Brett Anderson - Black Rainbows
3 Stars
An album filled with much more potential than the arrangements deliver.
26th September 2011
3 Stars rated Albums & EPs
The Subways - Money & Celebrity
3 Stars
A band who may be starting to rely more on formula rather than fresh ideas.
23rd September 2011
Hanni El Khatib - Will The Guns Come Out
3 Stars
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Hanni El Khatib had been dreamt up in an editor’s meeting at Vice magazine.
23rd September 2011
Teeth - Whatever
3 Stars
There are some undeniably catchy melodies across the album’s twelve tracks.
19th September 2011
The Rifles - Freedom Run
3 Stars
It isn’t a bad record, just predictable.
18th September 2011
Richmond Fontaine - The High Country
3 Stars
A record of high concepts and overarching narratives.
3rd September 2011
Cassettes Won’t Listen - Evinspacey
3 Stars
While ‘Evinspacey’ isn’t a bad listen by any means, it ultimately isn’t all that indelible, either.
2nd September 2011
Penguin Prison - Penguin Prison
3 Stars
Glover is capable of so much more than lightweight retrogressive electro pop.
2nd September 2011
Various Artists - Muppets: The Green Album
3 Stars
Despite having grade‑A material, we’re left with the usual mixed bag of a covers album.
30th August 2011
Alex Metric - Open Your Eyes (Remixes & Productions)
3 Stars
At it’s best; ‘Open Your Eyes’ is brilliant, high energy and epic, at worst; annoying.
17th August 2011
Baby Monster - Baby Monster
3 Stars
Rather like being stuck in a futuristic, retro electro time warp.
4th August 2011
Monarchy - Around The Sun
3 Stars
Unfortunately, most of the second half of the album falls flat.
25th July 2011
Foster The People - Torches
3 Stars
The start of the record is so strong, that a dip in quality is sadly apparent.
22nd July 2011
Yacht - Shangri-La
3 Stars
A good album in its own right, but it lacks the charisma to define your summer dance party.
12th July 2011
Herman Dune - Strange Moosic
3 Stars
‘Strange Moosic’ rarely hits the heights reached in their 2007 album ‘Giant’.
27th June 2011
Laki Mera - The Proximity Effect
3 Stars
This is all very pleasant, but nothing is screaming for attention.
22nd June 2011
Seasick Steve - You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
3 Stars
A straightforward, no frills country-blues album.
7th June 2011
CocknBullKid - Adulthood
3 Stars
The album has a retro girl band sound, with polished strings and assured girly vocals.
7th June 2011
The Middle East - I Want That You Are Always Happy
3 Stars
The one thing to take away from their debut is that they don’t have quite enough self-control.
6th June 2011
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Smoking In Heaven
3 Stars
Cutesy to the point they might grate on your nerves.
31st May 2011
Tennis - Cape Dory
3 Stars
‘Cape Dory’ lacks any real highlights or stand-out moments.
16th May 2011
Miles Kane - Colour Of The Trap
3 Stars
The better songs are the ones where Kane stops trying to be something he is not.
9th May 2011
No Joy - Ghost Blonde
3 Stars
‘Ghost Blonde’ suffers from the pressurised circumstances in which it was created.
3rd May 2011
The Wombats - This Modern Glitch
3 Stars
Listenable and polished, if slightly unexceptional.
27th April 2011
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.