Chapel Club - Good Together
3-5 Stars
Ridiculous maybe, but it works wonders.
3rd June 2013
3-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends
3-5 Stars
An album that ebbs and flows, and shines throughout.
2nd June 2013
Spectrals - Sob Story
3-5 Stars
The Chet White effect hangs over the whole of ‘Sob Story’.
2nd June 2013
Sparrow & The Workshop - Murderopolis
3-5 Stars
A simply great album.
27th May 2013
Feathers - If All Now Here
3-5 Stars
At its best, the album throbs with an ultra harsh mechanistic intensity.
27th May 2013
Fair Ohs - Jungle Cats
3-5 Stars
A whole lot of fun.
26th May 2013
Dirty Beaches - Drifters / Love Is The Devil
3-5 Stars
Individually these would be two good albums. But as a complimentary pair they become much more.
26th May 2013
Sean Nicholas Savage - Other Life
3-5 Stars
Fusing love and pain with a cutting introspection, all his emotions are strewn into a heaped pile to be picked apart.
26th May 2013
The Pastels - Slow Summits
3-5 Stars
A special, if often-understated record.
25th May 2013
Majical Cloudz - Impersonator
3-5 Stars
Each note on ‘Impersonator’ is pronounced, bellowed from the proverbial hills.
25th May 2013
Just Handshakes - Say It
3-5 Stars
A band who aren’t content with a single direction.
24th May 2013
Mikal Cronin - MCII
3-5 Stars
Here’s a guy who’s finally stepping into the limelight, whether he’s sure he’s ready to or not.
23rd May 2013
Crystal Fighters - Cave Rave
3-5 Stars
‘Cave Rave’ is outlandish, silly, summery and as brilliant as its title.
23rd May 2013
Mount Kimbie - Cold Spring Fault Less Youth
3-5 Stars
Different, but not unrecognisable.
22nd May 2013
The Baptist Generals - Jackleg Devotional To The Heart
3-5 Stars
Maybe less angry in concept, it’s still the drunken folk we’ve come to expect.
19th May 2013
Stagecoach - Say Hi To The Band
3-5 Stars
A sigh of relief will be felt more than anything.
12th May 2013
Kisses - Kids in LA
3-5 Stars
The sound of a band unafraid of the pop music tag.
12th May 2013
Doctrines - ANX
3-5 Stars
At its heart, ‘ANX’ is a pretty glum perspective on life.
12th May 2013
Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood - Black Pudding
3-5 Stars
When the duo do click, it’s masterful.
12th May 2013
Sam Amidon - Bright Sunny South
3-5 Stars
Sam finds a unique modernity in his marrying of past and present.
11th May 2013
Pure X - Crawling Up The Stairs
3-5 Stars
The vivid personal nature of the newly emerged vocals give ‘Crawling’ a more distinct intensity than its predecessor.
11th May 2013
Bibio - Silver Wilkinson
3-5 Stars
A blissful piece of escapism.
11th May 2013
Vår - No One Dances Quite Like My Brothers
3-5 Stars
An album that’s endearing and inspiring, even if its genesis was the complete contrary.
10th May 2013
Marques Toliver - Land Of CanAan
3-5 Stars
This debut album combines inspirations from the autobiography of black abolitionist Fredrick Douglass, and the Bible.
10th May 2013
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.