Alex G - Trick / Rules

4 Stars

‘Trick’ and ​‘Rules’ are given the pro treatment.

5th April 2015

Say Lou Lou - Lucid Dreaming

4 Stars

The album’s eleven tracks emanate a hazy organic warmth.

5th April 2015

Nadine Shah - Fast Food

4 Stars

Sweet, sour, angry, reflective.

5th April 2015

Doldrums - The Air Conditioned Nightmare

4 Stars

A slightly more subdued affair, though there’s plenty of melodies within the chaos.

4th April 2015

Waxahatchee - Ivy Tripp

4 Stars

Incredible songs, performed with honesty and passion.

4th April 2015

East India Youth - Culture of Volume

4 Stars

It’s the strongest Doyle’s sounded as a songwriter, even if he’s still finding his feet.

3rd April 2015

Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too

4 Stars

Young Fathers have struck gold on something more rewarding than its predecessor.

3rd April 2015

Brawlers – Romantic Errors of Our Youth

4 Stars

Brawlers have built a debut album that doesn’t put a foot wrong.

3rd April 2015

Blur - The Magic Whip

4 Stars

Sixteen years from their last album as a four piece, Blur’s big comeback is a week-long-wonder.

1st April 2015

Sufjan Stevens – Carrie and Lowell

4 Stars

By going through it all, by exposing all the pain, Sufjan’s created something beautiful and vital.

29th March 2015

Death Cab For Cutie - Kintsugi

4 Stars

Eight albums in – Death Cab For Cutie are born again; a little cracked, but all the more golden for it.

28th March 2015

Ryley Walker - Primrose Green

4 Stars

The Chicagoan has created such a relatable record by defining the struggle of identity through his experimental and broad songwriting.

28th March 2015

Hannah Cohen - Pleasure Boy

4 Stars

‘Pleasure Boy’ is a record deserving of widespread acclaim.

27th March 2015

The Prodigy - The Day Is My Enemy

4 Stars

‘The Day Is My Enemy’ may be The Prodigy’s most visceral and incendiary record yet.

27th March 2015

The Cribs - For All My Sisters

4 Stars

‘For All My Sisters’ feels like another step up.

22nd March 2015

Mini Mansions - The Great Pretenders

4 Stars

Songs that grow more vivid with every listen.

22nd March 2015

Errors - Lease of Life

4 Stars

A record packed full of ambition and imagination.

21st March 2015

Laura Marling - Short Movie

4 Stars

‘Short Movie’ is wonderfully unlike anything Marling has ever attempted before.

21st March 2015

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly

4 Stars

Lamar’s work continues to place itself among the best.

19th March 2015

Marina and the Diamonds - FROOT

4 Stars

‘FROOT’ finds Marina at her most accomplished and intriguing.

16th March 2015

Tobias Jesso Jr. - Goon

4 Stars

A dramatic switch from those no-frills demos.

15th March 2015

Modest Mouse - Strangers to Ourselves

4 Stars

It’s an album only Modest Mouse could make.

14th March 2015

Nic Hessler - Soft Connections

4 Stars

An accomplished tale from a troubled artist.

14th March 2015

Matthew E. White - Fresh Blood

4 Stars

An album of revelatory qualities.

8th March 2015