Juanita Stein – Snapshot
4 Stars
The singer’s third solo effort is a darker proposition.
22nd October 2020
4 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Omar Apollo - Apolonio
4 Stars
A dazzling debut, it finds Omar living up to the hype and then some.
15th October 2020
Beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers
4 Stars
Grab your baggiest, most-frayed jumper, pop this on and get ready to get moody.
15th October 2020
Open Mike Eagle - Anime, Trauma and Divorce
4 Stars
Life may have given Open Mike Eagle some fresh citrus fruit, but this resulting record is some sweet, sweet lemonade.
15th October 2020
Matt Berninger - Serpentine Prison
4 Stars
As with The National, Matt’s brilliantly obtuse way with words swirls into frame frequently.
15th October 2020
Emmy The Great - April / 月音
4 Stars
An intriguing new chapter that carves out a world you can dive into.
8th October 2020
METZ - Atlas Vending
4 Stars
A record that feels both raw and refined.
8th October 2020
Shamir - Shamir
4 Stars
The start of a whole new era.
2nd October 2020
Laura Jane Grace - Stay Alive
4 Stars
Folk-punk at its most sincere.
2nd October 2020
The Nude Party - Midnight Manor
4 Stars
Dripping with exuberant charm.
2nd October 2020
Working Men’s Club - Working Men’s Club
4 Stars
It’s the underlying sense of unease and something to prove that really adds the edge.
2nd October 2020
Fleet Foxes - Shore
4 Stars
A hopeful return to origins.
25th September 2020
Sad13 - Haunted Painting
4 Stars
If anybody has access to a higher power of divine survival witchcraft, it’s Sad13.
24th September 2020
Róisín Murphy - Róisín Machine
4 Stars
If it makes you move, it’s a winner. If it makes you think too, to Róisín, that’s even better.
24th September 2020
Pillow Queens - In Waiting
4 Stars
Pillow Queens are outwardly frustrated but comfortable in themselves, and their sound succeeds in finding the often-untapped ground between the two.
24th September 2020
Sylvan Esso - Free Love
4 Stars
Exactly what pop music should be: punchy and pure.
24th September 2020
Fenne Lily - Breach
4 Stars
Nothing can stop Fenne Lily now.
17th September 2020
Haiku Hands - Haiku Hands
4 Stars
Haiku Hands can pretty much do it all.
10th September 2020
Everything Everything - Re-Animator
4 Stars
A shadowy beast that’s sure to leave a mark.
10th September 2020
Declan McKenna - Zeros
4 Stars
Declan’s musical palette second time around comes full of glitter and flares, taking all it can from the decades taste forgot.
3rd September 2020
The Magic Gang - Death Of The Party
4 Stars
They might not be the same happy chappies as before, but not even The Magic Gang can stay young forever.
27th August 2020
Disclosure - Energy
4 Stars
Motivational, sky-reaching anthems that don’t overthink the euphoria at hand.
27th August 2020
Angel Olsen - Whole New Mess
4 Stars
It’s a home run.
27th August 2020
Bright Eyes - Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was
4 Stars
At once bleak, grey and obsessed with morbidity, and lush, blooming and gorgeous, it’s great to have them back.
27th August 2020
Featuring Finn Wolfhard, FLO, Jungle, Mystery Jets and more.