C Turtle - Expensive Thrills
3 Stars
If its experimental side appeared less calculated, ‘Expensive Thrills’ could have been a stellar album. As it is, it’s a perfectly fine one.
6th March 2024, 8:00am
Album Reviews
Kim Gordon - The Collective
4 Stars
The gap between music and art seems smaller than ever.
6th March 2024, 8:00am
Bleachers - Bleachers
5 Stars
Nothing short of remarkable.
6th March 2024, 8:00am
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Glasgow Eyes
3-5 Stars
The band appear to have tapped into a rich new vein of songwriting form.
6th March 2024, 8:00am
Pissed Jeans - Half Divorced
3-5 Stars
The sound of a band at boiling point.
1st March 2024, 8:00am
Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
4-5 Stars
An album that delivers the band’s most concise sound yet whilst never taking itself too seriously.
1st March 2024, 8:00am
Faye Webster - Underdressed At The Symphony
3-5 Stars
While it does see Faye and her band at their most musically warm and open, lyrically she feels more closed off than ever before.
1st March 2024, 8:00am
Another Sky - Beach Day
4-5 Stars
‘Beach Day’ is a fearless beauty.
1st March 2024, 8:00am
Liam Gallagher and John Squire - Liam Gallagher & John Squire
3-5 Stars
An intriguing side project that adds to the pair's already storied careers.
1st March 2024, 8:00am
Everything Everything - Mountainhead
4 Stars
An album that continues the quartet’s knack for pairing potent socio-political commentary with delicious pop nous.
1st March 2024, 8:00am
Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites
4-5 Stars
Sheer Mag are still skilled at creating a vibe, and this time around it’s a positively fun one.
1st March 2024, 8:00am
Yard Act - Where’s My Utopia?
4-5 Stars
As much a joy intellectually as it is musically.
1st March 2024, 8:00am
Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair And Eyeballs
3 Stars
Fans will find pockets of the band they fell in love with, while less seasoned followers may be better served diving deeper into the back catalogue instead.
28th February 2024, 7:55am
MGMT - Loss Of Life
4 Stars
They continue to plough their strange pop furrow with aplomb.
21st February 2024, 8:00am
Ghetts - On Purpose, With Purpose
4-5 Stars
Setting the bar higher once again.
21st February 2024, 7:59am
Nadine Shah - Filthy Underneath
4 Stars
It’s not the easiest listen, but it’s extremely rewarding.
21st February 2024, 7:56am
Allie X - Girl With No Face
4 Stars
An energetic retrospection to digest all the mundane, vulgar, maddening and unsettling future contemporaneity she faces.
21st February 2024, 7:54am
Jazmin Bean - Traumatic Livelihood
4 Stars
An accomplished and immediate pop record that will surely find the underground superstar receiving greater name recognition.
21st February 2024, 7:54am
Mary Timony - Untame The Tiger
4 Stars
A stirring reminder of her singular ability as a guitarist and songwriter.
21st February 2024, 7:52am
Real Estate - Daniel
3 Stars
There is plenty to like here - but there’s a sense of creative inertia that means it’s a difficult record to truly love.
21st February 2024, 7:50am
Lime Garden - One More Thing
4-5 Stars
This debut finds the Brighton-based quartet losing none of their talent for an earworm, while also baring their entire souls.
14th February 2024, 8:00am
Crawlers - The Mess We Seem To Make
5 Stars
Sonically rich, musically accomplished.
14th February 2024, 8:00am
Laura Jane Grace - Hole In My Head
4 Stars
There’s something inherently welcoming in the short, sharp, and lyrically open songs.
14th February 2024, 7:59am
serpentwithfeet - GRIP
4 Stars
A dynamic and sensual album, rich with imagery, peppered with romance, and imbued with joy.
14th February 2024, 7:58am
Featuring Green Day, English Teacher, Everything Everything, Caity Baser and more!