Avey Tare - 7s
3 Stars
If only all boredom could be so productive.
17th February 2023
3 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Pile - All Fiction
3 Stars
A full-bodied work, with many intertwining layers that are often wholly unpredictable.
17th February 2023
Hotel Lux - Hands Across The Creek
3 Stars
To anyone unaware of its lengthy gestation, it’s as if it’s reaching for the coat-tails of indie’s subsequent wave of popularity.
27th January 2023
Tegan and Sara - Crybaby
3 Stars
Their ambition is undoubtedly to be applauded, but this one’s a bit of a mixed bag.
21st October 2022
ALASKALASKA - Still Life
3 Stars
There’s a disconnect; where previously the group layered sounds to project a kind of warmth, here even the post-punk stabs of ‘Rise and Shine’ lack impact.
14th October 2022
Easy Life - MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE…
3 Stars
Easy Life have kicked up their feet on the hypothetical complimentary loungers and are breezing through this release.
7th October 2022
Chloe Moriondo - Suckerpunch
3 Stars
There are plenty of good ideas across ‘Suckerpunch’. It just could’ve done with fewer bad ones.
7th October 2022
Whitney - SPARK
3 Stars
A jarring change: not one from that familiar warmth to icy cold, but only halfway, a sort of uncomfortable mild chill.
16th September 2022
Starcrawler - She Said
3 Stars
As an album, ‘She Said’ is fine. Still, what’s rock‘n’roll about making music that doesn’t frequently get beyond fine?
16th September 2022
Marcus Mumford - (self-titled)
3 Stars
‘(self-titled)’ is Vegemite: the same, but different.
16th September 2022
Ezra Furman - All Of Us Flames
3 Stars
A little mixed.
26th August 2022
Hot Chip - Freakout / Release
3 Stars
It’s a little surprising how much of ‘Freakout / Release’ sounds quite this forced.
19th August 2022
Interpol - The Other Side of Make Believe
3 Stars
This is an album that asks for patience, and only on occasion is it duly rewarded.
15th July 2022
Will Joseph Cook - Every Single Thing
3 Stars
A distillation of all at the core of what Will Joseph Cook is about.
10th June 2022
Jack Flanagan - Rides The Sky
3 Stars
It’s clear Jack has a lot to say and he’s in a place where he’s ready to say it; for that alone, the album is worth a listen.
10th June 2022
Everything Everything - Raw Data Feel
3 Stars
Nearly as jumbled as what the band’s algorithm may have spat back at them first time around.
20th May 2022
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Night Gnomes
3 Stars
Despite the album featuring several enjoyable moments, the listener is left feeling that it’s somewhat rambling and unfocused.
22nd April 2022
Confidence Man - Tilt
3 Stars
Their knack for incredible hooks is still there, but the effortless fun seems to have fallen by the wayside.
1st April 2022
Johnny Marr - Fever Dreams Pts 1-4
3 Stars
Moments of greatness are plentiful, but ‘Fever Dreams…’ shines brightest when Marr lets his guitar do the talking.
25th February 2022
Dashboard Confessional - All The Truth That I Can Tell
3 Stars
It’s written to a formula for sure. But it’s one that’s served them well, nevertheless.
25th February 2022
The Districts - Great American Painting
3 Stars
A mixed bag.
11th February 2022
THYLA - THYLA
3 Stars
After a little too long spent in New Band Limbo, ‘THYLA’ isn’t the blockbuster it might have been.
28th January 2022
Miles Kane - Change The Show
3 Stars
All in all, the blanketing lime-lit production, the in-your-face ’60s nostalgia, the five-sugars-in-the-tea gooiness of it all may be too cloying for some.
21st January 2022
Bonobo - Fragments
3 Stars
When you want something with more heft, it’s a record that’s lacking.
14th January 2022
Festival special! Featuring Wolf Alice, Kasabian, Lykke Li, Marmozets, Genesis Owusu and more.