Best Friends - Hot. Reckless. Totally Insane.

4 Stars

An astute sense of mischief and a knack for snazzy hooks.

10th July 2015

Lucy Rose - Work It Out

4 Stars

A brilliantly fun pop record.

5th July 2015

Bleachers - Strange Desire

4 Stars

Where fun. were bombastic, Bleachers is explosive.

4th July 2015

Ezra Furman - Perpetual Motion People

4 Stars

There aren’t many musicians like Ezra Furman.

3rd July 2015

Refused - Freedom

4 Stars

Persuasive, pummelling, precise. Refused are no longer fucking dead.

26th June 2015

Creepoid - Cemetery Highrise Slum

4 Stars

Disorienting and satisfying in equal measure.

20th June 2015

Desaparecidos - Payola

4 Stars

This is an album designed to move people.

19th June 2015

Meg Baird - Don’t Weigh Down The Light

4 Stars

An effervescent and modern third LP from underrated San Franciscan folk presence.

19th June 2015

Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Jaakko Eino Kalevi

4 Stars

‘Jaakko Eino Kalevi’ is a reminder that pop can be both for your head and your feet.

14th June 2015

Outfit - Slowness

4 Stars

Theatrical and dramatic without being too pretentious.

13th June 2015

Hudson Mohawke - Lantern

4 Stars

This is the power of Hudson Mohawke, coming soon to a discotheque near you.

12th June 2015

Sauna Youth - ‘Distractions’

4 Stars

The London four-piece deliver an utterly incensed and highly intelligent second record.

7th June 2015

Prinzhorn Dance School - Home Economics

4 Stars

‘Home Economics’ is a bolshy swagger through the urban landscape that shaped it.

6th June 2015

Of Monsters And Men - Beneath The Skin

4 Stars

A lush master-class in pop sensibilities and folk storytelling.

5th June 2015

Pins - Wild Nights

4 Stars

‘Wild Nights’ feels like a step forward for Pins.

5th June 2015

Christopher Owens - Chrissybaby Forever

4 Stars

An incredibly poignant return to form.

1st June 2015

Florence + the Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

4 Stars

‘How Big…’ couldn’t feel any more massive if it tried.

31st May 2015

Major Lazer - Peace is the Mission

4 Stars

What Diplo has created in his third Major Lazer outing is no mere concept, no experiment — it’s a damn blueprint.

31st May 2015

Jamie xx - In Colour

4 Stars

No producer around can match the momentum backing Jamie xx’s every move.

31st May 2015

Soak - Before We Forgot How To Dream

4 Stars

Bridie Monds-Watson is in possession of a potent and distinct voice.

31st May 2015

Girlpool - Before The World Was Big

4 Stars

With a sourcebook as infinite as personal experience, Girlpool are an unstoppable force.

30th May 2015

Kid Wave - Wonderlust

4 Stars

This is a band dreaming of sunshine in even the gloomiest moments.

30th May 2015

Four Year Strong - Four Year Strong

4 Stars

Conviction and assurance, this is something to live by.

29th May 2015

Rolo Tomassi - Grievances

4 Stars

This is a confident return to form.

29th May 2015