Hooded Fang - Gravez
3 Stars
It may be easy to enjoy at the time, but this third full-length leaves no lasting impression.
26th May 2013
3 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Is Tropical - I’m Leaving
3 Stars
At times, these forced combinations creep into the midst of tracks, squirming their way into an uncomfortable shape and sound.
23rd May 2013
Dungeonesse - Dungeonesse
3 Stars
A false approximation in place of the real thing.
11th May 2013
MS MR - Secondhand Rapture
3 Stars
More like a collection of unrelated tracks than an album.
10th May 2013
Hands – Synesthesia
3 Stars
It’s not a game changer, but ‘Synesthesia’ offers you everything you could possibly need and expect from an indie pop record.
6th May 2013
Gabriel Bruce - Love In Arms
3 Stars
An indie-disco hit, or a gorgeous ballad are only a blink away from dead in the water mediocrity.
5th May 2013
Rilo Kiley - Rkives
3 Stars
A collection which provides more satisfaction than surprise.
5th May 2013
Trwbador - Trwbador
3 Stars
An album which straddles folky, almost nursery rhyme-like rhythms with hints of electronica.
24th April 2013
Junip - Junip
3 Stars
Despite some faultless guitar playing there is so little happening that it barely raises a pulse.
22nd April 2013
Tomorrow’s World - Tomorrow’s World
3 Stars
There’s a limit to the variety on display here.
6th April 2013
James Blake - Overgrown
3 Stars
For all the vast amounts of atmosphere it creates, nothing much happens.
5th April 2013
Die! Die! Die! - Harmony
3 Stars
If it’s not your favourite thing in the whole wide world, this will get a bit boring.
4th April 2013
STRFKR - Miracle Mile
3 Stars
Considering this is their third album, you’d think they would have found their sound by now.
3rd April 2013
Dear Reader - Rivonia
3 Stars
It’s a priest-confessor sort of situation; the delivery of the songs is cathartic – the relief of divulging secrets.
1st April 2013
Bleached - Ride Your Heart
3 Stars
It often feels like whole tracks have been fed through some sort of Instagram filter to achieve the grainy, retro effect.
31st March 2013
The Black Angels - Indigo Meadow
3 Stars
The Black Angels aren’t trapped in the past they regularly plunder for musical booty.
30th March 2013
Willy Moon - Here’s Willy Moon
3 Stars
It’s hit and miss, but ‘Here’s Willy Moon’ kind of does what it says on the tin.
29th March 2013
The Besnard Lakes - Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
3 Stars
There’s no sudden dramatic departure from any of their previous work on LP number four, it’s very much carrying along in a similar vein.
29th March 2013
Diamond Rugs - Diamond Rugs
3 Stars
A volatile mix of pent-up debauchery runs through ‘Diamond Rugs’ like a can of special brew spilling down a sewage drain.
25th March 2013
Moddi - Set The House On Fire
3 Stars
Moddi finds a niche in the confides of Scandinavian stereotype.
25th March 2013
Mogwai - Les Revenants
3 Stars
The experience is filmic first and foremost, barely for a minute could ‘Les Revenants’ survive as a stand-alone album.
24th March 2013
Wild Belle - Isles
3 Stars
It’s a triumph of unique, gold-standard pop music.
18th March 2013
Daughter - If You Leave
3 Stars
Arresting and dramatic.
17th March 2013
Suede - Bloodsports
3 Stars
The self-proclaimed creators of Britpop deserve credit for risking their reputation by recording a new album.
13th March 2013
Festival special! Featuring Wolf Alice, Kasabian, Lykke Li, Marmozets, Genesis Owusu and more.