Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
4 Stars
There’s a charming purity that runs through the record.
1st April 2021
Reviews
The Natvral - Tethers
4 Stars
One of the most remarkable transformations we’ve seen from a songwriter in recent years.
1st April 2021
Nasty Cherry - The Movie
4 Stars
It’s like everything that has come before was just the pilot, and now it’s time for the real show.
1st April 2021
Ryley Walker - Course In Fable
4 Stars
A typically intricate affair.
1st April 2021
GHLOW - Slash And Burn
4 Stars
If this is what the apocalypse sounds like, then count us in.
1st April 2021
Du Blonde - Homecoming
3-5 Stars
The sound of self-affirmation.
1st April 2021
Bryce Dessner - Impermanence / Disintegration
3-5 Stars
A stirring reminder of the raw talent in the National fold.
1st April 2021
La Femme - Paradigmes
3 Stars
For every gorgeous moment that sticks, there’s an awkward miss.
1st April 2021
Ġenn - Liminal
4 Stars
A record that gallops rather than canters.
30th March 2021
Julien Baker goes full band at her virtual Nashville show
She captures the delicacy of her previous work in an altogether more expansive sound.
29th March 2021
NewDad - Waves
4 Stars
In taking their time, NewDad deliver with notable confidence.
25th March 2021
The Antlers - Green To Gold
4-5 Stars
It feels like the opening of a new chapter, rather than the closing of the last one.
25th March 2021
Tune-Yards - sketchy.
4 Stars
Frenetic and fizzy.
25th March 2021
serpentwithfeet - DEACON
4 Stars
‘DEACON’ looks for hope in love, much like in the spirituality that birthed it.
25th March 2021
Tate McRae - Too Young To Be Sad
3-5 Stars
A solid enough demonstration of what Tate does best.
25th March 2021
Death From Above 1979 - Is 4 Lovers
3-5 Stars
An album which sees the pair attempt to build upon the mythology of their past — and reclaim a little of it, too — it’s a move that largely pays off.
25th March 2021
Citizen - Life In Your Glass World
3-5 Stars
The band have landed between the dense atmospherics of what has come before and a newfound desire to seriously up the energy.
25th March 2021
Ben Howard - Collections From The Whiteout
4 Stars
Melancholy, meticulous and achingly grand.
25th March 2021
Bull - Discover Effortless Living
4 Stars
A guitar-wielding force to be reckoned with.
25th March 2021
L’Impératrice - Tako Tsubo
3-5 Stars
The Parisian intergalactic pop voyagers communicate a retrofuturism that’s rooted firmly in the present.
25th March 2021
Xiu Xiu - OH NO
4 Stars
It’s unlikely to win them any new followers, but existing fans won’t be disappointed.
25th March 2021
Squid, Nayana Iz and Black Country, New Road wow at British Music Embassy at SXSW 2021
The Brits brought the bangers for the festival’s online edition.
25th March 2021
Yung Baby Tate, CHAII and Sorry shine at SXSW 2021
Darkoo, Dead Pony, and Iceage also stand-out at this year’s online festival.
25th March 2021
Pixey - Free To Live In Colour
4 Stars
A solid introduction to a sparky new pop personality, and a perfect antidote to those winter chills.
24th March 2021
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.