Noah And The Whale - Last Night On Earth
3-5 Stars
Noah And The Whale’s downbeat phase is definitely over.
7th March 2011
3-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Malachai - Return To The Ugly Side
3-5 Stars
Bristolian duo Malachai muscle in with more unsettling warped blues.
4th March 2011
The Death Set - Michel Poiccard
3-5 Stars
Bratty and uncompromising.
3rd March 2011
Rainbow Arabia - Boys And Diamonds
3-5 Stars
More refined and self-assured than those on their previous releases.
28th February 2011
The Megaphonic Thrift - Decay Decoy
3-5 Stars
Close your eyes and think of Norway.
25th February 2011
Beans - End It All
3-5 Stars
Trying to keep up with Beans is often like listening to a lecturer who is dosed up on speed.
23rd February 2011
Tahiti 80 - The Past, The Present & The Possible
3-5 Stars
It’s when the group are heard to have fun that they’re at their best.
22nd February 2011
Yuck - Yuck
3-5 Stars
There are moments here that are simply irresistible.
21st February 2011
The Go! Team - Rolling Blackouts
3-5 Stars
Bar the album outstaying it’s welcome, it is definitely a tour-de-force.
16th February 2011
Asobi Seksu - Fluorescence
3-5 Stars
It may begin shakily but there is plenty here to praise.
14th February 2011
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Live
3-5 Stars
Tom Tom Club truly succeeded in crafting a sound identity.
7th February 2011
Cut Copy - Zonoscope
3-5 Stars
Lukewarm, with moderate highs and lows.
3rd February 2011
MEN - Talk About Body
3-5 Stars
Chock-full of electro-pop bangers.
31st January 2011
JEFF The Brotherhood - Heavy Days
3-5 Stars
A gloriously filthy mess.
24th January 2011
Bardo Pond - Bardo Pond
3-5 Stars
It is so satisfying to see a band sticking to the music they love.
3rd December 2010
Stereolab - Not Music
3-5 Stars
The best tracks here are the remixes.
22nd November 2010
Tigers That Talked - The Merchant
3-5 Stars
It is when they step out of their comfort zone that Tigers That Talked truly excel.
16th November 2010
Mark Sultan - $
3-5 Stars
Two decades growing up, Sultan’s got a deserved second shot at youthful promise.
12th November 2010
JC Satan - Sick Of Love
3-5 Stars
A bleary concoction of songs about morning after sex, drug hazes and fighting one’s way out of hell.
9th November 2010
The Concretes - WYWH
3-5 Stars
It’s not a spectacular or bubbly album, but that’s perfectly fine.
5th November 2010
The Last Republic - Parade
3-5 Stars
A well rounded and somewhat epic album.
1st November 2010
Cloud Nothings - Turning On
3-5 Stars
A newcomer bursting with ideas and desperate to do something about them.
25th October 2010
Engineers - In Praise Of More
3-5 Stars
Dreamy but powerful shoegaze, perfect for watching the cold and wet autumn arrive.
25th October 2010
Kisses - The Heart Of The Nightlife
3-5 Stars
There’s a careful beauty in action, allowing each song to be memorable in its own right even while the structure stays rigid.
20th October 2010
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.