Guy Garvey - Courting The Squall
3 Stars
His solo work casts an intriguing light on the songwriter’s day job, but stands up on its own as a fine piece of work.
30th October 2015
3 Stars rated Albums & EPs
The Neighbourhood - Wiped Out!
3 Stars
‘Wiped Out!’ delivers a message of heartbreak, hope and heartfelt honesty.
30th October 2015
Pure Bathing Culture - Pray For Rain
3 Stars
Despite brief drizzly moments, on the whole the album evokes the warmth of drying off after a torrential downpour.
23rd October 2015
Half Moon Run - Sun Leads Me On
3 Stars
Half Moon Run sit somewhere between accomplished musicians and potential game-changers.
23rd October 2015
Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars
3 Stars
There’s so much of this parallel universe they’ve yet to explore.
21st October 2015
Raury - All We Need
3 Stars
As it stands, there are few acts out there capable of talking the talk like Raury.
16th October 2015
Neon Indian - VEGA INTL. Night School
3 Stars
Neon Indian have a top-drawer electro pop record in them, if only they can trim the fat accordingly.
16th October 2015
The Garden - Haha
3 Stars
Sadistically teasing all essences of musical genres into a 17 track debut, ‘Haha’ has more than its fair share of insanity.
9th October 2015
City and Colour - If I Should Go Before You
3 Stars
A full-length that blends together that little too easily.
7th October 2015
Girls Names - Arms Around A Vision
3 Stars
Like interrailing through the bleakest of post-punk wastelands.
2nd October 2015
Editors - In Dream
3 Stars
When it works, it does so spectacularly.
2nd October 2015
Autre Ne Veut - Age of Transparency
3 Stars
The modern age is something Arthur Ashin seems to find challenging.
2nd October 2015
Deafheaven - New Bermuda
3 Stars
With ‘New Bermuda’, the Californians prove to be no less brave and daring.
2nd October 2015
Girl Band - Holding Hands with Jamie
3 Stars
This deadly work could’ve forced an apocalypse if delivered with more conviction.
25th September 2015
Disclosure - Caracal
3 Stars
The duo are submerged in style and an A‑list cast to the point where they forget how to pen pop songs.
25th September 2015
Meat Wave - Delusion Moon
3 Stars
In-your-face in all the right places.
18th September 2015
Darwin Deez - Double Down
3 Stars
An attempt at trying to recapture that turn of the decade magic.
18th September 2015
Beirut - No No No
3 Stars
A familiar and easy-going album.
11th September 2015
Micachu and the Shapes - Good Sad Happy Bad
3 Stars
‘Good Sad Happy Bad’ makes about as much sense as trying to chop down a tree with a satsuma.
11th September 2015
Low - Ones and Sixes
3 Stars
‘Ones and Sixes’ sounds a little too familiar, but the trio are playing to their strengths.
11th September 2015
Public Image Ltd - What the World Needs Now…
3 Stars
Lydon remains part pantomime, part snarling truth sayer.
4th September 2015
The Libertines - Anthems for Doomed Youth
3 Stars
A mostly successful and far more mature record.
4th September 2015
Miley Cyrus - Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz
3 Stars
A star-spangled ride through sugary art-pop, space-rock and the absurd.
3rd September 2015
Beach House - Depression Cherry
3 Stars
An odd outlier in an otherwise brilliant back-catalogue.
28th August 2015
Festival special! Featuring Wolf Alice, Kasabian, Lykke Li, Marmozets, Genesis Owusu and more.