s algorithm may have spat back at them first time around.

20th May 2022

Static Dress - Rouge Carpet Disaster

4-5 Stars

If there’s any shred of justice in the world, this is going to be a future emo classic.

18th May 2022

Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

4 Stars

His least straightforward record, and his most confessional.

13th May 2022

Ethel Cain - Preacher’s Daughter

5 Stars

Change, escape and identity are not easy things to navigate, and ​‘Preacher’s Daughter’ is the dark, unsettling, sprawling beauty that comes out of it.

13th May 2022

Mallrat - Butterfly Blue

4 Stars

The Brisbane-based songwriter takes steps towards a bigger amalgam of influences.

13th May 2022

Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors

4 Stars

His distinctive voice, ranging from guttural lows to a glittering falsetto, is the tool he uses to sculpt out his vast sonic vision.

13th May 2022

The Black Keys - Dropout Boogie

3-5 Stars

This might actually be the most varied record they’ve made in a decade.

13th May 2022

Florence + The Machine - Dance Fever

4 Stars

A welcome shot of fairy-tale hedonism ripe for post-pandemic dancefloor indulgence.

13th May 2022

Arcade Fire - WE

4-5 Stars

These songs have a real and sincere heart.

6th May 2022

Sharon Van Etten - We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong

4-5 Stars

Very much the most mature Sharon Van Etten offering to date — and perhaps the most musically accomplished, too.

6th May 2022

Sunflower Bean - Headful Of Sugar

4-5 Stars

Ultimately an exercise in Sunflower Bean showing off that they can do just about everything well.

6th May 2022

Warpaint - Radiate Like This

4 Stars

The more icy edges are rounded off in favour of softness and a nurturing sense of femininity.

6th May 2022