Album Reviews

Sports Team may have grabbed headlines after being robbed at gunpoint during their 2024 U.S. tour, but the incident is just one chaotic chapter in the story of a band that thrives on disruption. The […]

Indie-pop singer-songwriter Julia Wolf returns with Pressure, the powerful follow-up to 2023’s Good Thing We Stayed. Where that album flirted with trap-pop textures, Pressure delves deeper—emotionally, sonically, and thematically. “The title says it all,” Wolf […]

It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment Turin Brakes realised their next record would be their tenth. But when they did, it surely hit with significance. In a 2000 interview, frontman Olly Knights predicted the […]

Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard have been quietly orbiting each other’s creative spheres for over a decade. Pritchard, a revered figure in the world of electronica with three standout albums and a rich back catalogue […]

Longevity in the music world isn’t something that is guaranteed. As Les McQueen of Crème Brulee fame says, “It’s a shit business”. It takes a lot of graft, luck, and talent to carve out a […]

The Crystal Teardrop may have only been together for two years, but they’ve already carved out a significant following in the psychedelic and underground music scenes. Now, all their creative momentum has crystallised (pun intended) […]

On her new album HOLLYWOOD FOREVER, alt-pop visionary DeathbyRomy (aka Romy Flores) dives deep into a volatile blend of goth, dark pop, industrial rock, electronica, and punk. The result is a soundscape that’s hauntingly cinematic, […]

Berlin-based Irish-Norwegian singer-songwriter Tara Nome Doyle returns with Ekko, her third full-length album and perhaps her most introspective work to date. Known for her ethereal blend of indie-pop and art-pop, Doyle delves deeper into emotional […]

When OK Go released their last album, Hungry Ghosts, David Cameron was UK Prime Minister, Conchita Wurst won the Eurovision Song Contest for Austria with ‘Rise Like a Phoenix’, and Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow […]

Grammy-nominated artist Perfume Genius, the moniker of Mike Hadreas, has long been a critical favorite. Fearlessly exploring themes of identity, trauma, and resilience—particularly within the LGBTQ+ experience—he delivers another deeply introspective and emotionally charged offering […]

I reviewed The Lottery Winners’ previous album, Anxiety Replacement Therapy, for this lovely website in 2023. I highlighted the band’s avoidance of orthodoxy, ludicrous work ethic, ability to create earworms at will and a desire […]

Manchester’s noir indie-rock outfit The Slow Readers Club returns with their seventh studio album, Out Of A Dream. It is a journey through a modern, digital landscape reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno, though this time, the […]

Doves have been crafting anthems for the disenchanted for over 25 years, but their story stretches back even further—to the neon-soaked, sweat-drenched floors of Manchester’s legendary Haçienda. Before they became indie royalty, they were Sub […]

Mandrake Handshake is a dynamic, shape-shifting collective from Oxford. Its members range from seven to ten. Their lineup includes Row Janjuah (lead guitar/vocals), Trinity Oksana (lead vocals), Elvis Thirlwell (percussion), Joe Bourdier (drums), Rudy Mae […]

The fifteenth studio album from Manic Street Preachers, Critical Thinking, finds the legendary Welsh band laying a positive soundscape while introspectively questioning life through the lyrics. The band have tapped into their influences, ranging from […]

Irish alternative indie band Inhaler once again challenges the status quo with their third studio album, Open Wide. This album is a follow-up to 2023’s Cuts and Bruises, which successfully ducked the second album curse that plagues […]

Camille Schmidt’s debut album, Nude #9, takes its name from her childhood memories of watching models pose nude for her parents’ paintings—portraits of raw vulnerability given detached, neutral titles. The irony of those titles is […]

2025 marks fifteen years since sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell formed Larkin Poe following the dissolution of the Lovell Sisters, their previous band with elder sister Jessica. Over the years, the duo’s electrifying blend of […]