Liars - The Apple Drop

4 Stars

Horror fans take note. This is how you create terror.

5th August 2021

Bleachers - Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night

4 Stars

A shimmering, reflective gem, hoping to offer a little relief from the darkness.

29th July 2021

Torres - Thirstier

4 Stars

Trying on so many different costumes suits her.

29th July 2021

LUMP - Animal

4 Stars

It takes a few listens for the LP’s diamonds to truly shine, but when they do, they really shine bright.

26th July 2021

Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound

4 Stars

‘Gold-Diggers Sound’ sees Leon Bridges shine brighter as a songwriter, as an artist and as a man than ever.

22nd July 2021

WILLOW - lately i feel EVERYTHING

4 Stars

A reminder that sometimes it’s actually fun to just sit with our feelings for just a little longer.

16th July 2021

Chet Faker - Hotel Surrender

4 Stars

It comes from a place of heartfelt truth, and reinvents itself throughout to suit.

15th July 2021

Wavves - Hideaway

4 Stars

It both bears the hallmarks of the band’s previous output and nods to the more introspective state they’re currently occupying.

15th July 2021

The Goon Sax - Mirror II

4 Stars

A sense of an increasingly assured outfit emerges.

8th July 2021

Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth - Utopian Ashes

4 Stars

A set which takes its cues from the laws of straight-up rock, country and a pinch of Motown.

1st July 2021

Tyler, The Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost

4 Stars

Gleefully throwing a ton of ideas at the wall and finding that nearly all of them stick.

25th June 2021

Kojaque - Town’s Dead

4 Stars

Dripping with humour, personality and cinematic storytelling, ​‘Town’s Dead’ is all you could ever want in a debut.

24th June 2021

Phobophobes - Modern Medicine

4 Stars

More than just also-rans, Phobophobes deserve their own time in the sun.

24th June 2021

Faye Webster - I Know I’m Funny haha

4 Stars

She knows she’s funny, but we think she’s pretty smart.

24th June 2021

Robbing Millions - Holidays Inside

4 Stars

A smartly paced, highly impressive listen that manages to exceed the sum of its parts.

24th June 2021

Cautious Clay - Deadpan Love

4 Stars

Soothing to the extreme, but still with enough variation not to lose attention, he’s on to a winner.

24th June 2021

Mykki Blanco - Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep

4 Stars

A glorious trip through all facets of Mykki’s musical personality.

17th June 2021

Andrew Hung - Devastations

4 Stars

Who knew the digital apocalypse could sound so pretty?

17th June 2021

Tigercub - As Blue As Indigo

4 Stars

These are melody-driven pop songs, dressed up as grungy rock.

17th June 2021

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Butterfly 3000

4 Stars

Full of surprising innovations, it errs constantly between confusion and brilliance.

10th June 2021

Smoothboi Ezra - Stuck

4 Stars

If this is the work Smoothboi Ezra’s producing so early in their career, the next steps will be undoubtedly more powerful.

10th June 2021

Sleater-Kinney - Path of Wellness

4 Stars

A songwriting bond once defined by their differences has given way to a seamless understanding.

10th June 2021

AFI - Bodies

4 Stars

In fully embracing theatrics, their new wave leanings, and the unquestionable punk legacy, the band have landed on a sound both contemporary and unmistakably theirs.

10th June 2021

Liz Phair - Soberish

4 Stars

‘Soberish’ sounds more like her early work, with its lo-fi stylings and ramshackle guitars.

3rd June 2021