Mitski - Laurel Hell

4-5 Stars

You can’t help but feel that it’s all one broken brick away from tumbling down, which is exactly why it plays out with such delicate urgency.

4th February 2022

Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory

4-5 Stars

Another truly original triumph.

4th February 2022

Biffy Clyro - The Myth Of The Happily Ever After

4-5 Stars

Eleven tracks that brilliantly capture the turbulence and dysfunction of the past eighteen months.

20th October 2021

James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart

4-5 Stars

A record that simultaneously expands on his delicate production and sees him fully embrace his singer-songwriter alter ego.

6th October 2021

Dave - We’re All Alone In This Together

4-5 Stars

At the rate he’s working at, watching him fill out the chapters to come is going to be a gift that keeps on giving.

23rd July 2021

Clairo - Sling

4-5 Stars

Stoic and serene, ​‘Sling’ is a brave new chapter that introduces a Clairo transformed.

16th July 2021

Vince Staples - Vince Staples

4-5 Stars

More of a glance into the sketchbook of Vince Staples, than main-stage-at-Coachella.

9th July 2021

Half Waif - Mythopoetics

4-5 Stars

Both more freeing and deeply personal.

8th July 2021

Lucy Dacus - Home Video

4-5 Stars

A musical representation of the intricate jigsaw of life.

24th June 2021

Greentea Peng - Man Made

4-5 Stars

An impressively accomplished, ever-giving record that rarely fails to enchant.

4th June 2021

Bachelor - Doomin’ Sun

4-5 Stars

Each song pirouettes on the emotional chasm between intimate, physical union, and lonesome psychological vulnerability.

27th May 2021

Squid - Bright Green Field

4-5 Stars

Squid always seemed destined to have an epic album in them, and they’ve delivered just that.

6th May 2021

MAN ON MAN - MAN ON MAN

4-5 Stars

The duo cement the simplicity of love in otherwise complex circumstances.

6th May 2021

girl in red - if i could make it go quiet

4-5 Stars

Ultimately, though, girl in red’s charm lies in her wide-eyed excitability.

29th April 2021

Brockhampton - Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine

4-5 Stars

A record that packs an emotional punch while finding the collective as accomplished and explorative as ever musically.

9th April 2021

The Antlers - Green To Gold

4-5 Stars

It feels like the opening of a new chapter, rather than the closing of the last one.

25th March 2021

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage

4-5 Stars

A jewel in the Cave-Ellis cannon.

26th February 2021

Julien Baker - Little Oblivions

4-5 Stars

A soundtrack for those searching for hope in difficult times.

25th February 2021

Ghetts - Conflict of Interest

4-5 Stars

It’s pure; neither shunning the light or the dark across the 16 tracks. He lets it all show.

18th February 2021

Hayley Williams - FLOWERS for VASES / descansos

4-5 Stars

A record which further proves that the strength of Hayley Williams — as a songwriter, a vocalist, a woman — is still awe-inspiring.

4th February 2021

Taylor Swift - evermore

4-5 Stars

Both albums showcase Taylor as an unrivalled lyrical force.

14th December 2020

Rico Nasty - Nightmare Vacation

4-5 Stars

It will chew you up and spit you out, and you’ll love every minute of it.

3rd December 2020

The Cribs - Night Network

4-5 Stars

A study in elegance in the face of adversity.

19th November 2020

Gorillaz - Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez

4-5 Stars

The LP fizzles with a self-made, impromptu energy.

22nd October 2020