Dub Thompson - 9 Songs

4 Stars

A record replete with droning psychedelia, an infectious energy and a sinister, carnivalesque feel.

5th June 2014

Glass Animals - ZABA

4 Stars

An often scintillating debut.

5th June 2014

clipping. - CLPPNG

4 Stars

The thing that makes ​‘CLPPNG’ so appealing isn’t how it subverts norms; it’s how it embraces them.

3rd June 2014

The Orwells - Disgraceland

4 Stars

The Orwells have got this thing down.

30th May 2014

Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal

4 Stars

A triumphant slap in the face to all the slacker-taggers.

29th May 2014

Fucked Up - Glass Boys

4 Stars

At heart Fucked Up are still very much a hardcore band.

28th May 2014

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Days Of Abandon

4 Stars

They’re revisiting their bedroom pop roots and letting them soar to dizzying new heights.

28th May 2014

PAWS - Youth Culture Forever

4 Stars

It’s youthful in its exuberance, but as we all remember, youth culture isn’t always that happy.

28th May 2014

Hamilton Leithauser - Black Hours

4 Stars

Re-energised, ready to take on the world.

27th May 2014

Teleman - Breakfast

4 Stars

Grown up, spotlessly polished and now with full-fledged circuitry, these pirates are machines now.

26th May 2014

Sharon Van Etten - Are We There

4 Stars

An artist with a growing sense of belief.

26th May 2014

Goodtime Boys - Rain

4 Stars

An incredibly focused, polished effort that should cement their place at the very top table of UK hardcore.

26th May 2014

Bo Ningen - III

4 Stars

There’s something alluring and mesmerising in the haze, but equally disorientating and unconquerable.

12th May 2014

Tobacco - Ultima II Massage

4 Stars

Severely damaged, sometimes terrifying, and always enjoyable, it’s his most challenging album yet.

11th May 2014

Foxes - Glorious

4 Stars

Sweeping, dramatic electro-pop, full of intention and power – and it captivates.

10th May 2014

Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband

4 Stars

A much more sombre, sinister mood drifts throughout this record.

8th May 2014

Chromeo - White Women

4 Stars

Funk aims headfirst for the charts.

7th May 2014

Swans - To Be Kind

4 Stars

Not an album to be treated lightly, not an album that lends itself to being dipped into.

7th May 2014

Sean Nicholas Savage - Bermuda Waterfall

4 Stars

It’s both the timeless melodies and the mysterious persona he creates that constantly demand repeat plays.

5th May 2014

tUnE-yArDs - Nikki Nack

4 Stars

Just as idiosyncratic but is even catchier and even bolder.

5th May 2014

Lykke Li - I Never Learn

4 Stars

Big, bold and heart-wrenching.

30th April 2014

Pure X - Angel

4 Stars

Where their previous two albums were dense and tortured, ​‘Angel’ is light.

30th April 2014

Pixies - Indie Cindy

4 Stars

As biting and acerbic as ever.

26th April 2014

Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots

4 Stars

This is definitively Damon Albarn. It could be nobody else.

25th April 2014