Babeheaven - Sink Into Me
4 Stars
Babeheaven middle that imprecise Venn diagram where R&B; cuddles with trip hop, flirts with pop, burlesques with lounging psych.
18th March 2022
4 Stars rated Albums & EPs
HO99O9 - SKIN
4 Stars
A cacophony of hissing synths, thudding guitars and furious scream-raps drenched in EQ.
11th March 2022
Alex Cameron - Oxy Music
4 Stars
Perhaps his most sympathetic work to date.
11th March 2022
Nilüfer Yanya - PAINLESS
4 Stars
A true representation of its creator; simultaneously delicate, fierce, vulnerable and fiery.
4th March 2022
Eades - Delusion Spree
4 Stars
Eades are exploring as much as they’re introducing, and it’s expertly done.
4th March 2022
CMAT - If My Wife New I’d Be Dead
4 Stars
It amps up the winking, cheeky side of country while also showing CMAT to be an artist not beholden to it.
4th March 2022
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer
4 Stars
Across the record, to-the-point statements are matched impeccably in both intensity and tone by club-ready beats.
4th March 2022
King Hannah - I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me
4 Stars
It’s cunningly understated and masterfully paced throughout.
25th February 2022
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard - Backhand Deals
4 Stars
A masterclass in reinventing ‘70s rock for a ‘20s audience.
25th February 2022
Metronomy - Small World
4 Stars
Metronomy’s most pastoral record.
18th February 2022
LAUNDRY DAY - We Switched Bodies
4 Stars
‘We Switched Bodies’ is fresh, is hot, is now.
11th February 2022
alt-J - The Dream
4 Stars
Its strength is in packing not just alt‑J’s usual futuristic twist, but a heavy side serving of nostalgia too.
11th February 2022
Yeule - Glitch Princess
4 Stars
It’s so meticulously constructed and so raw across each fragment of existence yeule lays out that its most perplexing moments become its most moving.
4th February 2022
Los Bitchos - Let The Festivities Begin!
4 Stars
There will be few debuts this year that feel like such glorious exercises in musical technicolour.
4th February 2022
Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
4 Stars
For some, this might be too tame. An album full of ‘Bluish’ rather than ‘Fireworks’. But for others, that means it’s the most accessible.
4th February 2022
Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
4 Stars
There’s a warmth that pervades the whole collection.
4th February 2022
Cate Le Bon - Pompeii
4 Stars
A quiet reinvention in the face of adversity.
4th February 2022
Korn - Requiem
4 Stars
Korn are anew, and ‘Requiem’ sees them fearless, embracing what made them famous to begin with.
4th February 2022
MØ - Motordrome
4 Stars
No longer simply living to survive, MØ is having fun being herself.
28th January 2022
Eels - Extreme Witchcraft
4 Stars
As freewheeling as Eels have sounded since ‘Souljacker’.
28th January 2022
Years & Years - Night Call
4 Stars
A horny soundtrack of the the Great Global Hook-Up Drought of 2020⁄1.
21st January 2022
Aurora - The Gods We Can Touch
4 Stars
Aurora’s celestial spark remains her calling card.
21st January 2022
The Weeknd - Dawn FM
4 Stars
It’s so spot-on ’80s as to imagine Max Headroom could interrupt at any given moment.
7th January 2022
Spector - Now Or Whenever
4 Stars
Striking between the two eras of their sound.
7th January 2022
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.