Dream Nails - Dream Nails
4 Stars
There’s an effervescent sense of fun that fizzes throughout.
27th August 2020
Reviews
The Killers - Imploding The Mirage
4 Stars
An album that feels rich and invigorating, and proves they’re still one of our most treasured bands for a reason.
20th August 2020
Bully - SUGAREGG
4 Stars
Bully’s most compelling sound to date.
20th August 2020
The Lemon Twigs - Songs For The General Public
3-5 Stars
A paean to the past, full of lovelorn warmth, Zombies-on-a-road-trip harmonies and ridiculous piano jams.
20th August 2020
Dan Croll - Grand Plan
4 Stars
A beautiful and moving chart of a year in his life.
20th August 2020
Halloweens - Maserati Anxiety Designed
3-5 Stars
It’s clear the pair are having fun.
20th August 2020
Into it. Over It. - Figure
4 Stars
Both lyrically and musically it looks backwards to move forwards.
17th August 2020
Charli XCX gives ‘how I’m feeling now’ its live debut solo, at home
The livestream was in support of charity LA Alliance.
14th August 2020
Biffy Clyro - A Celebration of Endings
4-5 Stars
It offers up a brand of gut-wrenching, defiant hope.
13th August 2020
James Dean Bradfield - Even In Exile
3 Stars
With more focus, this could have felt quite vital.
13th August 2020
All We Are - Providence
3 Stars
While reaching for style, it is only by exception that they achieve their usual substance.
13th August 2020
Declan McKenna gives ‘Zeros’ its live introduction at London’s Lafayette
In a parallel non-COVID universe, it would have been an electrifying live show.
9th August 2020
Glass Animals - Dreamland
5 Stars
Rose-tinted nostalgia for the perfect summer.
6th August 2020
Tkay Maidza - Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2
4 Stars
An unpredictable journey that outlines a clear framework of how weirdness can lay the path to greatness.
6th August 2020
joan - cloudy
4 Stars
Chock-a-block full of pop bops destined to make you feel all the feels.
6th August 2020
Another Sky - I Slept On The Floor
4 Stars
A potent and empowering statement of intent.
6th August 2020
Willie J Healey - Twin Heavy
4 Stars
An album that shines throughout.
6th August 2020
Washed Out - Purple Noon
3-5 Stars
A glacial melt of shimmering beauty, asking for attention and rewarding it with a kind of zen.
6th August 2020
Nancy - Happy Oddities
3-5 Stars
There’s clearly more depth and nuance going on here than just a man with a wacky taste in cover versions.
6th August 2020
Matt Maltese - madhouse
3 Stars
Some real gems overshadowed by the songwriter’s tried-and-tested formula.
6th August 2020
Taylor Swift - folklore
4-5 Stars
Undoubtedly one of her best.
3rd August 2020
Lana Del Rey - Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass
3 Stars
Most of the time it’s more sixth former trying their best to impress at their first slam poetry event.
3rd August 2020
Creeper - Sex, Death & The Infinite Void
5 Stars
Their most astonishing and liberating move yet.
30th July 2020
Fontaines DC - A Hero’s Death
4-5 Stars
If you thought another rollicking, rabble-rouser was on the cards, it’s time to think again.
30th July 2020
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.