Real Fur - Animal
Zinging guitars and an afro-math-pop beat.
1st June 2011, 2:31pm
Lee White
Carl Barat - Death Fires
That there’s a cover of ‘Sing For My Supper’ says most of what you need to know about ‘Death Fires’.
5th May 2011, 12:36pm
The Jezabels - Hurt Me
Epic, if straightforward.
5th May 2011, 12:30pm
Mojo Fury - Colour Of The Bear
It shouldn’t work, but it does.
23rd February 2011, 2:37pm
Chickenhawk - Modern Bodies
There’s plenty to be assaulted and energised by.
27th October 2010, 12:41pm
The Pipettes - Earth VS The Pipettes
It’s an unexpected return that’s more utter shock than pleasant surprise.
10th September 2010, 10:39am
Pull In Emergency - Pull In Emergency
If you’re waiting for some short sharp guitar pop then Pull in Emergency is out there for you.
8th September 2010, 7:27am
Rose Elinor Dougall - Without Why
Poppy enough for the casual listener, but with enough artistic integrity for the more serious fans.
24th August 2010, 9:44am
Various Artists - Young And Lost Club Compilation
Across two CDs the two ladies behind the label have cherry picked 32 of their 50 releases.
16th August 2010, 1:39pm
Midnight Juggernauts – The Crystal Axis
An album that’s more demanding of the attention than their debut, but one that at times fails to do enough with it.
5th August 2010, 8:53am
Larsen B - Musketeer
A very rural sounding record, reflecting the surroundings that gave it birth.
5th August 2010, 6:44am
Dinosaur Pile-Up - Birds And Planes
Another meaty slab of grungy rock goodness from the Leeds three-piece.
2nd August 2010, 1:40pm
Crocodiles – Sleep Forever
Fans of No Age and Oxford Collapse would do well to investigate this.
26th July 2010, 11:31am
Hexicon - The Blossom Sighs
It practically creates the ideal English summer in your brain.
22nd July 2010, 11:30am
James Yuill - Movement In A Storm
We’d say that it’s not as good as Ellie Goulding, but that might sound a bit mean.
22nd July 2010, 9:13am
!!! - AM / FM
At once danceable in a very primal way, and sonically innovative.
12th July 2010, 4:17pm
Robyn – Body Talk Part 1
Pop world take heed: forget albums and try your damnedest to be as good as this.
9th June 2010, 6:50pm
Hot Club de Paris – The Rise And Inevitable Fall…
Hot Club de Paris in a nutshell.
9th June 2010, 6:22pm
Band Of Horses – Infinite Arms
A good introduction to a superb band.
1st June 2010, 5:40pm
Villagers - Becoming A Jackal
Sounding completely lost in time, there’s many moments that jolt and enthral.
24th May 2010, 1:44pm
Rose Elinor Dougall - Find Me Out
Quietly complex in it’s music and direct and simple in the emotional message.
13th May 2010, 6:37pm
Moshi Moshi - Singles Club Vol 2.
Cherry picking songs is a bit of an arbitrary task because when you listen to this album you’ll find your own.
10th May 2010, 3:48pm
James - The Night Before
It’ll come as no surprise that none of these songs are student disco fodder.
5th May 2010, 2:57pm
Foals - This Orient
This isn’t some tight snappy math-pop. This is stunning, an epic in just over four minutes.
30th April 2010, 4:44pm
Featuring Green Day, English Teacher, Everything Everything, Caity Baser and more!