Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow
4-5 Stars
Another impossibly beautiful and individually brilliant album.
21st November 2011
4-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
4-5 Stars
A surprisingly compact, easily absorbed, enjoyable album.
20th November 2011
Sigur Ros - Inni
4-5 Stars
Blissful, life-affirming post-rock.
11th November 2011
Martyn - Ghost People
4-5 Stars
You owe it to yourself to listen to this.
25th October 2011
Jeffrey Lewis - A Turn In The Dream-Songs
4-5 Stars
If it’s not broke, whatever you do, please please, don’t fix it.
10th October 2011
We Were Promised Jetpacks - In The Pit Of The Stomach
4-5 Stars
Sometimes it pays to have high expectations.
6th October 2011
Other Lives - Tamer Animals
4-5 Stars
A must listen if you like musical journeys.
5th October 2011
L-Vis 1990 - Neon Dreams
4-5 Stars
An effortlessly stylish amalgamation of influences and styles.
3rd October 2011
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
4-5 Stars
By the end, ‘Father, Son, Holy Ghost’ seems almost spiritual.
16th September 2011
Patti Smith - Outside Society
4-5 Stars
Smith’s influence and importance in both musical and socio-political history cannot be underestimated.
16th September 2011
I Break Horses - Hearts
4-5 Stars
One of the very best debut albums of the year.
6th September 2011
Toddla T - Watch Me Dance
4-5 Stars
A reminder of Toddla T’s undoubted talent when it comes to songcraft and production.
23rd August 2011
Fionn Regan - 100 Acres Of Sycamore
4-5 Stars
It’s the moment Regan comes into his own as a songwriter.
4th August 2011
Japanese Voyeurs - Yolk
4-5 Stars
Japanese Voyeurs have certified their debut as something wonderful.
20th July 2011
Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital
4-5 Stars
The focus is on big hooks and even bigger choruses.
8th July 2011
Battles - Gloss Drop
4-5 Stars
A frenetic, kinetic, unsympathetic behemoth of an album.
6th June 2011
Young Rebel Set - Curse Our Love
4-5 Stars
Filled to the brim with singalong choruses.
1st June 2011
Planningtorock - W
4-5 Stars
The synthesized opera of a darkened soul.
31st May 2011
The Antlers - Burst Apart
4-5 Stars
A little lighter, and considerably more expansive.
10th May 2011
Wild Beasts - Smother
4-5 Stars
They can take risks like this with complete confidence.
9th May 2011
Young Knives - Ornaments From the Silver Arcade
4-5 Stars
Young Knives most uplifting — and arguably best — work yet.
9th April 2011
Metronomy - The English Riviera
4-5 Stars
Mount’s finest work to date.
8th April 2011
Bell X1 - Bloodless Coup
4-5 Stars
A reminder of how ambitious and unique Bell X1’s sound can be.
4th April 2011
Sebadoh - Bakesale
4-5 Stars
One of that gloirious era’s most disgracefully underrated bands.
4th April 2011
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.