OMD - English Electric
3-5 Stars
On the whole it remains impressively cohesive, and perhaps more importantly never feels like they’re going through the motions.
6th April 2013
3-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Kurt Vile – Wakin On A Pretty Daze
3-5 Stars
‘Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze’ is something akin to letting Kurt Vile take you on an impromptu road trip.
5th April 2013
Paramore - Paramore
3-5 Stars
This may not be what we were expecting, and it may not be the Paramore that we’ve come to know and love.
5th April 2013
The Flaming Lips - The Terror
3-5 Stars
What they seem to be aiming for; this absolute bleakness, this slab of discomfort, has definitely been achieved.
4th April 2013
Lower Plenty - Hard Rubbish
3-5 Stars
An intensely personal collection of pain and wretchedness that will ignite your most voyeuristic urges.
1st April 2013
The Leisure Society - Alone Aboard The Ark
3-5 Stars
As has become customary for The Leisure Society, Hemming’s lyrics and gift for storytelling once again stand out.
31st March 2013
British Sea Power - Machineries Of Joy
3-5 Stars
Dark, stormy and gloriously deranged.
30th March 2013
Filthy Boy - Smile That Won’t Go Down
3-5 Stars
Somewhere ‘betwixt Alex Turner’s skilful vignettes, Pulp’s skilful vignettes and well, Morrissey’s skilful vignettes. Basically, there’s a lot of vignetting.
30th March 2013
Deptford Goth - Life After Defo
3-5 Stars
Daniel Woolhouse’s debut is about as uplifting as a documentary about cardboard, but does offer glimpses at an unrivalled talent.
27th March 2013
Alkaline Trio - My Shame Is True
3-5 Stars
This record has a punch and vigour that many bands on their eighth studio album would find hard to muster.
27th March 2013
Edwyn Collins - Understated
3-5 Stars
A heady mix somewhere between contented positivity and gritty, look-what-I-can-do determination.
23rd March 2013
The Growlers - Hung At Heart
3-5 Stars
‘Hung At Heart’ is not a particularly forward-thinking album, but this is a largely irrelevant quibble when the songs are this good.
20th March 2013
Dead Gaze - Dead Gaze
3-5 Stars
Quite rightly, R. Cole Furlow has not let his record get lost among the noise.
19th March 2013
Phosphorescent - Muchacho
3-5 Stars
Right from the Kraftwerkian opening chords of it’s also clear that Houck is ready to embrace the electronic.
14th March 2013
Hurts - Exile
3-5 Stars
It cements their place as mainstream pop’s most daring and ambitious offering.
10th March 2013
Brandt Brauer Frick - Miami
3-5 Stars
‘Miami’ sometimes awkwardly teeters between overt electronica and classical influenced avant-garde expressionism.
10th March 2013
John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts
3-5 Stars
This second album moves on from FM ballads to embrace new wave synths and beats.
9th March 2013
Stornoway - Tales From Terra Firma
3-5 Stars
Stornoway are not going to win any medals for the most innovative sound but in these bleak times they’re like a warm and cosy, cuddle blanket.
8th March 2013
Karen Gwyer - Needs Continuum
3-5 Stars
Its charms lie in those electronic beats giving life to ambient, organic warmth.
8th March 2013
Post War Years - Galapagos
3-5 Stars
A subtle grandeur resides in the corners of this album.
5th March 2013
Fear Of Men - Early Fragments
3-5 Stars
The band’s sound bares a distinct resemblance to home town Brighton on a desolate day.
4th March 2013
Young Dreams - Between Places
3-5 Stars
It’s the intertwined orchestral moments and breezy exoticness that really sets Young Dreams apart.
4th March 2013
Parenthetical Girls - Privilege (Abridged)
3-5 Stars
There’s always been a sense of tragic theatre about Parenthetical Girls.
3rd March 2013
Laura Mvula - Sing To The Moon
3-5 Stars
The lightness of her touch is shown by the fact that even the most leaden songs here have a moment where they catch fire.
28th February 2013
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.