Audio Review: Destroyer – Have We Met
Following exceptional recent output, from 2011’s Kaputt through to Ken which arrived six years later, Have We Met draws from the more striking sonic moments from that period, particularly its…
Audio Review: Stormzy – Heavy is the Head
Basking in the afterglow of his Glastonbury headline slot, Stormzy finds his stock higher than ever.
Audio Review: Jape – Sentinel
Jape’s latest, markedly more subdued, collection occupies an unusual space in Richie Egan’s recent oeuvre.
Audio Review: Anna Meredith – Fibs
Fibs confirms that Meredith is in complete control of a thrilling future.
Audio Review: Tandem Felix – Rom-Com
Far short of jolly japes, though, Rom-Com is an exercise in restraint and balance.
Audio Review: Danny Brown – Uknowhatimsayin¿
Preferring stripped down, old school beats to the frenzied electro production of previous records, Uknowhatimsayin¿ is another gem in Danny Brown’s impressive discography.
Audio Review: Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
"In a little over six-minutes, the song All Mirrors conjures a similar sensory experience to that of a Hitchcock film." An utterly sublime album.
Audio Review: Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell!
"I ain’t no candle in the wind’’ is an early standout among many defiant declarations made throughout the blistering tour-de-force that is Norman Fucking Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey’s fifth and…
Audio Review: Frankie Cosmos – Close It Quietly
On Close It Quietly, the prompt successor to 2017’s Vessel, Greta Kline, the captain of Frankie Cosmos’ bedroom-pop universe, attempts to guide her songs down a more linear path.
Audio Review: The Late David Turpin – Romances
"A sonically and aesthetically complete work."
Audio Review: Bon Iver – I,i
This is Vernon at his rawest – the lyrics on i,i are more direct and simplistic than ever, taking a backseat to the instrumentation as acoustic guitars, horn sections and…
Audio Review: Friendly Fires – Inflorescent
"Incorporating more house motifs, Friendly Fires sound like they’re doing their best impression of Wham!’s Club Tropicana over the course of these eleven new tracks."
Audio Review: The Murder Capital – When I Have Fears
In being resolute in their craft, The Murder Capital have sculpted a taut debut that’s inward-looking and self-assured.
Audio Review: The Flaming Lips – King’s Mouth
Ultimately, what should be a footnote in an already crowded discography ends up as something entirely more satisfying than it has any right to be.
Audio Review: Alarmist – Sequesterer
Dublin ‘instrumental maximalists’ Alarmist have lasted the test of time by keeping their powder dry over the years.
Audio Review: Cate Le Bon – Reward
Cate Le Bon’s latest and strongest release to date was penned during a spell studying furniture design in rural Cumbria - designing chairs by day and moonlighting at the piano.
Audio Review: Vampire Weekend – Father of the Bride
This is a wonderful album, built around the craftsmanship of a songwriter who plays with signifiers like a virtuoso but never loses the heart.