Foxygen - Seeing Other People
3-5 Stars
The unpredictable Californians are less up for a bop than an attempt at settling some scores.
26th April 2019
Reviews
Peter Doherty & the Puta Madres - Peter Doherty & the Puta Madres
3 Stars
Great for the die-hards, fairly inconsequential for everyone else.
26th April 2019
Superfood say a triumphant goodbye at celebratory final ever show
Go out like you’ve always carried on: with a party.
24th April 2019
The National find harmony in collaboration as they debut new album at special Royal Festival Hall show
The band preview ‘I Am Easy To Find’, a record that’s their most experimental and harmonious yet.
24th April 2019
Fontaines DC crown a huge week with a sold-out and wildly promising London stop-off
On the eve of landing a Top 10 for debut ‘Dogrel’, the rise of the Irish punks isn’t stopping any time soon.
22nd April 2019
Drugdealer - Raw Honey
4 Stars
A whimsical collection.
19th April 2019
Jade Bird - Jade Bird
3-5 Stars
Across twelve polished tracks, she switches from piano ballad to stomping singalong and back again.
19th April 2019
Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning
3 Stars
It doesn’t quite match the intensity and impact of his debut.
19th April 2019
Stealing Sheep - Big Wows
2-5 Stars
There’s enough sugar here to make even the sweetest tooth ache.
19th April 2019
Cage The Elephant - Social Cues
2 Stars
Think Imagine Dragons in leather jackets and ripped jeans, if you will.
19th April 2019
Impeccable artistry and emotional breakthroughs make James Blake’s London show his best yet
‘Assume Form’ comes to the singer’s home town for the first time in a celebration of new beginnings and silver linings.
18th April 2019
Lizzo - Cuz I Love You
4 Stars
Power and self-confidence run through the record.
17th April 2019
Track review: Beck - Saw Lightning
It’s as if he’s merely been treading water for the past decade.
16th April 2019
Robyn’s ‘Honey’ tour hits London, nodding to her collaborators and bringing huge emotional catharsis
Chart-topping behemoths meet a crate-digging, DJ set mentality in a set that has everything.
15th April 2019
Yak bring their full force to Hull’s Polar Bear
The energy of the show is an effort of two.
15th April 2019
Collard - Unholy
4 Stars
A special new voice.
12th April 2019
The Chemical Brothers - No Geography
4-5 Stars
Both what you’d want and expect from a Chemical Brothers album, as well as a whole lot more on top.
12th April 2019
Modern Rituals - Yearning
4 Stars
An intricate and intriguing example of heavy music being pushed past its boundaries.
12th April 2019
Creeper reemerge with reinvigorated power at London’s 229
To say Creeper’s return is triumphant is an understatement. This is a rebirth.
11th April 2019
Just Mustard, Alfie Templeman, Turnover and American Football shine at Mirrors 2019
While the weather is cold and drizzly, the atmosphere around the London borough is warm and embracing.
11th April 2019
Fontaines DC - Dogrel
4-5 Stars
A clear, unedited picture of who they are and what they’re made of. It’s a joy to witness.
9th April 2019
The Vaccines, Foals & Anteros make their mark on Newcastle for This Is Tomorrow 2019
Johnny Marr, You Me At Six and Whenyoung also entertained the masses at the city’s Exhibition Park.
7th April 2019
Bon Iver brings All Points East 2019 to a delicate but grandiose close
John Grant, Mac DeMarco, Ezra Furman and more also helped see the double weekender out.
6th April 2019
Jelly Boy - Everybody Is A Universe
4-5 Stars
All the beginnings of something genuinely special.
5th April 2019
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.