Oceansize - Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up
4-5 Stars
‘Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up’ could well be the group’s most immediate record to date.
7th September 2010
4-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Working For A Nuclear Free City - Jojo Burger Tempest
4-5 Stars
Every track is an exercise in how far a sound can be pushed until breaking.
6th September 2010
Darker My Love - Alive As You Are
4-5 Stars
Hear that faint buzzing noise? It’s the rapidly receding memory of how Darker My Love sounded in 2008.
3rd September 2010
Zola Jesus - Stridulum II
4-5 Stars
Sure, all the songs tell stories about loneliness and being left behind, but there’s always this spark of hope…
16th August 2010
Kirsty Almeida - Pure Blue Green
4-5 Stars
Certainly eccentric, but fundamentally it stands out due to its creativity and maturity.
13th August 2010
Everything Everything - Man Alive
4-5 Stars
Deserving of a space in any music retailer or lovers discography.
10th August 2010
Sleigh Bells - Treats
4-5 Stars
Dangerous and downright rebellious.
6th August 2010
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
4-5 Stars
No record is perfect, but ‘The Suburbs’ makes a fair stab at it.
27th July 2010
Tokyo Police Club - Champ
4-5 Stars
If you were expecting this lot to just burn out, you were absolutely miles off.
14th July 2010
Health - Disco2
4-5 Stars
It manages to amplify every quality and glint of originality the band possess.
13th July 2010
Wolf Parade - Expo 86
4-5 Stars
All over the place in the best kind of way.
30th June 2010
Robyn – Body Talk Part 1
4-5 Stars
Pop world take heed: forget albums and try your damnedest to be as good as this.
9th June 2010
Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
4-5 Stars
There is a clear link throughout Cosmogramma between music’s renowned past and its fitful future that sounds more vital than ever before.
19th May 2010
The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster - Blood & Fire
4-5 Stars
As loud, riotous and balls out brilliant as you can get.
10th May 2010
Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
4-5 Stars
They have raised the bar yet again,
6th May 2010
Woodpigeon - Die Stadt Muzikanten
4-5 Stars
It can’t be overstated just how much of an achievement this album is.
27th April 2010
We Have Band - WHB
4-5 Stars
Good things come to those who wait.
18th March 2010
Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago
4-5 Stars
If you’re lucky enough to discover a place unspoiled by modern machinations, put this album on as a soundtrack.
3rd March 2010
Pavement - Quarantine The Past
4-5 Stars
Ahhh, they don’t make them like that anymore
2nd March 2010
Blood Red Shoes - Fire Like This
4-5 Stars
Say hello to Blood Red Shoes mark 2, and an incendiary second record.
1st March 2010
Marina and the Diamonds - The Family Jewels
4-5 Stars
Or ‘How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Make One of the Best Pop Albums of Recent Years’
18th February 2010
Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise
4-5 Stars
The perfect album for anyone who wants an engaging, but relaxing soundtrack.
9th February 2010
Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
4-5 Stars
Call us optimistic, but while this is their best effort to date, we feel that they somehow haven’t peaked just yet.
5th February 2010
Oh No Ono - Eggs
4-5 Stars
Kate Bush with a dash of Arcade Fire and MGMT’s psychedelic nuances.
29th January 2010
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.