Reviews

Damon Albarn - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows

4 Stars

At once warm and familiar but simultaneously a little odd.

10th November 2021

IDLES - CRAWLER

4 Stars

Things get truly exciting when IDLES combine the atmospheric with the experimental.

10th November 2021

Jon Hopkins - Music For Psychedelic Therapy

3 Stars

An indulgence rather than an integral piece of the Jon Hopkins canon.

10th November 2021

Pip Blom - Welcome Break

4 Stars

Pip Blom haven’t changed their sound, but they do feel like they’ve got to know it better.

10th November 2021

spill tab - BONNIE

3-5 Stars

A modish onslaught of dance-pop, rife with hip collaborators and TikTok-able moments.

10th November 2021

Kills Birds - Married

4 Stars

The group unleash the spirit of punk with sharpshooting smarts.

10th November 2021

Zuzu - Queensway Tunnel

4 Stars

Despite its intimacy, it’s also pretty universal.

10th November 2021

Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time

4 Stars

As close to a record born of isolation as you’re bound to hear.

8th November 2021

Baxter Dury, Sleaford Mods and Fat White Family shake up the scenery at South Facing’s first weekend

The month-long new Crystal Palace festival is a fresh gem in London’s summer calendar.

8th November 2021

Snail Mail - Valentine

5 Stars

A record as hopeful as it is bittersweet.

3rd November 2021

The Horrors - Against The Blade

5 Stars

A party, but make it sinister.

3rd November 2021

Holly Humberstone - The Walls Are Way Too Thin

4 Stars

There’s an expert tenderness to her stories and their delivery.

3rd November 2021

Katy B - Peace and Offerings

4 Stars

A nuanced, striking and incredibly welcome return from one of Britain’s finest vocalists.

3rd November 2021

Penelope Isles - Which Way To Happy

4 Stars

A genuinely healing listen.

3rd November 2021

Halfnoise - Motif

3-5 Stars

An altogether curious record which lets the world rest assured that, in spite of everything, at least Zac is having a happy time.

3rd November 2021

Cathy Jain - artificial

3-5 Stars

A definite promise of good things to come.

3rd November 2021

Parcels - Day / Night

3-5 Stars

Part sunshine, part solitude.

3rd November 2021

FUR - When You Walk Away

3-5 Stars

FUR keep things very much in the same ballpark all the way through.

3rd November 2021

Connan Mockasin - Jassbusters Two

2-5 Stars

Like a sequel to a classic film that didn’t really need to happen.

3rd November 2021

Boston Manor - Desperate Times Desperate Pleasures

4-5 Stars

Boston Manor’s most assertive release yet.

28th October 2021

Pixey - Sunshine State

4 Stars

She packs the calmer moments with so much atmosphere that they’re just as bright as the singles.

28th October 2021

Mastodon - Hushed and Grim

4 Stars

A riveting fullness echoes throughout the record.

28th October 2021

Jelani Blackman - Unlimited

3-5 Stars

You’d be daft to bet against Jelani Blackman getting that KO next time out.

28th October 2021

The War on Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore

3-5 Stars

Fans of the songwriter’s lush reinterpretations of his classic rock influences will not be disappointed.

28th October 2021