MUNA - About U

4 Stars

An album that captures the soaring highs and plunging lows, all in one brilliantly executed swoop.

3rd February 2017

Sampha - Process

4 Stars

A debut bursting with ideas, broad in scope, and vivid in its storytelling.

3rd February 2017

Ty Segall - Ty Segall

4 Stars

It really is a new year, new Ty Segall.

27th January 2017

Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sound

4 Stars

Far more considered than anything Dylan Baldi has put his name to before.

27th January 2017

Menace Beach - Lemon Memory

4 Stars

Not a supergroup, just a really, really super group.

20th January 2017

Loyle Carner - Yesterday’s Gone

4 Stars

A deeply personal debut record.

20th January 2017

Austra - Future Politics

4 Stars

Consistently thought-provoking.

20th January 2017

Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness

4 Stars

She’s a storyteller, evoking stunning images.

13th January 2017

The xx - I See You

4 Stars

An album that puts the trio’s shy status under the microscope.

12th January 2017

You Me At Six - Night People

4 Stars

‘Night People’ feels like the band’s most natural and accomplished step so far.

6th January 2017

Sundara Karma - Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect

4 Stars

A record made for the cavernous expanse of Brixton Academy.

6th January 2017

Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!

4 Stars

A celebration of funk and soul’s most oddball strains.

2nd December 2016

Justice - Woman

4 Stars

Six years since their last album, Justice’s maximalist disco embraces joy and new tricks.

18th November 2016

DIANA - Familiar Touch

4 Stars

Channelling the essence of previous decades, Toronto band DIANA still have an eye for invention on their second album.

17th November 2016

A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here, Thank You 4 Your Service

4 Stars

Three decades after forming, A Tribe Called Quest use collaboration to create another timeless record, backed by lyrical content that belongs in today’s troubled times.

15th November 2016

Sad13 - Slugger

4 Stars

Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis brings a giant phwack of empowerment to her debut solo album.

11th November 2016

Sleigh Bells - Jessica Rabbit

4 Stars

Half a decade after forming, Sleigh Bells still know how to stand out in a crowd. Their new album trades experimentation with hip-hop nodding thrills.

11th November 2016

American Wrestlers - Goodbye Terrible Youth

4 Stars

Gary McClure brings the lo-fi success of his debut to life on a bigger and bolder follow-up.

4th November 2016

Jaws - Simplicity

4 Stars

They’ve gone from screaming nursery school kids to fully-fledged giants within a couple of years.

3rd November 2016

Honeyblood - Babes Never Die

4 Stars

Scottish duo’s second work is full of devilishly infectious yell-along choruses, call-and-response guitar lines and a heart-warming gang mentality.

3rd November 2016

Empire of the Sun - Two Vines

4 Stars

Outlandish duo continue to make glossy retro-futurist pop — their new album is both primeval and modern at once.

1st November 2016

CRX - New Skin

4 Stars

Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi applies frantic fretwork to his own, all-fireworks project.

1st November 2016

Ricky Eat Acid - Talk to You Soon

4 Stars

Staying true to a bubblegum pop influence, Sam Ray’s new record sees him experimenting further and teaming up with Owen Pallett.

26th October 2016

Tove Lo - Lady Wood

4 Stars

Non-conformist anthems, rage and uncertainty make up the Swedish star’s second album.

25th October 2016