Charli XCX’s latest livestream cements her lockdown pop queen status
More than worth slightly fucking up our new-found sensible sleep pattern for.
23rd March 2021
Reviews
Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
3-5 Stars
The confidence feels diminished, the rich production of its predecessor replaced by something thinner, sadder.
19th March 2021
Chad VanGaalen - World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener
4 Stars
His cartoonish appetite for invention remains intact.
18th March 2021
William Doyle - Great Spans of Muddy Time
3-5 Stars
What is constant are its dazzling, spontaneous qualities.
18th March 2021
Black Honey - Written & Directed
4 Stars
It sees the quartet evolving into the rock outfit they’d always threatened to be.
18th March 2021
emir taha - Hoppa Pt. 2
3-5 Stars
One to keep an eye on.
18th March 2021
Blanketman - National Trust
3 Stars
Fans of Parquet Courts or Sports Team will certainly find something to enjoy here.
18th March 2021
Middle Kids - Today We’re The Greatest
2-5 Stars
A little bit middle-of-the-road.
18th March 2021
The Horrors - Lout
4-5 Stars
Their boldest, most exciting switch-flip in years.
11th March 2021
Do Nothing - Glueland
4-5 Stars
It doesn’t all make sense, but you sense that’s the point.
11th March 2021
Sorry, Goat Girl, Connie Constance and more set Hackney ablaze at DIY’s Big Bank Holiday Weekender
Live music — oh how we’ve missed you.
6th March 2021
Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
4 Stars
He plays well with dark and sinister, throwing theatrical voice in a musical hall of mirrors with real versatility.
4th March 2021
Zara Larsson - Poster Girl
4 Stars
Pure pop escapism.
4th March 2021
Adult Mom - Driver
4 Stars
If it were as easy as Adult Mom makes it sound to write pop gems this endearing in their honesty, everybody would be doing it.
4th March 2021
Tigers Jaw - I Won’t Care How You Remember Me
3 Stars
It all-but removes the punch that once established them.
4th March 2021
Kings of Leon - When You See Yourself
3 Stars
An album that, though not without its fillers, feels like they’re having more genuine fun than they’ve had in years.
4th March 2021
Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
4 Stars
The vivid, often lurid portraits Aidan Moffat paints of the society around him feel more vital than ever.
4th March 2021
Blu DeTiger - How Did We Get Here?
3-5 Stars
A promising introduction to where Blu’s music could go.
4th March 2021
Nuha Ruby Ra - How To Move
3-5 Stars
The emotionally-graphic EP wastes little time with pleasantries.
4th March 2021
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage
4-5 Stars
A jewel in the Cave-Ellis cannon.
26th February 2021
Frànçois and the Atlas Mountains - Banane Bleue
3-5 Stars
When he delivers, Frànçois can still make pure, earnest, and enduring connections.
25th February 2021
Julien Baker - Little Oblivions
4-5 Stars
A soundtrack for those searching for hope in difficult times.
25th February 2021
Cloud Nothings - The Shadow I Remember
4 Stars
Raw and uncompromising, yet always harbouring a degree of melody.
25th February 2021
Architects - For Those That Wish To Exist
4 Stars
The bleaker things get, the stronger they emerge.
25th February 2021
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.