Patrick Watson - Adventures In Your Own Backyard
3-5 Stars
A wonderfully simple, elegantly performed album.
30th April 2012
3-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Cate Le Bon - CYRK
3-5 Stars
As an album that revels in subtlety.
29th April 2012
Various Cruelties - Various Cruelties
3-5 Stars
A well-rounded effort; the band clearly has a knack for melodies and angst-ridden confessions.
29th April 2012
Polica - Give You The Ghost
3-5 Stars
‘Give You The Ghost’ is very much a heartbreak album.
28th April 2012
The Rumour Said Fire - The Arrogant
3-5 Stars
The scope may not be huge, but the result is an easily accessible album from a likeable group of lads.
22nd April 2012
Ellen & The Escapades - All The Crooked Scenes
3-5 Stars
Though it’s a little less interesting, ‘All The Crooked Scenes’ is a vessel that could take them far.
22nd April 2012
Lissy Trullie - Lissy Trullie
3-5 Stars
It all sounds Trullie effortless.
21st April 2012
Maps & Atlases - Beware & Be Grateful
3-5 Stars
‘Beware & Be Grateful’ is an album that should be approached with some trepidation.
20th April 2012
Gemma Ray - Island Fire
3-5 Stars
Endearing, kitschy and playful pop noir.
15th April 2012
Battles - Dross Glop
3-5 Stars
Others take Battles into even more experimental territory than the band themselves.
15th April 2012
Bobby Conn - Macaroni
3-5 Stars
A curious album that is well worth investigating.
15th April 2012
THEESatisfaction - Awe Naturale
3-5 Stars
A largely enjoyable debut from this versatile duo.
9th April 2012
Sleep Party People - We Were Drifting On A Sad Song
3-5 Stars
An intelligent, delicate, crisp yet hazy and tentatively emotional record.
7th April 2012
Sleepy Sun - Spine Hits
3-5 Stars
By and large they end up falling on the sword of ‘Fever”s brilliance.
6th April 2012
Evans The Death - Evans The Death
3-5 Stars
Full of promise in bitesize two-minute chunks.
31st March 2012
Amadou & Mariam - Folila
3-5 Stars
Though a great album, ‘Folila’ proves that Amadou & Mariam don’t actually need the assist.
29th March 2012
Your Demise - The Golden Age
3-5 Stars
UK’s finest take the modern punk rock sound and stick a rocket up its arse.
26th March 2012
Pond - Beard, Wives, Denim
3-5 Stars
A modern psychedelic record.
20th March 2012
Paul Weller - Sonik Kicks
3-5 Stars
35 years into his career, and Paul Weller is still the man. Of this there’s no doubt, even with a silly spelling of sonic.
20th March 2012
Sharks - No Gods
3-5 Stars
A ball of high-energy, low maintenance fun.
18th March 2012
Morning Parade - Morning Parade
3-5 Stars
A record that’s perhaps a little too clean in most places.
13th March 2012
Nedry - In A Dim Light
3-5 Stars
Complex, and replete with glitches, slow beats and breakdowns.
12th March 2012
Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
3-5 Stars
Immaculately crafted, confessional soulful laments.
12th March 2012
Thomas White - Yalla!
3-5 Stars
An album full of contemplative reflection.
10th March 2012
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.