The Subways - Money & Celebrity
3 Stars
A band who may be starting to rely more on formula rather than fresh ideas.
23rd September 2011
3 Stars rated Albums & EPs
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
The Airborne Toxic Event - All At Once
3 Stars
Unfortunately ‘All at Once’ is missing the high points that made ‘The Airborne Toxic Event’ great.
22nd April 2011
Festival special! Featuring Wolf Alice, Kasabian, Lykke Li, Marmozets, Genesis Owusu and more.