Big Ups - Before a Million Universes
3 Stars
Thirteen tracks that take a bubbling disenchantment and rarely fail to boil over into all-out visceral aggression.
4th March 2016
3 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Miike Snow - III
3 Stars
‘III’ harbours a cohesion that serves as a testament to the chemistry of Miike Snow.
4th March 2016
Palehound - Dry Food
3 Stars
‘Dry Food’ is a rollercoaster portrayal of emotion as real as it comes.
4th March 2016
Pinkshinyultrablast - Grandfeathered
3 Stars
As impressively considered as the group are, they evoke a cold feeling of invulnerability that’s hard to avoid.
26th February 2016
Meilyr Jones - 2013
3 Stars
Each time of listening, there’s a new element you never saw in it before.
26th February 2016
The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
3 Stars
A perfect mix of the spectacular and calamitous.
25th February 2016
Jack Garratt - Phase
3 Stars
His USP is somewhat dimmed by hours and hours of carefully chosen layers, vocals and everything else in between.
19th February 2016
So Pitted - neo
3 Stars
This is an offensive blitz into the unknown with occasional hints that So Pitted might be onto something.
12th February 2016
Sunflower Bean - Human Ceremony
3 Stars
‘Human Ceremony’ isn’t anywhere near fault-free, but its charm arrives when the trio get ahead of themselves.
5th February 2016
Porches - Pool
3 Stars
The promising beginnings of a musician who’s finally starting to find his feet.
5th February 2016
Your Friend - Gumption
3 Stars
It’s almost entirely a deeply interesting and cleverly crafted debut.
29th January 2016
MONEY - Suicide Songs
3 Stars
An album that’s excellent at times, but which arrived with preconceptions so strong that could never be matched.
29th January 2016
Tuff Love - Resort
3 Stars
‘Resort’ allows their promise to be condensed into a single release, and if a debut album follows soon, the momentum could take them to big things.
29th January 2016
Sia - This Is Acting
3 Stars
Acting this may be, but Sia is a more interesting prospect when she goes off-script.
29th January 2016
Bloc Party - Hymns
3 Stars
It’s an unbalanced see-saw that defines ‘Hymns’.
27th January 2016
Tindersticks - The Waiting Room
3 Stars
You have to recognise it as Staples’ strongest set of songs for a good long while.
22nd January 2016
Eleanor Friedberger - New View
3 Stars
‘New View’ is the most self-assured realisation of Friedberger’s delicately eloquent musical talent.
22nd January 2016
Ty Segall - Emotional Mugger
3 Stars
An album bursting with ideas, it too often disappears up its own — let’s say — ego.
22nd January 2016
Chairlift - Moth
3 Stars
Chairlift have found themselves creating something far more barmy, bold and exhilarating.
21st January 2016
jennylee - Right on!
3 Stars
Jam is all well and good, but this record is at times lacking in the bread and butter of music — songs.
11th December 2015
Adele – 25
3 Stars
Adele could’ve recorded literally whatever she fancied.
23rd November 2015
Arca - Mutant
3 Stars
This record is deadly in intention, but it packs a sweet heart.
20th November 2015
Anna von Hausswolff - The Miraculous
3 Stars
Those looking to take a journey through Swedish folklore that’s off the beaten track would do well explore the epic landscapes of ‘The Miraculous’.
13th November 2015
Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden of Delete
3 Stars
He may not be in our world completely yet but you should keep making the trip to his.
13th November 2015
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.