Teenage Fanclub - Endless Arcade
3-5 Stars
Ripping up their rulebook? Hardly. Giving long-time fans something new to enjoy? You bet.
29th April 2021
Reviews
Crumb - Ice Melt
2-5 Stars
‘Ice Melt’ struggles to reach the same bright heights as its predecessor. From the off, it’s simply boring.
29th April 2021
Tame Impala celebrate ‘Innerspeaker’ with Wave House live stream
As the sun begins to set over Wave House, the scene outside the window may as well be a computer-generated green screen.
28th April 2021
Tom Jones - Surrounded By Time
4 Stars
A release that embraces the gravitas and legacy of Tom’s life and attempts to tie up the loose ends.
22nd April 2021
Rachel Chinouriri - Fourº In Winter
4 Stars
Rachel may be feeling blue, but her shade choice is royal.
22nd April 2021
Field Music - Flat White Moon
4 Stars
A solid record that does everything you’d ever hope a Field Music album would do.
22nd April 2021
Delilah Holliday - Collective Consciousness
3-5 Stars
A solid next step.
22nd April 2021
Dinosaur Jr - Sweep It Into Space
3-5 Stars
There’s life in these old veterans yet.
22nd April 2021
The Pale White - Infinite Pleasure
2 Stars
There’s something just a little too slick and lacking in oomph.
22nd April 2021
Kero Kero Bonito - Civilisation II
4 Stars
A testament to a band continuously looking to innovate.
21st April 2021
Softcult - Year of the Rat
3 Stars
A fun, unexpected and eclectic mix.
15th April 2021
Blackaby - Everything’s Delicious
3 Stars
There’s a subtle wit to his songwriting.
15th April 2021
The Offspring - Let The Bad Times Roll
1-5 Stars
Their attempt to tap into the manic paranoia and fracturing of society misses the mark by some magnitude.
15th April 2021
London Grammar - Californian Soil
2-5 Stars
It’s all still as magnolia-hued as before.
15th April 2021
Coach Party - After Party
4 Stars
With a knack for a chorus, and hooks aplenty, they really should be on your must-see list this summer.
13th April 2021
Brockhampton - Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine
4-5 Stars
A record that packs an emotional punch while finding the collective as accomplished and explorative as ever musically.
9th April 2021
Skullcrusher - Storm In Summer
4-5 Stars
The balance between the delicate soundscapes and Helen’s words hits hard.
8th April 2021
CLAMM - Beseech Me
4 Stars
No needless experimentation, no ballads, no fancy time signatures, just ten classic punk rock stompers.
8th April 2021
Courting - Grand National
3-5 Stars
Heavy-handed with their influences but endearing enough to get away with it.
8th April 2021
Benny Sings - Music
4 Stars
Clean listening at its finest.
8th April 2021
Silver Synthetic - Silver Synthetic
3-5 Stars
There’s no new ground broken by Silver Synthetic here, but it’s a finely-crafted debut all the same.
8th April 2021
Frances - Wonder
2 Stars
The issue is that it’s entirely forgettable.
8th April 2021
Flyte - This Is Really Going To Hurt
2 Stars
It doesn’t exactly say much about the group themselves.
8th April 2021
Sorry - Twixtustwain
4 Stars
Just another notch in the belt of this outfit who seldom put a foot wrong.
6th April 2021
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.