I Blame Coco - The Constant
2-5 Stars
A supermarket tinged album.
15th November 2010
2-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Black Mountain - Wilderness Heart
2-5 Stars
McBean and the band fluctuate between sludgy, moody metal and more tranquil, acoustic-based numbers.
14th September 2010
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. - Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
2-5 Stars
It’s a dangerous game to play, to fuse a mass of styles together in one album.
13th September 2010
The Charlatans - Who We Touch
2-5 Stars
‘Who We Touch’ sounds more like a near metamorphosis than slight flirting with a new sound.
6th September 2010
Tweak Bird - Tweak Bird
2-5 Stars
These guys are pretty out there.
10th August 2010
Autolux - Transit Transit
2-5 Stars
The trio tread a fine line between lo-fi indie pop and sombre self pleasuring drudge.
5th August 2010
Aberfeldy - Somewhere To Jump From
2-5 Stars
iI’s grown up, got a beard and started working in a bank.
29th July 2010
Stornoway - Beachcomber’s Windowsill
2-5 Stars
A well-thought out, eclectic album is one thing, but when it’s too full?
24th May 2010
Sir Yes Sir - Reigning Over Silence
2-5 Stars
A short and snappy noise-filled debut.
24th May 2010
Songdog - A Life Eroding
2-5 Stars
There is a heart in this cold beast after all.
5th May 2010
Kyte - Dead Waves
2-5 Stars
Swathes of atmosphere, aptly supplied by the near constant flow of synths that envelope each song.
30th April 2010
Islands Lost At Sea - Are Having A Lovely Time
2-5 Stars
Sunshine laden tunes that would drift into the background of a music festival marquee.
15th March 2010
First Aid Kit - The Big Black And The Blue
2-5 Stars
The vocal harmonies are delightful and belie their young age.
25th January 2010
Zero 7 - Yeah Ghost
2-5 Stars
A far from satisfying release from a group that usually delivers.
23rd September 2009
The Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love
2-5 Stars
A sort of wonky tent, propped up by the strongest pole.
23rd September 2009
Hockey - Mind Chaos
2-5 Stars
A few singles and a few b‑side value tracks.
15th September 2009
Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer EP
2-5 Stars
Titling your EP after a song about a serial killer, and starting the album off with that very song, sets a bit of a dour mood to the proceedings.
11th September 2009
eaststrikewest – w o l v v e s
2-5 Stars
An album full of echoes, soaring, distant vocals, pounding drums and instrumentals.
8th September 2009
Pagan Wanderer Lu - Fight My Battles For Me
2-5 Stars
Regan has a talent and an overarching ability to produce truly different sounds.
21st August 2009
Apostle Of Hustle - Eats Darkness
2-5 Stars
There is enough here to keep you intrigued, but nothing that draws you in to stay.
18th August 2009
Tommy Sparks - Tommy Sparks
2-5 Stars
Tommy Sparks goes all out on an album jam-packed with, well, himself.
5th August 2009
MSTRKRFT - Fist Of God
2-5 Stars
This album simply is filled with far too familiar sounds and tired beats in a genre that is already plagued by lack of radical innovation and groundbreaking material.
31st July 2009
Lemanis - The Truth About A Push Me Pull You
2-5 Stars
Apparently the whole band (well, the main four, anyway) are ‘lead vocals’. No, they’re not.
13th July 2009
The Wow Signal - Infinity’s Lobby
2-5 Stars
A very polished, meticulously produced album.
23rd June 2009
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.