Twin Atlantic - Transparency
3 Stars
It may not be the most polished or serious piece of art to emerge from the pandemic.
7th January 2022
3 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Jon Hopkins - Music For Psychedelic Therapy
3 Stars
An indulgence rather than an integral piece of the Jon Hopkins canon.
10th November 2021
The Driver Era - Girlfriend
3 Stars
It possesses a slinky line in R&B‑tinged, ‘80s-indebted pop.
13th October 2021
Angels & Airwaves - Lifeforms
3 Stars
There’s enough for fans to enjoy across ‘Lifeforms’, but it is not as lofty as it perhaps thinks itself to be.
22nd September 2021
Alexis Taylor - Silence
3 Stars
A reflective release.
15th September 2021
Liz Lawrence - The Avalanche
3 Stars
In short, second solo time around it’s still a mixed bag.
15th September 2021
박혜진 Park Hye Jin - Before I Die
3 Stars
Slightly too forbidding to ever fully feel at home.
8th September 2021
We Were Promised Jetpacks - Enjoy The View
3 Stars
We’re left after just a little more.
8th September 2021
Kanye West - DONDA
3 Stars
Predictably bloated and unnecessarily uneven.
2nd September 2021
Tropical Fuck Storm - Deep States
3 Stars
A difficult listen at times, weighed down as it is by its overwhelming lyrical bluster.
19th August 2021
Rejjie Snow - Baw Baw Black Sheep
3 Stars
Ultimately, it just doesn’t quite work.
8th July 2021
The Go! Team - Get Up Sequences Part One
3 Stars
It’s comforting to know their defiant experimentalism remains undiminished.
1st July 2021
Squirrel Flower - Planet (i)
3 Stars
A vocalisation of the anxieties of an entire civilisation, the blow softened by satin guitar tones and roaming melodies.
24th June 2021
John Grant - Boy From Michigan
3 Stars
A self-portrait with a violent colour palette.
24th June 2021
Max Bloom - Pedestrian
3 Stars
His virtuous desire for simple arrangements and affected naivety is often to his detriment.
17th June 2021
Social Haul - Social Haul
3 Stars
It feels like the nascent trio haven’t spent enough time being a band to understand fully their own dynamic.
10th June 2021
Lou Hayter - Private Sunshine
3 Stars
Though ‘Private Sunshine’ comes wrapped in a desirable, effortless package, you’re left wanting a few more layers to unpack beneath it.
27th May 2021
Erika de Casier - Sensational
3 Stars
Things do get a little samey.
20th May 2021
The Black Keys - Delta Kream
3 Stars
It’s likely to appeal mostly to Dan and Patrick’s fellow blues nerds over anyone else.
13th May 2021
Lemondaze - Celestial Bodies
3 Stars
It’s clear there’s an artistic vision here, even if it’s yet to be exercised in its fullest form.
6th May 2021
White Flowers - Day By Day
3 Stars
This is a slick debut, albeit one that suggests better is to come if White Flowers can get out from under the weight of their influences.
6th May 2021
Royal Blood - Typhoons
3 Stars
The songs here may be more melodic, more complex even on paper, but in reality there’s little to grab hold of.
29th April 2021
La Femme - Paradigmes
3 Stars
For every gorgeous moment that sticks, there’s an awkward miss.
1st April 2021
Kings of Leon - When You See Yourself
3 Stars
An album that, though not without its fillers, feels like they’re having more genuine fun than they’ve had in years.
4th March 2021
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