Sundara Karma - Oblivion!
4-5 Stars
Fizzing hyperpop influences tie with skyward melodies to create a near-masterpiece.
1st April 2022
Reviews
Confidence Man - Tilt
3 Stars
Their knack for incredible hooks is still there, but the effortless fun seems to have fallen by the wayside.
1st April 2022
Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
4 Stars
Intimacy is replaced here by an urgent yearning for something bigger.
1st April 2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love
2-5 Stars
Whatever your view on the Chili Peppers, this record will only confirm it.
1st April 2022
Walt Disco - Unlearning
4 Stars
This anarchic debut teaches us to embrace uncertainty with open arms, and express ourselves however we see fit.
1st April 2022
Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez, See Your Future
5 Stars
An album not caught in time.
25th March 2022
Aldous Harding - Warm Chris
4 Stars
As much a great musician as she is an illusionist who dazzles the listener with stylish tricks.
25th March 2022
Camp Cope - Running With The Hurricane
4 Stars
A snapshot of intimacy, thriving friendships and a profound understanding of the human condition.
25th March 2022
Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
4 Stars
A blitzing disco-ball of a record.
25th March 2022
Placebo - Never Let Me Go
4 Stars
After years of reflection, this is a steady steep back towards the future.
25th March 2022
Wallows - Tell Me That It’s Over
4 Stars
A superlative ode to vulnerability.
25th March 2022
Folly Group - Human And Kind
4 Stars
It’s where they’ll look next that’s exciting, though.
25th March 2022
Priestgate - Eyes Closed For The Winter
4 Stars
The outfit strut between intimate and aloof with a raffish sincerity that injects life into well-worn genre moves.
25th March 2022
Babeheaven - Sink Into Me
4 Stars
Babeheaven middle that imprecise Venn diagram where R&B; cuddles with trip hop, flirts with pop, burlesques with lounging psych.
18th March 2022
Charli XCX - CRASH
4-5 Stars
An album that cements her status as a true pop trailblazer.
18th March 2022
Little Boots - Tomorrow’s Yesterdays
3-5 Stars
Dipping between moods with a devil-may-care nostalgia that delivers on its sequin-glinting, platform-shoed modus operandi.
18th March 2022
Mattiel - Georgia Gothic
3-5 Stars
A charming, witty indie pop album.
18th March 2022
Island Of Love - Songs Of Love
3-5 Stars
Fuzzy almost to a fault, it’s scrappy, distorted, rough around the edges indie.
18th March 2022
Alex Cameron - Oxy Music
4 Stars
Perhaps his most sympathetic work to date.
11th March 2022
BODEGA - Broken Equipment
3-5 Stars
The outfit play mostly the same old tricks as last time, for mixed results.
11th March 2022
HO99O9 - SKIN
4 Stars
A cacophony of hissing synths, thudding guitars and furious scream-raps drenched in EQ.
11th March 2022
Jenny Hval - Classic Objects
4-5 Stars
The audible equivalent of a painting affixed with human hair.
11th March 2022
Rex Orange County - WHO CARES?
3-5 Stars
It delicately posits escapism as a human need, not a choice.
11th March 2022
The Mysterines - Reeling
3-5 Stars
Musically speaking, this band’s baby teeth are not far off falling out.
11th March 2022
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.