Lizzo - Big GRRRL Small World
4 Stars
While she’s toned down the confrontation musically on this follow-up, lyrically it cuts even sharper.
11th December 2015
4 Stars rated Albums & EPs
Gems - Kill the One You Love
4 Stars
A record of understated beauty, beauty buried beneath images of hurt and longing.
20th November 2015
Shunkan - The Pink Noise
4 Stars
Fully-formed, confident and glorious.
20th November 2015
BOOTS - AQUΛRIA
4 Stars
In this bubbling cauldron that refuses to be contained, Asher finds the liberation he’s been searching for.
13th November 2015
Lanterns on the Lake - Beings
4 Stars
Lanterns on the Lake are making rock music that, in terms of how vital it feels in 2015, is virtually without equal.
13th November 2015
TRAAMS - Modern Dancing
4 Stars
TRAAMS’ return shows itself to be one that’s all the better for its slow build. Early birds are overrated anyway.
13th November 2015
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Paper Maché Dream Balloon
4 Stars
It’s a record that should finally prove King Gizzard to be every bit as brilliant as their name is daft.
13th November 2015
Floating Points - Elaenia
4 Stars
It’s this ebb and flow that makes the record so mesmerising.
6th November 2015
Cheatahs – Mythologies
4 Stars
A collection of tracks that houses some of their strongest moments to date.
30th October 2015
Martin Courtney - Many Moons
4 Stars
The songs show a bigger, more cinematic side to Courtney’s songwriting.
30th October 2015
Brolin - The Delta
4 Stars
A debut that’s fully ready to make its mark.
30th October 2015
Beach Slang – The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us
4 Stars
Beach Slang can rest assured they’re pushing things in the right direction, and at a breath-taking pace.
30th October 2015
Trust Fund - Seems Unfair
4 Stars
It’s an indie record that can make you feel like crying, laughing and dancing in one fell swoop.
30th October 2015
Sun Club - The Dongo Durango
4 Stars
Forceful and blustering, scorching and euphoric, Sun Club’s debut album is a tropical storm committed to disk.
30th October 2015
Roots Manuva - Bleeds
4 Stars
‘Bleeds’ bends and twists genres into more combinations than are possible on a Rubix cube.
30th October 2015
Joanna Newsom - Divers
4 Stars
She takes a bold, explorative leap into the centre of her own mind.
23rd October 2015
!!! - As If
4 Stars
‘As If’ sees !!! attempting to fully realise and recapture their go-to live sound.
16th October 2015
Majical Cloudz - Are You Alone?
4 Stars
Devon Welsh has opened himself up to a point where everything he is and has been is given to ‘Are You Alone?’
16th October 2015
EL VY - Return To The Moon
4 Stars
EL VY could have been many things for Matt Berninger but largely just exhibits him doing everything he does so well.
16th October 2015
Deerhunter - Fading Frontier
4 Stars
‘Fading Frontier’ draws a new line in the sand, and it could be the beginning of a more direct and big-thinking Deerhunter.
16th October 2015
Hurts - Surrender
4 Stars
When Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson unearth their gaudier side, they hit on a bold new direction
9th October 2015
Dilly Dally - Sore
4 Stars
With ‘Sore’ Dilly Dally prove themselves as a hungry, relentless band ready to make a lasting mark.
9th October 2015
Alex G - Beach Music
4 Stars
This record was defined by never being in the same place at once but there’s a glue holding everything together.
9th October 2015
Protomartyr - The Agent Intellect
4 Stars
It’s irresistible and so eloquently convincing that despite their claims of failure, Protomartyr are unstoppable.
9th October 2015
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.