Johnny Foreigner - You Can Do Better

4 Stars

By album four most bands are getting tired. Johnny Foreigner sound more alive than ever.

7th March 2014

MØ - No Mythologies To Follow

4 Stars

The equivalent of jumping round a bedroom and ending up in the stratosphere.

6th March 2014

Metronomy - Love Letters

4 Stars

An album that could see them go stratospheric.

5th March 2014

Elbow - The Take Off and Landing Of Everything

4 Stars

Elbow sound revitalised here with Garvey proving himself once more to be one of the most eloquent British songwriters around.

4th March 2014

Eagulls - Eagulls

4 Stars

Brimming with angsty, pissed-off punk that gets all up in your face and demands to be heard repeatedly.

26th February 2014

Real Estate - Atlas

4 Stars

‘Atlas’ is about the hours catching up on themselves.

26th February 2014

Beck - Morning Phase

4 Stars

Acoustic Beck at his most sublime.

24th February 2014

Neneh Cherry - Blank Project

4 Stars

A record determined to look ahead.

21st February 2014

Arthur Beatrice - Working Out

4 Stars

A dynamic debut that’s the very picture of untouched beauty.

21st February 2014

Solids - Blame Confusion

4 Stars

Xavier Germain-Poitras and Louis Guillemette probably couldn’t sound more like the far less glamorously named Brian ​‘n Dave if they tried.

14th February 2014

Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness

4 Stars

Always vivid and often affecting, the record deals with love and loss in a way that constantly resonates.

12th February 2014

Thumpers - Galore

4 Stars

They’re clingy, unerringly happy and they’re ready to spend the rest of their lives with you.

11th February 2014

Halls - Love To Give

4 Stars

There’s a sense of adventure and pushing things forward.

7th February 2014

Temples - Sun Structures

4 Stars

A sustained grandeur of their vision, lyrics and musicality.

5th February 2014

Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow

4 Stars

Not so much a progression, but a realisation.

5th February 2014

Katy B - Little Red

4 Stars

What Katy Did Next.

1st February 2014

Mutual Benefit - Love’s Crushing Diamond

4 Stars

Lands up being Jordan Lee’s finest work by a country mile.

30th January 2014

Young Fathers - Dead

4 Stars

A brilliant example of the beauty to be found in destruction.

29th January 2014

Lite - Installation

4 Stars

Although it appears simple at first, it’s actually nefariously intricate in terms of composition as well as technically brilliant.

27th January 2014

Cymbals - The Age Of Fracture

4 Stars

The band’s promise is realised — and then some.

23rd January 2014

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything

4 Stars

Guitar-driven stratospheric ecstasy is the order of the day and it works wonderfully.

19th January 2014

Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues

4 Stars

Sure, this is a punk album, but that feels more by chance than design.

18th January 2014

Mogwai - Rave Tapes

4 Stars

A celebration of what has gone before.

17th January 2014

I Break Horses - Chiaroscuro

4 Stars

Less slow-burning and more overtly pop-friendly.

15th January 2014