Nova Twins - Parasites & Butterflies

3-5 Stars

Pushing themselves even further, incorporating even more, and doing anything to see what will fit.

27th August 2025

Conan Gray - Wishbone

3-5 Stars

His not-quite-angst meets its musical equivalent in its not-quite-alternative sound.

13th August 2025

The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers

3-5 Stars

At least, on this evidence, they’re having fun.

6th August 2025

Panic Shack - Panic Shack

3-5 Stars

A debut that presents its protagonists as a gang everyone’s going to want to join.

16th July 2025

Jade Bird - Who Wants To Talk About Love?

3-5 Stars

A collective and deeply-charged record of human experience.

16th July 2025

Jessica Winter - My First Album

3-5 Stars

Jarring, unhinged and idiosyncratic.

9th July 2025

Finn Wolfhard - Happy Birthday

3-5 Stars

Proof that the young actor and musician is no one trick pony.

5th June 2025

Shura - I Got Too Sad For My Friends

3-5 Stars

A natural direction for her sound to have taken.

30th May 2025

Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful 

3-5 Stars

Admirably ambitious, it adds yet another string to her already considerable musical bow.

29th May 2025

Rico Nasty - LETHAL

3-5 Stars

An alluring feat that feels just as trendy as it is against the grain.

14th May 2025

Peter Doherty - Felt Better Alive

3-5 Stars

The sound of one of rock’s most enduring survivors exhaling and having fun.

14th May 2025

MØ - Plæygirl

3-5 Stars

At a curious crossroads.

14th May 2025

Prima Queen - The Prize 

3-5 Stars

A warm exploration of life’s intimacies.

23rd April 2025

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Death Hilarious

3-5 Stars

A battle-ready hammer throw of a fifth album.

2nd April 2025

Momma - Welcome To My Blue Sky

3-5 Stars

A record of duality; here, yearning is part-and-parcel of purging and moving on.

2nd April 2025

BANKS - Off With Her Head

3-5 Stars

A testament to BANKS’ practised skill, even if she hasn’t stepped too far from her established sound.

28th February 2025

Hope Tala  - Hope Handwritten

3-5 Stars

Full of heart and introspective, candid lyricism.

26th February 2025

Manic Street Preachers  - Critical Thinking

3-5 Stars

When introduced with the kind of fanfare it is, it feels safe.

12th February 2025

Mallrat - Light hit my face like a straight right

3-5 Stars

A collection of dance-inflected singer-songwriter fare with an elusive tension at its core.

12th February 2025

Everyone Says Hi - Everyone Says Hi

3-5 Stars

Impeccably constructed and quietly lush — just don’t expect a riot.

30th January 2025

ALT BLK ERA - Rave Immortal

3-5 Stars

An indelible statement of ​“we are here”.

22nd January 2025

Kele - The Singing Winds Pt. 3

3-5 Stars

Interesting enough so long as you’re only seeking bops as a bonus.

15th January 2025

Moonchild Sanelly - Full Moon

3-5 Stars

Continuing on her playfully explicit, brilliantly brazen trajectory.

8th January 2025

Babymorocco - Amour

3-5 Stars

It carries popularising noughties nostalgia with proud sexual fluidity.

5th December 2024