Kindness - Something Like A War

3 Stars

A missed opportunity to establish themselves as a more cutting-edge artist.

6th September 2019

Whitney - Forever Turned Around

3 Stars

We’re not asking Whitney to soundtrack a raging rebellion, we just want them to make us feel things.

30th August 2019

Ezra Furman - Twelve Nudes

3 Stars

Sometimes its rapid-fire pace makes you wish for that little bit more space.

30th August 2019

!!! - Wallop

3 Stars

The most fun !!! have ever been.

30th August 2019

The Hold Steady - Thrashing Thru The Passion

3 Stars

Seven albums in, The Hold Steady are very much a band for their existing fans.

16th August 2019

Crushed Beaks - The Other Room

3 Stars

A thrilling and energetic, if unvaried, return from the garage rockers.

9th August 2019

Fionn Regan - Cala

3 Stars

There’s a sort of stately, rolling beauty to the pace of the album.

9th August 2019

Why? - AOKOHIO

3 Stars

Yoni drops his sometimes coy, sometimes inscrutable persona of the past in order to let us in on a period of anxious self-reflection.

9th August 2019

The Regrettes - How Do You Love?

3 Stars

A listen that encapsulates that Polaroid summer we’re all after.

9th August 2019

Mabel - High Expectations

3 Stars

Effortlessly cool.

2nd August 2019

Palace - Life After

3 Stars

There’s light and darkness in the mix, but the balance feels tenuous.

12th July 2019

Bleached - Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?

3 Stars

Doses of nostalgia all over the shop.

12th July 2019

Africa Express - EGOLI

3 Stars

A trip on the Africa Express is quite a ride.

12th July 2019

Titus Andronicus - An Obelisk

3 Stars

If you’re partial to a bit of blue-collar punk, this is likely to be right up your street.

21st June 2019

Yonaka - Don’t Wait ‘Til Tomorrow

3 Stars

Textbook anthemic rock.

31st May 2019

Mac DeMarco - Here Comes The Cowboy

3 Stars

For a singer that was always so charismatic, being just ordinary feels like a bit of a bummer.

10th May 2019

Flamingods - Levitation

3 Stars

A fun record that’s clearly born of love and dedication.

3rd May 2019

Peter Doherty & the Puta Madres - Peter Doherty & the Puta Madres

3 Stars

Great for the die-hards, fairly inconsequential for everyone else.

26th April 2019

Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning

3 Stars

It doesn’t quite match the intensity and impact of his debut.

19th April 2019

The Drums - Brutalism

3 Stars

It’s missing some of The Drums’ lo-fi charm.

5th April 2019

Good Cop Bad Cop - Good Cop Bad Cop

3 Stars

Mostly, it’s pretty enough.

29th March 2019

Ibibio Sound Machine - Doko Mien

3 Stars

The tunes are still busy and layered, but every element of them serves a purpose.

22nd March 2019

POND - Tasmania

3 Stars

Still a voyage worth beholding.

1st March 2019

Weezer - Weezer (The Black Album)

3 Stars

A great — albeit mis-matched — collection of songs.

1st March 2019