Titus Andronicus - The Airing Of Grievances
4-5 Stars
Intellectual punk with frighteningly personal but often comical references.
5th February 2009
4-5 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Telepathe - Dance Mother
4-5 Stars
Telepathe have succeeded in producing a mother of a dance record.
26th January 2009
Baikonour - Your Ear Knows Future
4-5 Stars
Like waves long a‑coming and finally smashing on the rocks.
12th December 2008
A Place To Bury Strangers - A Place To Bury Strangers
4-5 Stars
Their music is every bit as dark as their name would suggest.
2nd December 2008
Pavement - Brighten The Corners
4-5 Stars
‘Brighten the Corners’ has fared the test of time pretty well.
27th November 2008
Those Dancing Days - In Our Space Hero Suits
4-5 Stars
A really special piece of work that will sound perfect for the autumn and will stay with you forever.
27th October 2008
Jeremy Warmsley - How We Became
4-5 Stars
An artful album, full of knowledge and painstakingly assembled samples.
1st October 2008
Rose Kemp - Unholy Majesty
4-5 Stars
It leaves you breathless.
11th September 2008
Metronomy – ‘Nights Out’
4-5 Stars
This week everything you read, no doubt, will be about Glasvegas; The Great White Hope Of British Music plastered everywhere in high contrast black and white, like there’s nothing else worth caring about. If you believe that, you’d be very wrong, as Metronomy just go to prove.
8th September 2008
The Rosie Taylor Project - This City Draws Maps
4-5 Stars
To review this album seems to be doing it a disservice. To be doing so suggests that there is, in some way, a reason to be critical about a release.
5th May 2008
Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
4-5 Stars
It’s the sense of wanderlust and the blending of familiarity with unfamiliarity which ultimately makes ‘Seventh Tree’ so endearing.
25th February 2008
Throw Me The Statue - Moonbeams
4-5 Stars
An album with replay value that is pretty much unparalleled by most records in recent memory. A fantastic debut.
18th February 2008
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
4-5 Stars
Predictably, it is the more dancefloor-friendly numbers which highlight just how close Hot Chip are to becoming a national treasure.
4th February 2008
Meet The Eels: Essential Eels Vol. 1 1996 - 2006
4-5 Stars
‘Meet The Eels’ then; we’ve got a feeling you’re going to be great friends.
21st January 2008
Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
4-5 Stars
It half makes you want to reach through into the speaker and give him a big comforting hug, and half makes you wish someone did the same for you.
21st January 2008
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
4-5 Stars
This could be the quintessential BSP album that leads them to brilliantine immortality.
14th January 2008
LCD Soundsystem - 45:33
4-5 Stars
A fantastically ambitious gem, and mercilessly executed: Murphy is simply miles ahead of the pack.
12th November 2007
Radiohead - In Rainbows
4-5 Stars
Exactly what you’d expect from Radiohead; intelligent, satisfyingly thought-provoking and sure to be lauded by all who appreciate the less conventional.
10th October 2007
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
4-5 Stars
In short, with just one listen of any of the tracks on ‘Icky Thump’, you’ll be under the impression you’ve heard them a million times before.
18th June 2007
The Maccabees - Colour It In
4-5 Stars
Who’d have thought that we’d be able to celebrate our first anniversary with possibly the finest scamp-pop album of the year?
14th May 2007
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
4-5 Stars
More a complete work than a collection of amazing scum-pop singles, it’s time to start believing the hype.
23rd April 2007
Herman Dune - Giant
4-5 Stars
If you’ve not already met the wonderful world of Herman Dune, then ‘Giant’ is the perfect chance to become converted.
26th February 2007
The Little Ones - Sing Song
4-5 Stars
All perfect harmonies, joyous handclaps and surface smiles masking buried heartache, they’re like an even sweeter Magic Numbers.
12th February 2007
Jarvis - Jarvis
4-5 Stars
Artistically, having Jarvis back could well be the highlight of the year.
13th November 2006
Festival special! Featuring Wolf Alice, Kasabian, Lykke Li, Marmozets, Genesis Owusu and more.