Deap Vally - Digital Dream
4 Stars
As stop-gap releases go, this is a gem.
25th February 2021
Reviews
Danny L Harle - Harlecore
3-5 Stars
While ‘Harlecore’ may be primed to bring the party, it’s just not quite the mad one we were hoping for.
25th February 2021
Sydney Sprague - maybe i will see you at the end of the world
4 Stars
It unravels in waves of angst, reflection and dark humour.
25th February 2021
Maxïmo Park - Nature Always Wins
3-5 Stars
There’s no upturning of the band’s musical blueprint, but their social conscience has earned them a third act.
25th February 2021
Ghetts - Conflict of Interest
4-5 Stars
It’s pure; neither shunning the light or the dark across the 16 tracks. He lets it all show.
18th February 2021
Lava La Rue - Butter-Fly
4 Stars
It shows off a versatility that cements the artist as one to watch for 2021.
18th February 2021
EUT - Party Time
3-5 Stars
What a treat to hear a rock record so upbeat, so unsullied by the world around it.
18th February 2021
Mogwai - As The Love Continues
4 Stars
An instrumental masterclass.
18th February 2021
nothing,nowhere. - Trauma Factory
3-5 Stars
This daring, forward-thinking genre piece is worth the price of admission.
18th February 2021
SG Lewis - times
3 Stars
A certain unity and heart holds ‘times’ together.
18th February 2021
The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy
3-5 Stars
There’s little in the way of new ground broken here, but it’s consistent nonetheless.
18th February 2021
slowthai - TYRON
4 Stars
A remarkably efficient job of reclaiming his own narrative.
11th February 2021
Pale Waves - Who Am I?
3-5 Stars
You get the sense they’re still not quite certain who or what they want to be. But they’re definitely headed in the right direction.
11th February 2021
Aerial East - Try Harder
4 Stars
Though often an album of departures, it works to find new ground to walk upon.
11th February 2021
Mush - Lines Redacted
4 Stars
Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. Like many bands before and since, Mush live by these preachings.
11th February 2021
Virginia Wing - private LIFE
4 Stars
Cathartic, abstract and certainly treading off the beaten path.
11th February 2021
Django Django - Glowing in the Dark
4 Stars
When the songwriting and appetite for invention remains this strong, Django Django certainly have a lot more to give.
11th February 2021
Claud - Super Monster
3-5 Stars
A burgeoning artist finding their own voice.
11th February 2021
Miss Grit - Impostor
4-5 Stars
The powerful, playful guitars set her up as a natural successor to axe queen St. Vincent.
4th February 2021
Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight
4 Stars
With sticky melodies and a spring in its step, it’s an experiment that pays off.
4th February 2021
Hayley Williams - FLOWERS for VASES / descansos
4-5 Stars
A record which further proves that the strength of Hayley Williams — as a songwriter, a vocalist, a woman — is still awe-inspiring.
4th February 2021
The Staves - Good Woman
4 Stars
For all the trials bestowed upon the trio in the past few years, they emerge positive and victorious.
4th February 2021
Peace Chord - Peace Chord
4 Stars
Daniel Robertson’s debut proves an entirely believable release.
4th February 2021
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound
3-5 Stars
A thrilling spectacle, even if the band are yet to realise their inflated ambitions.
4th February 2021
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.