King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
4-5 Stars
A dazzling marriage of two musical styles.
29th March 2011
4-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Josh T. Pearson - Last Of The Country Gentlemen
4-5 Stars
An album of genuinely breathtaking emotional heft.
17th March 2011
Akron / Family - S/T II
4-5 Stars
While Vanderhoof is missed, the band has evolved around his leaving.
15th March 2011
De Staat - Machinery
4-5 Stars
An admirable sense of ambition and unconventional touches of brilliance.
11th March 2011
Vessels - Helioscope
4-5 Stars
‘Helioscope’ also finds the band enriching their sound quite considerably.
11th March 2011
Queens Of The Stone Age - Queens Of The Stone Age
4-5 Stars
Remastered, the record sounds fresh, still relevant after all this time.
8th March 2011
Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys
4-5 Stars
It’s not bleak up north, it’s positively glowing.
7th March 2011
Radiohead - The King Of Limbs
4-5 Stars
An affirmation of the glory this band has achieved throughout their tenure.
21st February 2011
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
4-5 Stars
A pleasant record reveals itself as a staggering work.
14th February 2011
British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall
4-5 Stars
Not once does ‘Valhalla Dancehall’ seem thrown together.
10th January 2011
Hype Williams - Find Out What Happens…
4-5 Stars
Lacklustre and exciting.
7th December 2010
Talons - Hollow Realm
4-5 Stars
Huge riffs mingle effortlessly with violins and relentless drum beats.
7th December 2010
Julia Stone - The Memory Machine
4-5 Stars
Pretty heavy stuff.
29th November 2010
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
4-5 Stars
Far and away the most consistent ‘Ye album to date.
22nd November 2010
David E. Sugar - Memory Store
4-5 Stars
The best thing about this album, as it should be for a good dance record, are the beats.
18th November 2010
Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
4-5 Stars
Almost any song here could be a single.
11th November 2010
Jenny And Johnny - I’m Having Fun Now
4-5 Stars
Do yourself a favour and get this album.
4th November 2010
Her Name Is Calla - The Quiet Lamb
4-5 Stars
The scope that the band display here is by equal measures awe-inspiring and terrifying.
26th October 2010
The Phantom Band - The Wants
4-5 Stars
Certainly ambitious, but the bravado pays off as it surpasses its predecessor.
22nd October 2010
Superchunk - Majesty Shredding
4-5 Stars
Superchunk have always managed to do things the right way, both as a band and as a record label.
21st October 2010
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
4-5 Stars
It’s one of those albums that, when it clicks, hits the listener like a ton of bricks.
27th September 2010
Calories - Basic Nature
4-5 Stars
This record hits all its targets, easily pipping ‘Adventuring’.
14th September 2010
Les Savy Fav - Root For Ruin
4-5 Stars
A chaotic mixture of engaging, catchy punk.
10th September 2010
Adebisi Shank - This Is The Second Album…
4-5 Stars
Don’t you just love surprises?
10th September 2010
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.