Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
5 Stars
From here on out, Japanese Breakfast can go anywhere and we’ll follow.
3rd June 2021
Reviews
Rostam - Changephobia
4 Stars
Beautifully constructed, surprising and brimming with invention.
3rd June 2021
Liz Phair - Soberish
4 Stars
‘Soberish’ sounds more like her early work, with its lo-fi stylings and ramshackle guitars.
3rd June 2021
deep tan - creeping speedwells
3-5 Stars
The trio already have a clear and exciting identity — they can hammer out the details later.
3rd June 2021
Wallice - Off The Rails
3-5 Stars
An astute snapshot of early 20-something life.
3rd June 2021
cleopatrick - BUMMER
3-5 Stars
Not everything about ‘BUMMER’ is fully perfected just yet, but there’s plenty to feel upbeat about.
3rd June 2021
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
5 Stars
A history book-cementing document of a band at the peak of their powers.
2nd June 2021
Bachelor - Doomin’ Sun
4-5 Stars
Each song pirouettes on the emotional chasm between intimate, physical union, and lonesome psychological vulnerability.
27th May 2021
Kele - The Waves Pt. 1
4 Stars
As long as the results are this enveloping, let the tide keep rolling in.
27th May 2021
N0V3L - Non-Fiction
3-5 Stars
Funereal, chorus-soaked bass-lines, razor-at-the-throat guitar turns, and febrile grooves.
27th May 2021
Wyldest - Monthly Friend
4 Stars
An accomplished album that shows off Zoe Mead’s command.
27th May 2021
Lou Hayter - Private Sunshine
3 Stars
Though ‘Private Sunshine’ comes wrapped in a desirable, effortless package, you’re left wanting a few more layers to unpack beneath it.
27th May 2021
black midi - Cavalcade
3-5 Stars
Building from a sound already so idiosyncratic and unpredictable, they end up in some head-scratching corners.
27th May 2021
Glastonbury festival’s live stream is an exemplary exercise in bringing atmosphere to the screen
Even a chaotic technical fuck up can’t dim its light.
24th May 2021
Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
4 Stars
A youthful tour through heartbreak angst that only falters when it plays too safe.
21st May 2021
Biig Piig - The Sky Is Bleeding
4-5 Stars
Genuinely fresh — and racy as hell.
20th May 2021
Billie Marten - Flora Fauna
3-5 Stars
The onus on ‘Flora Fauna’ is on Billie’s voice, in more ways than one.
20th May 2021
Only Sun - Tangled Mind
4 Stars
The sound of a band coming into their own.
20th May 2021
Gruff Rhys - Seeking New Gods
4 Stars
Another finely-crafted addition to Gruff Rhys’ illustrious repertoire.
20th May 2021
Waterparks - Greatest Hits
3-5 Stars
Throughout the album’s staggering seventeen tracks, it does become easy to get a little lost.
20th May 2021
Erika de Casier - Sensational
3 Stars
Things do get a little samey.
20th May 2021
CHAI - WINK
3-5 Stars
Sonically, they’re testing out a whole new palette.
20th May 2021
Sons of Raphael - Full-Throated Messianic Homage
2-5 Stars
What it’s less adept at is giving us anything memorable; a song; even something to feel.
20th May 2021
St Vincent - Daddy’s Home
5 Stars
On all fronts, with ‘Daddy’s Home’, St Vincent has delivered spectacularly.
13th May 2021
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.