Mariachi El Bronx - Mariachi El Bronx IV
4 Stars
Intoxicating.
11th February 2026
4 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Mandy, Indiana - URGH
4 Stars
‘URGH’ sees Mandy, Indiana once again defy any pigeonholing.
4th February 2026
Daphni - Butterfly
4 Stars
It might already be the most relentlessly feel-good album of 2026.
4th February 2026
Alice Costelloe - Move On With The Year
4 Stars
A huge step forward musically, as it would appear to be personally.
4th February 2026
Puma Blue - Croak Dream
4 Stars
Sonically both intricate and intimate, it’s smartly accomplished and at its best, conveys an immersive, dark mood.
4th February 2026
Demob Happy - The Grown-Ups Are Talking
4 Stars
Some of their most unflinching work yet.
30th January 2026
Dead Dads Club - Dead Dads Club
4 Stars
Imbued with a real sense of healing and closure.
21st January 2026
Robbie Williams - BRITPOP
4 Stars
Via taking a look back, ‘BRITPOP’ might just have shown Robbie a few glances forward.
16th January 2026
Dry Cleaning - Secret Love
4 Stars
It’s not a record likely to shift anyone’s needle, but for those on the fonder side, it’s a whole new set of treats to explore.
7th January 2026
HEALTH - Conflict DLC
4 Stars
Not a reinvention — more a purification of the brutal beauty of the HEALTH live show.
10th December 2025
Melody’s Echo Chamber - Unclouded
4 Stars
A further incantation of psych-pop goodness.
5th December 2025
Dove Ellis - Blizzard
4 Stars
The drive is crystal clear, and the sound is entirely his.
5th December 2025
Picture Parlour - The Parlour
4 Stars
A commendable debut, demonstrating conceptual richness and hinting at immense potential.
12th November 2025
Danny Brown - Stardust
4 Stars
His ambition remains undimmed as he opens this new chapter.
5th November 2025
Stella Donnelly - Love and Fortune
4 Stars
Stella’s most expressive and vulnerable work to date.
5th November 2025
Westerman - A Jackal’s Wedding
4 Stars
Laced in a satin-like sheen throughout, Westerman’s balmy croon is the star of the show third time around.
5th November 2025
Snocaps - Snocaps
4 Stars
At once nostalgic and enchanting.
31st October 2025
Creeper - Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death
4 Stars
It its meshing together of time and genre conventions, it’s a record which sounds as if it has somehow always existed.
29th October 2025
Luvcat - Vicious Delicious
4 Stars
Messy, theatrical and unapologetically strange.
29th October 2025
Witch Fever - FEVEREATEN
4 Stars
Relentless in their pursuit of textural and sonic intricacies.
29th October 2025
Hannah Jadagu - Describe
4 Stars
A compelling, colossally dynamic pop record.
22nd October 2025
Just Mustard - WE WERE JUST HERE
4 Stars
They’ve turned their (still-downward) gaze somehow at once inward and out.
22nd October 2025
Home Counties - Humdrum
4 Stars
Sardonic swipes with a yet more precise rhythmic punch.
22nd October 2025
Ashnikko - Smoochies
4 Stars
An all-out tits-to-the-wall celebration of feminine sexuality.
15th October 2025
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.