Husky Rescue - Ship Of Light
4-5 Stars
The band never stick to the script.
29th January 2010
4-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Yeasayer - Odd Blood
4-5 Stars
The hype surrounding the band’s second record had reached a sort of fever pitch.
28th January 2010
Beach House - Teen Dream
4-5 Stars
There is a buoyant, effervescent quality to ‘Teen Dream’, the gorgeous new record from Baltimore duo Beach House.
28th January 2010
Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring
4-5 Stars
They’re well capable of a flawless release. Whether that comes in the form of a ‘record’ or an album proper is irrelevant: if any band can do it, this lot can.
26th January 2010
Memory Tapes - Seek Magic
4-5 Stars
No matter what moniker he decides to record under in the future, people will be listening.
10th December 2009
Allison Weiss - Allison Weiss Was Right All Along
4-5 Stars
If Tegan and Sara went to a folk festival and had a baby with the headline act, and the baby grew up and learned guitar and innovative money-making techniques, that baby would closely resemble Allison Weiss.
26th November 2009
Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
4-5 Stars
So, did they embrace their newfound pop sensibilities completely?
10th November 2009
The Mountain Goats - The Life Of The World To Come
4-5 Stars
Darnielle knows all too well of this pain and reclamation he speaks of.
3rd November 2009
Johnny Foreigner - Grace And The Bigger Picture
4-5 Stars
Difficult second album? Pfft. As if.
26th October 2009
Gentle Friendly - Ride Slow
4-5 Stars
Despite the dark, often brooding sounds used in the record, there’s still a warmth and intimacy that shines through.
20th October 2009
Tubelord - Our First American Friends
4-5 Stars
Sounds overwhelming, right? Probably because, well, it is.
9th October 2009
Various Artists - Ciao My Shining Star
4-5 Stars
There is an underlying theme of hope and longing that is also found in Mulcahy’s songs.
5th October 2009
The Twilight Sad - Forget The Night Ahead
4-5 Stars
Enjoy this record. Preferably quite loud.
1st October 2009
Twin Atlantic - Vivarium
4-5 Stars
When it comes to music, those Scots really do seem to have it sorted.
25th August 2009
The XX - XX
4-5 Stars
Whilst it’s easy to address the youth and inexperience within the energy, the expert crafting of nanoseconds of priceless silence is so valuable and rare. Nothing on this record is overdone and this assures the stand-out elements become even more powerful.
17th August 2009
Deastro - Moondagger
4-5 Stars
An album that seems to never stop growing on you.
14th August 2009
La Roux - La Roux
4-5 Stars
A sharp, bold effort that should be so much more of a talking point than an avant-grade hairstyle. If, when time passes, the quiff is more of a conversation starter than this self-titled debut album, you’ll know things could have gone better.
2nd July 2009
White Denim - Fits
4-5 Stars
It is the versatility of this record that shines through.
1st July 2009
Regina Spektor - Far
4-5 Stars
True to form, it’s spine-chillingly beautiful.
23rd June 2009
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
4-5 Stars
It’s most assuredly an after-the-party record, and might just make you question your hard-living ways.
11th June 2009
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
4-5 Stars
In ‘Bitte Orca’ they maintain a sense of superiority over an everyday modern pop act, whilst incorporating one outstanding detail into each and every song, an accessibility factor, shall we say, that makes the whole listen stick in your head rather than forcing you to scratch it in bewilderment.
10th June 2009
Florence And The Machine – Lungs
4-5 Stars
After the sheer amount of hype (including a Brit Award!) that Florence and the Machine has been receiving for the past six months or so we were convinced that debut album ‘Lungs’ stood not a cat in hells chance of living up to it. We were spectacularly wrong.
8th June 2009
Magik Markers - Balf Quarry
4-5 Stars
Indeed by supporting Sonic Youth on their American Tour in 2004, Magik Markers in many ways condemned themselves to forever being associated with the pivotal noise rock kings. However, as justified and supported as the association is, Magik Markers need a little more credit for their troubles.
30th April 2009
Brakes - Touchdown
4-5 Stars
As well as containing fantastic songs the record is also expertly structured. Harder rock songs give way to tender country pop, the juxtaposition highlighting the strengths of both and flowing as so there’s never a need to skip a track.
9th April 2009
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.