LaFaro - Easy Meat
3-5 Stars
The album is a good one, not a great one. It’s certainly worth investigating though.
12th October 2011
3-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
MGMT - Late Night Tales
3-5 Stars
Far from just covering psychedelic music, this is an album about celebrating counter-culture in general.
6th October 2011
You Me at Six - Sinners Never Sleep
3-5 Stars
By their standards, this is a wildly ambitious move.
3rd October 2011
New Look - New Look
3-5 Stars
A refreshing and beguiling album.
3rd October 2011
The Narcoleptic Dancers - Never Sleep
3-5 Stars
The Narcoleptic Dancers are not afraid to wear their dulcet hearts on their sleeves.
29th September 2011
The Chakras - Build Me A Swan
3-5 Stars
‘Build Me A Swan’ has been a number of years in the making, and is well worth the wait.
28th September 2011
Holiday Shores - New Masses For Squaw Peak
3-5 Stars
An album that demands to be listened to in one uninterrupted sitting.
28th September 2011
Remember Remember - The Quickening
3-5 Stars
‘The Quickening’ may not be instantly accessible, but it’s remarkable nonetheless.
27th September 2011
Transfer - Future Selves
3-5 Stars
From now on though, it may be a different export that reminds you of the Silicon Beach.
26th September 2011
Peggy Sue - Acrobats
3-5 Stars
Nothing really grabs you like their last album.
19th September 2011
The Whip - Wired Together
3-5 Stars
Intense, layered, but pure pop at its heart.
19th September 2011
Nitin Sawhney - Last Days Of Meaning
3-5 Stars
The Human Planet composer has produced yet another fabulous album.
19th September 2011
Wooden Shjips - West
3-5 Stars
Inexhaustible, experimental sound that can lead you anywhere and everywhere all at once.
18th September 2011
Beirut - The Rip Tide
3-5 Stars
While never wowing, ‘The Rip Tide’ does a damn fine job of pleasing.
17th September 2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers - I’m With You
3-5 Stars
There’s a great amalgamation of influences, but a strong sense of familiarity throughout.
13th September 2011
Blitzen Trapper - American Goldwing
3-5 Stars
An intensely personal, nostalgic album.
12th September 2011
Howling Bells – The Loudest Engine
3-5 Stars
They can still brood, they can still bark and now more ferociously than ever Howling Bells can bite.
12th September 2011
Grouplove - Never Trust A Happy Song
3-5 Stars
Twelve of the most gloriously uplifting tracks of 2011.
10th September 2011
Big Deal - Lights Out
3-5 Stars
The sound may be sparse, but the feeling evoked is one of intense emotion.
10th September 2011
Airship - Stuck In This Ocean
3-5 Stars
There’s something in that Manchester water, eh?
9th September 2011
Pure X - Pleasure
3-5 Stars
A soothing cushion for any Sunday morning comedowns.
6th September 2011
Mariachi El Bronx - Mariachi El Bronx II
3-5 Stars
While their second album may not be full of curve-balls, it’s still a thoroughly enjoyable record.
6th September 2011
NewVillager - NewVillager
3-5 Stars
‘NewVillager’ certainly has its moments of brilliance.
5th September 2011
Miracle Fortress - Was I The Wave?
3-5 Stars
If Miracle Fortress can just find his own voice, it’s going to be something very special indeed.
4th September 2011
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.