Reviews

Bleachers - Bleachers

5 Stars

Nothing short of remarkable.

6th March 2024, 8:00am

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

Pissed Jeans - Half Divorced

3-5 Stars

The sound of a band at boiling point.

1st March 2024, 8:00am

Chalk - Conditions II

3-5 Stars

Flexing the full breath of their electro-punk muscle.

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

Little Simz - Drop 7

4 Stars

It maintains Simz’s high-set standards while keeping excitement for her next move at its current high.

28th February 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

Kim Petras brings X-rated maximalist fun to Hammersmith’s Eventim Apollo

Fresh from the release of her recent 'Slut Pop Miami' EP, the singer returned to the capital for an outrageous run-through of her discography.

22nd February 2024, 4:21pm

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

Los Campesinos! cement their beloved cult status at London’s Troxy

Playing the biggest show of their career, it's a euphoric assembly.

19th February 2024, 12:00pm

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