Aqualung - 10 Futures

4 Stars

Aqualung has been ingeniously invigorated.

16th January 2015

Viet Cong - Viet Cong

4 Stars

Viet Cong are not settling for anything other than pushing the boundaries.

15th January 2015

The Decemberists - What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World

4 Stars

Singer Colin Meloy’s voice is a thing of beauty.

15th January 2015

California X - Nights In The Dark

4 Stars

A record that’s equal parts sugar rush power-pop and low-end meandering.

11th January 2015

Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper

4 Stars

Dense, slippery, wily, and flung together effortlessly like a meticulously rehearsed sleight of hand.

9th January 2015

Smashing Pumpkins - Monuments To An Elegy

4 Stars

A very welcome addition to the band’s enduring history.

3rd December 2014

TV On The Radio - Seeds

4 Stars

TV on the Radio leap ahead with a renewed sense of being.

15th November 2014

Fryars - Power

4 Stars

Once a formation falls into place, out steps a special record.

14th November 2014

Röyksopp - The Inevitable End

4 Stars

If there was ever a final motif of Röyksopp, it was their ability to make the risky and surreal sound simple.

9th November 2014

Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways

4 Stars

Foo Fighters are providing the map, it’s up to the audience to explore.

9th November 2014

Hookworms - The Hum

4 Stars

Hookworms sound like a band comfortable with being immediate as well as complex.

8th November 2014

Les Sins - Michael

4 Stars

Sure, it’s got its licks of hip, but when the music’s this good who cares?

7th November 2014

Deptford Goth - Songs

4 Stars

Finally comfortable with minimalism, Woolhouse is surely the only one left underestimating his sound.

7th November 2014

DELS - Petals Have Fallen

4 Stars

Each track offers a glimpse of a brave new side of UK music.

6th November 2014

Deerhoof - La Isla Bonita

4 Stars

‘La Isla Bonita’ is somehow a ferociously good pop album.

6th November 2014

Dean Blunt - Black Metal

4 Stars

If Blunt is ever to settle into a routine, this should be his blueprint.

6th November 2014

Arca - Xen

4 Stars

‘Xen’ is full of gorgeously haunting contradictions.

5th November 2014

Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy

4 Stars

This record still feels raw, it still feels intimate, but a little more bold in its sentiments.

5th November 2014

The Voyeurs – Rhubarb Rhubarb

4 Stars

A delightfully fun record.

3rd November 2014

Ryan Hemsworth - Alone For The First Time

4 Stars

An album of sheer artistry encompassing all the trappings and tinkerings that have become archetypal of Hemsworth’s work.

3rd November 2014

Run the Jewels - RTJ2

4 Stars

There’s not a single speck of emotion that wants it to end.

31st October 2014

Axes - Glory

4 Stars

For those who do dabble in instrumental rock, ​‘Glory’ is about as accessible — and as good — as it gets.

28th October 2014

The Xcerts - There Is Only You

4 Stars

If ever there was to be ​‘their time’, it needs to be now.

27th October 2014

Ultimate Painting - Ultimate Painting

4 Stars

A record that isn’t anything new, but what it does do it does so well.

23rd October 2014