Ben Howard - Collections From The Whiteout
4 Stars
Melancholy, meticulous and achingly grand.
25th March 2021
4 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Xiu Xiu - OH NO
4 Stars
It’s unlikely to win them any new followers, but existing fans won’t be disappointed.
25th March 2021
Chad VanGaalen - World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener
4 Stars
His cartoonish appetite for invention remains intact.
18th March 2021
Black Honey - Written & Directed
4 Stars
It sees the quartet evolving into the rock outfit they’d always threatened to be.
18th March 2021
Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
4 Stars
He plays well with dark and sinister, throwing theatrical voice in a musical hall of mirrors with real versatility.
4th March 2021
Adult Mom - Driver
4 Stars
If it were as easy as Adult Mom makes it sound to write pop gems this endearing in their honesty, everybody would be doing it.
4th March 2021
Zara Larsson - Poster Girl
4 Stars
Pure pop escapism.
4th March 2021
Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
4 Stars
The vivid, often lurid portraits Aidan Moffat paints of the society around him feel more vital than ever.
4th March 2021
Cloud Nothings - The Shadow I Remember
4 Stars
Raw and uncompromising, yet always harbouring a degree of melody.
25th February 2021
Sydney Sprague - maybe i will see you at the end of the world
4 Stars
It unravels in waves of angst, reflection and dark humour.
25th February 2021
Architects - For Those That Wish To Exist
4 Stars
The bleaker things get, the stronger they emerge.
25th February 2021
Mogwai - As The Love Continues
4 Stars
An instrumental masterclass.
18th February 2021
slowthai - TYRON
4 Stars
A remarkably efficient job of reclaiming his own narrative.
11th February 2021
Aerial East - Try Harder
4 Stars
Though often an album of departures, it works to find new ground to walk upon.
11th February 2021
Django Django - Glowing in the Dark
4 Stars
When the songwriting and appetite for invention remains this strong, Django Django certainly have a lot more to give.
11th February 2021
Virginia Wing - private LIFE
4 Stars
Cathartic, abstract and certainly treading off the beaten path.
11th February 2021
Mush - Lines Redacted
4 Stars
Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. Like many bands before and since, Mush live by these preachings.
11th February 2021
Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight
4 Stars
With sticky melodies and a spring in its step, it’s an experiment that pays off.
4th February 2021
The Staves - Good Woman
4 Stars
For all the trials bestowed upon the trio in the past few years, they emerge positive and victorious.
4th February 2021
Peace Chord - Peace Chord
4 Stars
Daniel Robertson’s debut proves an entirely believable release.
4th February 2021
Sun June - Somewhere
4 Stars
It’s their combination of bright-eyed optimism and reserved melancholy that make ‘Somewhere’ the record it is.
4th February 2021
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
4 Stars
She makes light work of demonstrating exactly why the nation has become so invested in her art.
28th January 2021
Celeste - Not Your Muse
4 Stars
She begs for a return to smoky, underground stages.
28th January 2021
Baio - Dead Hand Control
4 Stars
A hopeful document about finding peace even when the world is on fire.
28th January 2021
Featuring Finn Wolfhard, FLO, Jungle, Mystery Jets and more.