Sufjan Stevens - The BQE
3-5 Stars
Thankfully, Sufjan Stevens’ fans have come to expect anything from him.
17th November 2009
3-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Cate Le Bon - Me Oh My
3-5 Stars
There is no denying Le Bon’s wide ranging talent.
3rd November 2009
Stricken City - Songs About People I Know
3-5 Stars
‘Songs About People I Know’ is not without its flaws.
27th October 2009
Charlotte Hatherley - New Worlds
3-5 Stars
Simply an enjoyably good record.
19th October 2009
Micah P. Hinson - All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers
3-5 Stars
Hinson doesn’t present any tired retreads of these mostly familiar songs, instead imbuing them with enough of his own character and style to make them sound new again.
15th October 2009
The Boxer Rebellion - Union
3-5 Stars
A strong return for a band that has truly had to fight their way to get back here.
9th October 2009
Frank Turner – Poetry Of The Deed
3-5 Stars
Frank Turner is far from the first to go down this route and he won’t be the last either.
2nd October 2009
Taken By Trees - East Of Eden
3-5 Stars
Dangerous recording. Death defying production. The Concretes’ Victoria Bergsman is a bit of a daredevil, it would seem.
1st October 2009
Maps - Turning The Mind
3-5 Stars
The problems are thankfully forgiveable due to the overall feel of the record.
28th September 2009
Pastels / Tenniscoats - Two Sunsets
3-5 Stars
A sweet record of patchy loveliness, rather than a heart stopping work of staggering genius that, perhaps naively, we’d been quietly hoping for.
24th September 2009
Health - Get Color
3-5 Stars
The dawning of a new age: the year industrial noise became something sexy.
23rd September 2009
Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love - Feels, Feathers, Bog & Bees
3-5 Stars
Pretty good, but it has little sense of direction or a train of thought.
22nd September 2009
Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
3-5 Stars
A lot of weight seems to have been put on the shoulders of these already established young gentlemen.
18th September 2009
Muse - The Resistance
3-5 Stars
There are moments where everything the band has done to date comes into perfect focus.
17th September 2009
The Temper Trap - Conditions
3-5 Stars
Whichever way you look at it, The Temper Trap are something of an anomaly.
7th September 2009
The Polyamorous Affair – Bolshevik Disco
3-5 Stars
Unspeakably fun, with a sense of the ridiculous.
3rd September 2009
Lovvers - OCD Go Go Go Girls
3-5 Stars
Fuzzy distorted noise over barely distinguishable vocals are the plat du jour, every jour.
25th August 2009
Yim Yames - Tribute To
3-5 Stars
The spotlight is placed squarely on the talents of the ‘Quiet Beatle’.
19th August 2009
Simian Mobile Disco - Temporary Pleasure
3-5 Stars
Whilst the majority of tracks get the thumbs up, there are a few stinkers.
17th August 2009
The Dandy Warhols – The Dandy Warhols Are Sound
3-5 Stars
A welcome, if inessential look at what could have been for The Dandy Warhols.
12th August 2009
Cutaways - Earth & Earthly Things
3-5 Stars
Infectious indie-pop, without a moody lyric in sight.
31st July 2009
Darker My Love - 2
3-5 Stars
Depth and ability to lure the listener in.
28th July 2009
6 Day Riot - 6 Day Riot Have A Plan
3-5 Stars
Ten charming and lovingly-crafted songs.
22nd July 2009
God Help The Girl - God Help The Girl
3-5 Stars
A perky, catchy album of mostly new songs that is sure to make the interminable wait for a new B&S record seem a little bit shorter.
15th July 2009
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.