Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love

4 Stars

Like Prince on a roller coaster.

23rd May 2015

The Vaccines - English Graffiti

4 Stars

This is a band able to play pop magpies of the highest grade.

22nd May 2015

Shamir - Ratchet

4 Stars

One of the year’s most accomplished, left-field pop albums.

17th May 2015

The Story So Far - The Story So Far

4 Stars

With their third album, The Story So Far continue to lead the charge for their niche.

16th May 2015

Total Babes - Heydays

4 Stars

Glistening with barbed hooks hidden under scuzzy exuberance.

16th May 2015

Hot Chip - Why Make Sense?

4 Stars

The sound of a band still exploring.

16th May 2015

Torres - Sprinter

4 Stars

A bruising, brilliant record from a singular talent. It won’t soothe or placate. It’s all teeth.

15th May 2015

Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect

4 Stars

Brandon is still very much the star of this show.

14th May 2015

Patrick Watson - Love Songs for Robots

4 Stars

‘Love Songs for Robots’ is a thoroughly accomplished album.

10th May 2015

God Damn - Vultures

4 Stars

From start to finish, ​‘Vultures’ is a relentless storm of roaring rock royalty.

9th May 2015

Joanna Gruesome - Peanut Butter

4 Stars

It’s an album that takes Joanna Gruesome to every possible corner of their capabilities.

8th May 2015

A Grave With No Name - Feathers Wet, Under the Moon

4 Stars

Every melody is bursting with character.

3rd May 2015

Mumford & Sons - Wilder Mind

4 Stars

This is a new blueprint, and Mumford & Sons have emerged a fuller force.

2nd May 2015

Ceremony - The L-Shaped Man

4 Stars

Fans of the band’s angrier, pissed off side should definitely invest some time in this album.

2nd May 2015

Hop Along - Painted Shut

4 Stars

With ​‘Painted Shut’ Hop Along yell louder still from the rooftops.

2nd May 2015

Django Django - Born Under Saturn

4 Stars

A record so vivid it threatens to become visual.

2nd May 2015

Best Coast - California Nights

4 Stars

The duo feel reinvigorated.

1st May 2015

Nai Harvest - Hairball

4 Stars

‘Hairball’ succeeds in adding another golden string to Nai Harvest’s ever-expanding bow.

26th April 2015

Mew - +-

4 Stars

Mew have always been unpredictable, and with ‘+-’ they prove, once again, that it’s all for the best.

25th April 2015

Jackson Scott - Sunshine Redux

4 Stars

‘Sunshine Redux’ encapsulates all of Scott’s best qualities.

24th April 2015

Passion Pit - Kindred

4 Stars

This is out-and-out pop music – there are no ​‘indie’ qualifiers here — and it’s all the more joyous for its lack of shame.

18th April 2015

Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color

4 Stars

Brilliantly effortless.

17th April 2015

Gallows - Desolation Sounds

4 Stars

Gallows remain ferocious until the last drop.

12th April 2015

Stealing Sheep - Not Real

4 Stars

A new eureka moment every sixty seconds.

10th April 2015