Miike Snow - III
3 Stars
‘III’ harbours a cohesion that serves as a testament to the chemistry of Miike Snow.
4th March 2016
3 Stars rated Albums & EPs
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
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
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
Your Friend - Gumption
3 Stars
It’s almost entirely a deeply interesting and cleverly crafted debut.
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
Jamie Woon - Making Time
3 Stars
Ultimately ‘Making Time’’s strength is in asserting exactly what Woon specialises in.
6th November 2015
Festival special! Featuring Wolf Alice, Kasabian, Lykke Li, Marmozets, Genesis Owusu and more.