Icona Pop - This Is… Icona Pop

3 Stars

More than good, but could have been great.

1st November 2013

Midlake - Antiphon

3 Stars

Midlake are probably at their most gentle ever on ​‘Antiphon’.

30th October 2013

Connan Mockasin - Caramel

3 Stars

Picking a highlight on this album is almost as tricky as picking which Pokémon to begin a quest with.

30th October 2013

Young Knives - Sick Octave

3 Stars

A tricky puzzle from the Leicestershire trio.

29th October 2013

Grass House - A Sun Full and Drowning

3 Stars

An album with ambition.

28th October 2013

Into It. Over It. - Intersections

3 Stars

One day a few years from now you might well be over it. But for now. Get into it.

26th October 2013

Future Of The Left – How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident

3 Stars

The rants and raves are there — just sounding a bit tempered.

19th October 2013

Dead Gaze - Brain Holiday

3 Stars

The party never stops at Dude Ranch.

18th October 2013

The Wave Pictures - City Forgiveness

3 Stars

A fresh viewpoint for the trio’s lyrical wit, as they adopt a few Americanisms while on tour.

17th October 2013

Cults – Static

3 Stars

A break-up album of heady optimism and warm fuzz.

14th October 2013

Luke Temple - Good Mood Fool

3 Stars

Temple opens up away from his Here We Go Magic bandmates.

12th October 2013

The Presets - Pacifica

3 Stars

How good do The Presets want to be?

11th October 2013

Crystal Antlers - Nothing Is Real

3 Stars

Californian chimney sweeps-turned-psych-rockers get trippy once more.

10th October 2013

Save Your Breath - There Used To Be A Place For Us

3 Stars

More Silicon Valley than Rhondda Valley.

7th October 2013

Wet Nuns - Wet Nuns

3 Stars

Disgusting, we-don’t-give-a-fuck-what-you-think, energetic rock.

6th October 2013

San Cisco - San Cisco

3 Stars

A fun debut — like one great big jug of lemonade.

5th October 2013

NYPC - NYPC

3 Stars

Admirable, but lacking personality.

4th October 2013

Lee Ranaldo And The Dust - Last Night On Earth

3 Stars

Ferocious and friendly at the same time.

4th October 2013

Deltron 3030 - Event II

3 Stars

There’s a pleasing sense of ambition on this long overdue comeback.

3rd October 2013

Lanterns On The Lake - Until The Colours Run

3 Stars

A genuinely striking piece of work that triumphantly balances the fears of society breaking down with an unflinching will to challenge this.

1st October 2013

Fenech-Soler - Rituals

3 Stars

Sun, sea, and synths? In September?

28th September 2013

Kids In Glass Houses – Peace

3 Stars

It’s party time in South Wales.

27th September 2013

RM Hubbert - Breaks & Bone

3 Stars

Whilst it’s intrinsically filled with open-hearted sadness, the music itself is rarely overly sombre or depressive.

26th September 2013

Trentemøller - Lost

3 Stars

Disappointingly conventional for an artist with such a proven track record for forward-thinking music.

21st September 2013