San Fermin - Jackrabbit
3 Stars
A second album with fluidity and togetherness.
19th April 2015
3 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Turbo Fruits - No Control
3 Stars
A strong development of a record.
19th April 2015
Citizens! - European Soul
3 Stars
Great big fun dancefloor fillers.
12th April 2015
Villagers - Darling Arithmetic
3 Stars
A simple story, well told, by a very engaging story teller.
11th April 2015
All Time Low - Future Hearts
3 Stars
They’re never going to reinvent the wheel, but there is something intensely satisfying in their sugary hooks.
6th April 2015
Lapalux - Lustmore
3 Stars
‘Lustmore’ is beautifully complex, but subtly so.
4th April 2015
Toro Y Moi - What For?
3 Stars
An homage to golden days.
3rd April 2015
Only Real - Jerk At The End Of The Line
3 Stars
Honesty does the trick on Only Real’s no-strings-attached debut.
29th March 2015
Lower Dens - Escape From Evil
3 Stars
For listeners craving substance served side-by-side with flash, Lower Dens’ world is one worth exploring.
28th March 2015
The Staves - If I Was
3 Stars
‘If I Was’ sees the sisters continuing to make good music which suits their talents.
21st March 2015
The Go! Team - The Scene Between
3 Stars
This is a record trying to bridge light and dark: and that’s its best and worst trait.
21st March 2015
Inventions – Maze Of Woods
3 Stars
‘Maze Of Woods’ pushes and pulls like all good post-rock.
15th March 2015
Echo Lake - Era
3 Stars
Echo Lake have managed to take a slew of barely-original touch points and make something genuinely intriguing.
8th March 2015
Fyfe - Control
3 Stars
A divine celebration of ordinary heartaches.
7th March 2015
Black Yaya - Black Yaya
3 Stars
An impressive debut.
1st March 2015
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds - Chasing Yesterday
3 Stars
There’s no denying that Gallagher is a songwriter from the very top of his class.
28th February 2015
Karin Park - Apocalypse Pop
3 Stars
Sinner, saint, even goth (if you must): Park tackles them all with grace.
28th February 2015
Purity Ring - another eternity
3 Stars
It’s intriguing — if slightly disconcerting — to see Purity Ring in a warmer light.
27th February 2015
The Pop Group - Citizen Zombie
3 Stars
The Pop Group have succeeded in returning with something vibrant, urgent and necessary.
22nd February 2015
Gang of Four - What Happens Next
3 Stars
Andy Gill’s political conscience is clearly in no danger of waning.
21st February 2015
Public Service Broadcasting - The Race For Space
3 Stars
PSB are pushing the boundaries of what rock music can be.
21st February 2015
Colleen Green - I Want to Grow Up
3 Stars
A scrum of fuzz guitar riffs and distorted vocals.
21st February 2015
Atari Teenage Riot - Reset
3 Stars
‘Reset’ is a ten-track doctrine of radical change.
20th February 2015
Travis Bretzer - Waxing Romantic
3 Stars
The other slacker from Canada has matured into an amorous connoisseur of alternative pop.
20th February 2015
Festival special! Featuring Wolf Alice, Kasabian, Lykke Li, Marmozets, Genesis Owusu and more.