Discovery - LP

3 Stars

The vast majority of this record feels like lost baggage, scrunched up notes picked up again and ironed out.

29th June 2009

Sam Isaac - Bears

3 Stars

Overall the album delivers on all levels, adding a new twist to the old material.

26th June 2009

Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

3 Stars

A dubby mix of electronica and psychedelia.

19th June 2009

Just Jack - All Night Cinema

3 Stars

Tell it to NASA, mate.

18th June 2009

My Latest Novel - Deaths And Entrances

3 Stars

Most of the tracks on this somber album are imbued with the tribulations of war and the struggle of inner conflict.

4th June 2009

The Ghost Of A Thousand - New Hopes, New Demonstrations

3 Stars

Hardcore has quite a bad reputation these days.

4th June 2009

Kotchy - 89

3 Stars

With all the questions, the searching, it becomes clear: this record is a grower.

12th May 2009

Maximo Park - Quicken The Heart

3 Stars

It’s quite possible to really dislike ​‘Quicken The Heart’ on first impressions, it is only with repetition that the gems and treats reveal themselves from behind the rocks of disappointment.

11th May 2009

Papercuts - You Can Have What You Want

3 Stars

Certainly not an unpleasant listen, just not an entirely memorable one.

30th April 2009

Lady Sovereign - Jigsaw

3 Stars

Love her or hate her, Lady Sovereign is here to say.

28th April 2009

Kleerup - Kleerup

3 Stars

Can he maintain the brilliance of ​‘With Every Heartbeat’ across an album of his own? Well… not really.

20th April 2009

Oh No Not Stereo – 003

3 Stars

‘003’ is top heavy with the three monster tracks all heading up the charge.

15th April 2009

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Fruit

3 Stars

We’d like to say that this forms another arm of some sort of Scandinavian pop renaissance, but we fear this is reading too much into things.

8th April 2009

Wildbirds & Peacedrums - The Snake

3 Stars

Doing something different amongst any musical genre is something definitely deserved of reward.

8th April 2009

The Rakes - Klang

3 Stars

There is no doubt this album has hidden gems.

2nd April 2009

Red Light Company - Fine Fascination

3 Stars

Everything’s a bit depressing just now, isn’t it?

13th March 2009

Shocked Elevator Family - The Luge (Vol. 1)

3 Stars

Certainly malleable, genuinely innovative at points.

6th March 2009

Unfinished Drawings - Unfinished Drawings

3 Stars

Delicate and brooding, brimming with youthful cares.

4th March 2009

The BPA - I Think We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat

3 Stars

Far too patchy to be worth the sum of it’s parts.

11th February 2009

Hot Panda - Volcano… Bloody Volcano!

3 Stars

This troupe of Canadian glockenspiel enthusiasts come bearing the traits of two primary schools of thought: The Decemberists and The Shins.

10th February 2009

The View - Which Bitch

3 Stars

Who are this band and what have they done with The View?

9th February 2009

SuplexTheKid - The President’s Button

3 Stars

Inspired by the elements as much as by modern music.

24th November 2008

Psapp – The Camel’s Back

3 Stars

Too saccharine and unperturbed to have any real effect.

3rd November 2008

Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads

3 Stars

Liking the Kaiser Chiefs to Blur is no new idea, but the former need to stray further and more frequently from their aforementioned comfort zone if they are to continue to merit the attention they currently garner. This spikey LP is no step forward into the unknown from Leeds’ ​‘Angry Mob’ and will win them few new fans; who knows if those that were lost will come crawling back.

23rd October 2008