John Eatherly and The Orielles strip it back at DIY x Fred Perry’s New York in-store shows
We’ve been pitching up around the city this week, and here’s how it went down.
14th March 2020
Reviews
Sorry bring debut LP ‘925’ to a killer first New York show
Making their NYC debut, the Londoners are on confident, assured form.
14th March 2020
Porridge Radio - Every Bad
4-5 Stars
Each individual moment offers a new tone, a new feeling, but carries the distinct sound that Porridge Radio have made their own.
12th March 2020
The Garden - Kiss My Super Bowl Ring
4 Stars
Interesting and genuine, but most importantly a lot of fun.
12th March 2020
Fake Laugh - Dining Alone
3 Stars
Liberating, if not a tad ungrounded at points.
12th March 2020
Muncie Girls - B-Sides The Point
3-5 Stars
Should American teen movies fall back into fashion any time soon, there’s a soundtrack here ready for it.
12th March 2020
Porches - Ricky Music
3 Stars
Porches becomes a little stuck on lovelorn fourth LP.
12th March 2020
The Wants - Container
3 Stars
You sense they were aiming for something a little more forward-thinking.
12th March 2020
The Districts - You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere
3-5 Stars
An exciting glimpse at where they’re heading next.
12th March 2020
Deap Lips - Deap Lips
2-5 Stars
By each party’s style rubbing off on the other, they’ve also sanded them down.
12th March 2020
Circa Waves - Sad Happy
2 Stars
They need to start blazing trails not already worn in by their peers.
12th March 2020
Salem confirm themselves as far more than a side project at London’s New Cross Inn
This is masterful punk’n’roll with a gloriously dark heart.
11th March 2020
Lauv - ~ how i’m feeling ~
4-5 Stars
If you’re looking for your new favourite pop album, Lauv’s got you sorted.
5th March 2020
Disq - Collector
4 Stars
Something special has been allowed to flourish organically in Madison.
5th March 2020
Phantogram - Ceremony
4 Stars
The synths are darker, the drums are heavier, the vocals more melancholic.
5th March 2020
Stephen Malkmus - Traditional Techniques
3-5 Stars
He’s finally come up with the blueprint for slacker escape.
5th March 2020
Caroline Rose - Superstar
2 Stars
Her ascent to superstardom isn’t impossible — it just might take a little longer than planned.
5th March 2020
Big Thief make a sold-out Hammersmith Apollo feel intimate
It takes some time for the band to truly hit their stride.
29th February 2020
Christine and the Queens - La vita nuova
4-5 Stars
Christine is still truly in a league of her own.
28th February 2020
Soccer Mommy - color theory
4-5 Stars
She encapsulates the spiralling mundanity of feeling blue without sugar coating it with unnecessary poetry.
27th February 2020
Wrangler - A Situation
4 Stars
Prepare yourself mentally — you may start to believe the matrix is real.
27th February 2020
Ratboys - Printer’s Devil
4 Stars
The sound of a band who seem to have had a significant boost in their sonic confidence.
27th February 2020
Caribou - Suddenly
4 Stars
It continues Caribou’s knack of releasing albums that are both accessible and explorative.
27th February 2020
The Orielles - Disco Volador
3-5 Stars
A perfectly pleasant, but definitely passive listen.
27th February 2020
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