Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy
3 Stars
If you’re hoping for a fix of that seminal Seattle sound, you’re better off plundering the archives from that time.
22nd February 2012
3 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Band Of Skulls - Sweet Sour
3 Stars
Band Of Skulls: jack of all trades, master of one.
20th February 2012
David’s Lyre - Picture Of Our Youth
3 Stars
If only you could tune out the programmed beats.
20th February 2012
The Phenomenal Handclap Band - Form & Control
3 Stars
Despite its disappointments, there is still plenty on ‘Form & Control’ for anyone who enjoyed their debut to appreciate.
13th February 2012
The Rosie Taylor Project - Twin Beds
3 Stars
The Rosie Taylor Project craft songs wrapped with melancholy, while still allowing them to be fully exposed.
13th February 2012
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
3 Stars
Easy to fall into, easy to get lost in, easy to forget.
6th February 2012
Mark Lanegan Band - Blues Funeral
3 Stars
No one does impending death quite like Mark Lanegan.
4th February 2012
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Stage Whisper
3 Stars
A bit of a mixed bag.
30th January 2012
We Have Band - Ternion
3 Stars
They promised a great leap forward, and this isn’t it.
30th January 2012
X-Press 2 - The House Of X-Press 2
3 Stars
Anyone with fond memories of acid house and a love of well-crafted dance music will still find much to enjoy here.
22nd January 2012
Wiley - Evolve Or Be Extinct
3 Stars
With the amount of bars Wiley has laid down in his career it’s no surprise that he might be running out of things to say.
19th January 2012
The Big Pink - Future This
3 Stars
A thick as muck yet intelligent pop album.
16th January 2012
Casiokids – Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen
3 Stars
The undoing of ‘Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen’ is its lack of consistency.
16th January 2012
FOE - Bad Dream Hotline
3 Stars
A fine album from this 20-something Fleet-based musician.
14th January 2012
Canyons - Keep Your Dreams
3 Stars
An album that would be great fun live but needs reining on record.
13th January 2012
Smith & Burrows - Funny Looking Angels
3 Stars
Although Smith and Burrows come across as a couple of Scrooges, there’s a lot of heart to be felt.
28th November 2011
Spotlight Kid - Disaster Tourist
3 Stars
For those who want to jump inside a melody, Spotlight Kid’s ‘Disaster Tourist’ is your boarding point.
18th November 2011
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
3 Stars
One distinct area this album seems to lack in is adding any dark shade to the vibrant soundscapes.
25th October 2011
Donaeo - Indigo Child
3 Stars
Has Donaeo sacrificed his best qualities in favour of a more sanitised sound?
19th October 2011
Neon Indian - Era Extrana
3 Stars
Palomo’s turned the saturation setting to overload.
12th October 2011
Zun Zun Engui - Katang
3 Stars
It’s when Zun Zun Engui strip back a little that they’re most effective.
29th September 2011
Kasabian - Velociraptor!
3 Stars
Maybe it’s Kasabian finding a place they’re comfortable in, finally.
28th September 2011
Zola Jesus - Conatus
3 Stars
The whole is less than the sum of it’s parts.
27th September 2011
Brett Anderson - Black Rainbows
3 Stars
An album filled with much more potential than the arrangements deliver.
26th September 2011
Festival special! Featuring Wolf Alice, Kasabian, Lykke Li, Marmozets, Genesis Owusu and more.