mui zyu - nothing or something to die for
4 Stars
Both intimate and personal, yet fundamentally universal.
22nd May 2024
4 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Girl and Girl - Call a Doctor
4 Stars
Nothing if not immersive.
22nd May 2024
Les Savy Fav - OUI, LSF
4 Stars
A storming return that suggests that, far from having run out of steam, the possibilities for Les Savy Fav are again endless.
10th May 2024
Home Counties - Exactly As It Seems
4 Stars
A strong and audacious debut.
3rd May 2024
Porij - Teething
4 Stars
A confident debut that acts as both the party and the comedown.
24th April 2024
girl in red - I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!
4 Stars
In doubling down on her niche, this is girl in red at her most realised.
12th April 2024
Blue Bendy - So Medieval
4 Stars
A debut which rewards the time spent with it in spades.
10th April 2024
METZ - Up On Gravity Hill
4 Stars
A curious and (eventually) overwhelmingly satisfactory juxtaposition of dark and light. Or to be more specific, heavy and light.
10th April 2024
BODEGA - Our Brand Could Be Your Life
4 Stars
BODEGA’s collective finger remains on the pulse, as they continue to cut their targets down to size.
10th April 2024
Lynks - Abomination
4 Stars
A vintage-future gay epic from one of the UK’s most fearless off-piste queer acts.
10th April 2024
Maggie Rogers - Don’t Forget Me
4 Stars
The sound of an artist beginning to sink cosily into her own skin, and enjoying herself enormously in the process.
10th April 2024
Conan Gray - Found Heaven
4 Stars
A sledgehammer of an LP that switches things up once again for maximum impact.
9th April 2024
Lizzy McAlpine - Older
4 Stars
Shrugging off the pressures of present day virality in favour of creating something much more classic.
3rd April 2024
Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love
4 Stars
By opening up their songwriting process, the band have managed to carve out an even more singular sound.
27th March 2024
Empress Of - For Your Consideration
4 Stars
Dizzyingly unique and creatively assertive.
20th March 2024
Lauran Hibberd - Girlfriend Material
4 Stars
Combining pop hooks, fuzzy punk guitars, and honest, relatable words, it shows Lauren as an artist coming into her own.
20th March 2024
Francis of Delirium - Lighthouse
4 Stars
Contending with coming-of-age and love without drifting into cliche, Jana Bahrich illustrates the beautiful simplicity behind embracing the hope inherent in change.
20th March 2024
Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
4 Stars
Beautiful in its honesty, this feels like a milestone record founded in maturity and grace.
20th March 2024
Gossip - Real Power
4 Stars
Getting older with heart and empathy? That sounds like real power to us.
20th March 2024
Kim Gordon - The Collective
4 Stars
The gap between music and art seems smaller than ever.
6th March 2024
Everything Everything - Mountainhead
4 Stars
An album that continues the quartet’s knack for pairing potent socio-political commentary with delicious pop nous.
1st March 2024
MGMT - Loss Of Life
4 Stars
They continue to plough their strange pop furrow with aplomb.
21st February 2024
Nadine Shah - Filthy Underneath
4 Stars
It’s not the easiest listen, but it’s extremely rewarding.
21st February 2024
Allie X - Girl With No Face
4 Stars
An energetic retrospection to digest all the mundane, vulgar, maddening and unsettling future contemporaneity she faces.
21st February 2024
Featuring Finn Wolfhard, FLO, Jungle, Mystery Jets and more.