Brody Dalle – Diploid Love

4 Stars

Part-time rock star, full-time awesome.

25th April 2014

Kelis - Food

4 Stars

While more understated than the hits she’s renowned for, it’s an album that comes entirely from the heart.

23rd April 2014

The Menzingers - Rented World

4 Stars

A band completely comfortable in what they do.

21st April 2014

Eels - The Cautionary Tales Of Mark Oliver Everett

4 Stars

Whichever way it’s taken, it’s bound to be enjoyed.

17th April 2014

Fear Of Men - Loom

4 Stars

The inevitability and necessity of things falling apart permeates the record.

16th April 2014

More Than Life - What’s Left Of Me

4 Stars

A document which still feels unshakeable in both its conviction and integrity.

9th April 2014

Plague Vendor - Free To Eat

4 Stars

One of the most confident, self-assured debuts of the year.

8th April 2014

Chet Faker - Built On Glass

4 Stars

An exciting debut.

7th April 2014

EMA - The Future’s Void

4 Stars

As far as worldly outlooks go, this one’s a pretty pessimistic one.

6th April 2014

PUP - PUP

4 Stars

A band more likely to shotgun a beer than write a whiney blog post.

6th April 2014

TRUST - Joyland

4 Stars

TRUST takes upbeat synth-pop and casts it into the shadows.

5th April 2014

School Of Language - Old Fears

4 Stars

Equal parts lithe, slinky and effortlessly cool, tailor made for sashaying down a sunny boulevard in a white suit and loafers.

4th April 2014

Todd Terje - It’s Album Time

4 Stars

A record that positively revels in insouciant cool and beatific disco vibes.

4th April 2014

Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks - Enter The Slasher House

4 Stars

It’s hard to pinpoint but at the same time makes perfect sense.

4th April 2014

SOHN - Tremors

4 Stars

A record that’s more ​‘now’ than taking selfies next to a shelf full of cronuts.

2nd April 2014

Mac DeMarco - Salad Days

4 Stars

If ​‘2’ saw in the party, ​‘Salad Days’ is a first thing in the morning aftermath.

31st March 2014

Band Of Skulls - Himalayan

4 Stars

Plenty of crunch, plenty of grind, lots of swinging hair and the odd moment of introspection.

29th March 2014

Cloud Nothings - Here And Nowhere Else

4 Stars

Relentless in the best possible way.

28th March 2014

Liars - Mess

4 Stars

Cool, subtle and nonchalant is out. ​‘Mess’ is in.

20th March 2014

Future Islands - Singles

4 Stars

There remains no other band sounding remotely like Future Islands.

18th March 2014

Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains - Piano Ombre

4 Stars

Perhaps his current line up of Atlas Mountains have helped him peak.

17th March 2014

Sisyphus - Sisyphus

4 Stars

Not a record concerned with beauty, despite frequently embracing it.

14th March 2014

Perfect Pussy - Say Yes To Love

4 Stars

There’s no release from Perfect Pussy’s frighteningly tight grip.

13th March 2014

The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream

4 Stars

Motorik Springsteen, if you will.

12th March 2014