Jazmin Bean - Traumatic Livelihood

4 Stars

An accomplished and immediate pop record that will surely find the underground superstar receiving greater name recognition.

21st February 2024

Mary Timony - Untame The Tiger

4 Stars

A stirring reminder of her singular ability as a guitarist and songwriter.

21st February 2024

Laura Jane Grace - Hole In My Head

4 Stars

There’s something inherently welcoming in the short, sharp, and lyrically open songs.

14th February 2024

serpentwithfeet - GRIP

4 Stars

A dynamic and sensual album, rich with imagery, peppered with romance, and imbued with joy.

14th February 2024

IDLES - TANGK

4 Stars

If love is the theme here, it’s quickly masked by a balanced ferocity IDLES have never tapped into before.

14th February 2024

Declan McKenna - What Happened To The Beach?

4 Stars

Decidedly mature yet still with that same self-aware playfulness, this is undoubtedly his most eclectic offering to date.

7th February 2024

Madi Diaz - Weird Faith

4 Stars

Truly cathartic, with her sense of self reaffirmed.

7th February 2024

Brittany Howard - WHAT NOW

4 Stars

A gem.

31st January 2024

The Smile - Wall Of Eyes

4 Stars

For the most part this album is exactly what a side project should be – all the ideas too weird to fit anywhere else.

24th January 2024

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Dark Rainbow

4 Stars

Perhaps their most consistent and level work to date.

24th January 2024

Future Islands - People Who Aren’t There Anymore

4 Stars

While the music is a little more inward, more reserved, it still carries all the hallmarks of the signature Future Islands sound.

24th January 2024

Tapir! - The Pilgrim, Their God and the King of My Decrepit Mountain

4 Stars

An escapist dream and immersive story.

24th January 2024

Marika Hackman - Big Sigh

4 Stars

Remarkably relatable.

10th January 2024

Bill Ryder-Jones - Iechyd Da

4 Stars

A truly cathartic listening experience.

10th January 2024

Folly Group - Down There!

4 Stars

The authenticity and vulnerability on show makes them feel like a bunch of mates.

10th January 2024

Neil Young - Before And After

4 Stars

The songs are rarely improved upon, with the fidelity to ruggedness giving the songs the feel of half-finished demos, but the songwriting itself is, of course, stellar.

6th December 2023

Spector - Here Come The Early Nights

4 Stars

Acutely aware of their strengths from the off, where it soars in sound is where it does so metaphorically.

22nd November 2023

Baby Queen - Quarter Life Crisis

4 Stars

It finds substance in its shedding of the contrived.

8th November 2023

Tkay Maidza - Sweet Justice

4 Stars

A crowning achievement.

3rd November 2023

Storm Franklin - Loneliness In The Modern World

4 Stars

The duo aren’t trying to reinvent the wheel, but they’re two connoisseurs of it.

3rd November 2023

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Silver Cord

4 Stars

Often magnificent and always supremely fun.

27th October 2023

Gaslight Anthem - History Books

4 Stars

An album that personifies their magic all over again.

27th October 2023

Kojaque - Phantom Of The Afters

4 Stars

An album that sees him at his absolute prime.

27th October 2023

Viji - So Vanilla

4 Stars

Whether raising or dropping the tempo, it pieces together the hooky and the hazy cleverly.

25th October 2023