Real Lies - Real Life
2 Stars
Makes you think, right?
16th October 2015
2 Stars rated Albums & EPs
The Ordinary Boys - The Ordinary Boys
2 Stars
A record that ultimately struggles to be anything but bland.
2nd October 2015
New Order - Music Complete
2 Stars
Clumsy, throwaway and out of touch. ‘Music Complete’ serves to dilute New Order’s output.
25th September 2015
Kwabs - Love + War
2 Stars
Much of this album feels too polite and too pedestrian.
11th September 2015
The View - Ropewalk
2 Stars
The band sound weirdly subdued throughout.
11th September 2015
Bullet For My Valentine - Venom
2 Stars
Bullet sound as if they’re beginning to run on fumes.
14th August 2015
Titus Andronicus - The Most Lamentable Tragedy
2 Stars
Rock operas have their place, but this isn’t the pick of the bunch.
7th August 2015
Frank Turner - Positive Songs For Negative People
2 Stars
Largely forgettable in a way that Frank Turner’s best could never be accused of.
31st July 2015
MS MR - How Does It Feel
2 Stars
The pair’s new direction is diluted with the more recognisable trappings of their last few years in service.
10th July 2015
And So I Watch You From Afar - Heirs
2 Stars
‘Heirs” brawn quickly peels back to reveal a disappointing lack of smarts.
1st May 2015
The Mountain Goats - Beat the Champ
2 Stars
As a standalone album it lacks a coherent sound.
11th April 2015
The Wombats - Glitterbug
2 Stars
‘Glitterbug’ is a tired album that lacks invention.
5th April 2015
San Cisco - Gracetown
2 Stars
The songs are sweet and the melodies are there, but the record can seem a little two-paced.
4th April 2015
Cancer Bats - Searching For Zero
2 Stars
Somehow the pieces don’t quite appear to fit.
7th March 2015
Laura Welsh - Soft Control
2 Stars
‘Soft Control’ disappoints in the fact that a clearly talented singer/songwriter seems strayed from the path.
6th March 2015
Moon Duo - Shadow of the Sun
2 Stars
It’s hard to see what Moon Duo bring that hasn’t already been heard before.
1st March 2015
A Place To Bury Strangers - Transfixiation
2 Stars
‘Transfixiation’ demands a trance-like attention across its duration, but very little sticks once the ride is over.
13th February 2015
Kodaline - Coming Up For Air
2 Stars
They’re yet to truly claim their own territory.
7th February 2015
Shinies - Nothing Like Something Happen Anywhere
2 Stars
They’re capable of writing great songs, but this album is not the showcase hoped for.
29th January 2015
Team Me - Blind As Night
2 Stars
There’s a weird disconnect at the heart of the record.
21st January 2015
Enter Shikari - The Mindsweep
2 Stars
Enter Shikari’s fear makes this their most exciting, yet frustrating album yet.
16th January 2015
Angels & Airwaves - The Dream Walker
2 Stars
Little more than an extended yawn of spacey synths.
4th December 2014
Ariel Pink - pom pom
2 Stars
Overbearing and frustrating from the get go, it feels like he’s taking the piss.
13th November 2014
Thurston Moore - The Best Day
2 Stars
To anybody even remotely familiar with anything else Moore has put his mind to in the past, this is just too safe and clean-cut.
16th October 2014
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.