ALBUM REVIEWS
Gone are the days of expectation and surmise with Mitski’s ‘The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We’
In her seventh studio album, Mitski comes to the listener with her most mature and sonically expansive album yet.
Hozier returns with incredible third studio album ‘Unreal Unearth’
Unreal Unearth is a masterclass in songwriting and impressive vocals.
Jacob Slater’s ‘Pinky, I Love You’: A heartfelt solo debut from the Wunderhorse frontman
Minimalist, heart-wrenching — but still a masterful Slater album to wrap yourself up in again and again.
The Japanese House enters a new chapter with ‘In the End It Always Does’
Amber Bain makes her return, offering a piece of herself and her life through her impressive sophomore album.
M. Byrd releases his expansive debut album ‘The Seed’
With cinematic sound and compelling songwriting, the singer-songwriter’s first album is a full sonic experience.
Grian Chatten gets set to share his debut solo album ‘Chaos For The Fly’
The Fontaines D.C. frontman explores his talents as a solo artist.
Squid follow up their debut with ‘O Monolith’
The band explore their sound further on their second album.
Sorry Girls share second album ‘Bravo!’
The duo return with the follow-up to 2019’s debut ‘Deborah’.
Arlo Park’s ‘My Soft Machine’ is this summer’s breath of fresh air
Her second studio album does not disappoint.
Holly Henderson releases bewitching sophomore album ‘The Walls’
In her long-awaited second album, the singer-songwriter builds a progressive folk-pop epic from the fragments of her Brit-pop and classic influences.
Freddie And The Scenarios shares his first solo venture with ‘Answer Machine’
The Vaccines’ guitarist goes it alone on his first album.
Weirdo Rock: Black Honey’s ‘A Fistful of Peaches’
The collective malaise of a generation drenched in fuzzy, bruising indie rock.
quinnie charms with dreamy debut album ‘flounder’
Quinn Barnitt’s first album is charmingly whimsical and demonstrates exactly why she should be on everyone’s radar.
Death Valley Girls ascend to a new musical realm on ‘Islands in the Sky’
On their latest album, the LA-based garage rockers explore their softer side through a triumphant track list that contends with topics that are bigger than any one band.
Gorillaz introduce us to ‘Cracker Island’ on their eighth studio album
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett continue to add to their abundance of collaborations with the addition of Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny and more to craft a more subtle but sublime album.
The Academic get set to share exciting new album ‘Sitting Pretty’
The Irish band return with the follow-up to their debut album.
The Murder Capital continue their legacy with second album ‘Gigi’s Recovery’
The album lives up to expectations.
Arctic Monkeys 7th studio album ‘The Car’ is worth the wait
After four years since their last studio album, the band from Sheffield continue to sonically evolve with a stunningly orchestrated, string-centric album complete with razor-sharp lyricism and Alex Turner’s magnificent vocals.
Clara Tracey makes a bold entrance with her debut album ‘Black Forest’
The Irish-born artist makes her entrance onto the music scene through a record that draws inspiration from aspects of her world, to create an unexpected yet exceptional sound.
The 1975 attempt a comeback with ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’
Almost ten years since the release of their decade-defining entrance into the music scene with their self-titled album, The 1975’s Being Funny In a Foreign Language proves the group’s continued relevance in today’s music scene.