The Soft Moon - Criminal
4 Stars
The most complete result of his vision he’s committed to record thus far.
2nd February 2018
4 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Dream Wife - Dream Wife
4 Stars
Sometimes we get the bands we want: sometimes — like in the case of Dream Wife — they’re also the bands we need.
26th January 2018
Marmozets - Knowing What You Know Now
4 Stars
Fearlessness flows through the record.
26th January 2018
No Age - Snares Like A Haircut
4 Stars
Sharper and brighter than ever.
26th January 2018
The Spook School - Could It Be Different?
4 Stars
A scrappy, quick-smart slab of danceable indie pop that channels pain into joy.
26th January 2018
Django Django - Marble Skies
4 Stars
An album calculated to get you from the bar to the dance floor in record time.
26th January 2018
Nils Frahm - All Melody
4 Stars
Once his melodies spin, there’s really no stopping them.
26th January 2018
The Xcerts - Hold On To Your Heart
4 Stars
Another bold and brilliant album which soars higher than ever before.
19th January 2018
Fall Out Boy - M A N I A
4 Stars
It was always going to be an interesting ride.
19th January 2018
First Aid Kit - Ruins
4 Stars
A band on the move.
19th January 2018
Tune-Yards - I can feel you creep into my private life
4 Stars
Their most accessible, danceable and thought-provoking album to date.
19th January 2018
QTY - QTY
4 Stars
A record that’s labyrinthine in its intricacies.
8th December 2017
Tove Lo - Blue Lips
4 Stars
Which other pop star would sing about having hard nipples and puppet fornication?
17th November 2017
Baths - Romaplasm
4 Stars
Still brutally human, and all the better for it.
17th November 2017
OCS - Memory Of A Cut Off Head
4 Stars
A venture into the unexpected.
17th November 2017
Spinning Coin - Permo
4 Stars
There’s definitely a certain amount of looking back.
10th November 2017
Shamir - Revelations
4 Stars
A revelation in all senses of the word.
3rd November 2017
Liima - 1982
4 Stars
Like playing an 8‑bit video game on a 2017 console.
3rd November 2017
Weezer - Pacific Daydream
4 Stars
A band at play.
27th October 2017
Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights
4 Stars
A crushingly sad album.
27th October 2017
Prides - A Mind Like The Tide: Part One
4 Stars
The trio-turned-duo feel like genuine contenders once more.
27th October 2017
Bully - Losing
4 Stars
Both timely and cathartic.
20th October 2017
Catholic Action - In Memory Of
4 Stars
The sound of Catholic Action setting their sights on success.
20th October 2017
Destroyer - Ken
4 Stars
Crisper, more experimental.
20th October 2017
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.