Parcels - Day / Night

3-5 Stars

Part sunshine, part solitude.

3rd November 2021

The War on Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore

3-5 Stars

Fans of the songwriter’s lush reinterpretations of his classic rock influences will not be disappointed.

28th October 2021

Jelani Blackman - Unlimited

3-5 Stars

You’d be daft to bet against Jelani Blackman getting that KO next time out.

28th October 2021

The Parrots - Dos

3-5 Stars

A band caught in transition.

28th October 2021

Geese - Projector

3-5 Stars

Geese manage to add interesting new wrinkles to their sound.

28th October 2021

Deerhoof - Actually, You Can

3-5 Stars

‘Conventional’, if only by their wildly ambitious standards.

20th October 2021

Wet - Letter Blue

3-5 Stars

Despite the occasional misses you can’t help but enjoy it right alongside them.

20th October 2021

Parquet Courts - Sympathy For Life

3-5 Stars

It’s a shame that the band don’t commit to one route or the other.

19th October 2021

blackstarkids - Puppies Forever

3-5 Stars

The Kansas City trio take cues from just about anywhere.

13th October 2021

Tom Morello - The Atlas Underground Fire

3-5 Stars

Tom Morello is excellent at networking, and has some serious musical balls.

13th October 2021

Tirzah - Colourgrade

3-5 Stars

A record with a deep commitment to experimentalism.

29th September 2021

Manic Street Preachers - The Ultra Vivid Lament

3-5 Stars

A requiem, but one that looks for sonic positivity in the thematic darkness.

8th September 2021

caro♡ - Heartbeats / Heartbreaks

3-5 Stars

A mesmerising introduction into caro♡‘s world of smooth and sleek pop.

2nd September 2021

Big Red Machine - How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?

3-5 Stars

There’s a terrific bounty to be enjoyed in the centre of the Vernon-Dessner Venn diagram.

26th August 2021

Maisie Peters - You Signed Up For This

3-5 Stars

Big emotions, small glances, everything feeling life-defining.

26th August 2021

Chubby And The Gang - The Mutt’s Nuts

3-5 Stars

As could probably be extrapolated from the record’s title alone, one thing ​‘The Mutt’s Nuts’ does well is evoke an approximation of ​‘70s pub rock.

26th August 2021

The Bronx - Bronx VI

3-5 Stars

Long-time followers will not be disappointed, but new converts are likely to be few in number.

26th August 2021

Lorde - Solar Power

3-5 Stars

A heady trip that prances around greatness but settles for pretty good.

24th August 2021

Wednesday - Twin Plagues

3-5 Stars

A coming-of-age record of sorts, loose clippings of memory bob in and out of squalls of feedback.

12th August 2021

IDER - shame

3-5 Stars

IDER are back at what they do best, providing a glimmering sense of hope that we aren’t alone with our anxieties.

5th August 2021

Oscar Lang - Chew The Scenery

3-5 Stars

It’s when Oscar’s inner ​‘nice guy’ sits at the forefront that he succeeds most.

5th August 2021

Horsey - Debonair

3-5 Stars

On ​‘Debonair’, Horsey walk the tightrope between comedy and tragedy with ease.

29th July 2021

Dusted - III

3-5 Stars

A series of snapshots of a former life, lovingly delivered.

22nd July 2021

Emma-Jean Thackray - Yellow

3-5 Stars

‘Yellow’ mixes it up nicely with freak-outs, group chants, P‑funk and mellowing R&B.

22nd July 2021