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24th May

  • Gaz Coombes - Here Come The Bombs

    Gaz Coombes - Here Come The Bombs

    by David Clare

    Given that Supergrass split two years ago citing "musical differences," I approached Gaz Coombes' debut solo album with caution. After all, the one thing that’s been consistent throughout Coombes' career is his knack of crafting big pop hooks and catchy choruses, and my worry was that these might have been jettisoned in a bid to leave his past behind, and reinvent himself as a serious solo artist. [read more]

  • Hervé - Pick Me Up, Sort Me Out, Calm Me Down

    Hervé - Pick Me Up, Sort Me Out, Calm Me Down

    by Rachael Scarsbrook

    An overactive imagination can be both irritating and intriguing to its owner. It is from the depths of my subconscious I arrived at the conclusion that the latest offering from Hervé would be the perfect soundtrack to a video of Noel Fielding guzzling LSD whilst prancing around the aircraft hangars of Sonar Festival in some sort of sequinned cape. If the thought of such an experience seems a little off-putting, then Pick Me Up, Sort Me Out, Calm Me Down probably isn’t the record for you. [read more]

  • The Darlingtons - Decades Dance

    The Darlingtons - Decades Dance

    by Ryan Stanley

    The first impressions of a young music project can betray its ambitions, and on their debut, The Darlingtons, from Taunton, shoot straight up into the sky, playing stadium-sized guitar rock that sounds bigger than its creators' obscurity would suggest. But Decades Dance sometimes overreaches and misses the mark, strangely coming across as both surprisingly professional and a bit underdeveloped, and, in the end, just comes out a bit underwhelming. [read more]

  • Mr. Feathers - Knife Cream Sundae

    Mr. Feathers - Knife Cream Sundae

    by Matthew Olmos

    Otto von Schirach co-conspirator's sophomore effort pairs avant-garde leanings and Miami bass over more than 20 tracks. [read more]

23rd May

  • Mount Eerie - Clear Moon

    Mount Eerie - Clear Moon

    by Tom Baker

    Washington's Phil Elverum sheds musical skins at a rapid rate. From the dissolution of the Microphones (the nom de plume with which he courted as much fame as a K Records alumnus can) a couple of years ago, to the creation of Mount Eerie, Elverum's new project, which itself has flitted between the Microphones' lo-fi folk thrash to the likes of Wind's Poem, ostensibly inspired by Norwegian death metal.  [read more]

  • Smoke Fairies - Blood Speaks

    Smoke Fairies - Blood Speaks

    by Lisa Jenkins

    Smoke Fairies – even the name itself conjures up something mystical. It actually alludes to the summer mist collecting in English countryside hedgerows. Best friends at school, Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies grew up in Sussex in the UK, and you can see how this influence reaches out through their music. [read more]

  • Citizens! - Here We Are

    Citizens! - Here We Are

    by Derek Robertson

    It's a rare beast that brings extra talent to the mixing desk when swapping fretboards and keys for twiddling knobs, and one wonders exactly what the attraction is. A cynic might suggest that trading on your name and signing up for production duties is the one sure-fire way to guarantee a hefty pay check regardless of whether the album flies or dies. [read more]

22nd May

  • Alt-J - An Awesome Wave

    Alt-J - An Awesome Wave

    by Danny Wadeson

    An abundance of Triangles. Art school heritage. Songs with names like 'Fitzpleasure'. You'd be forgiven that Alt-J were one of those fictional bands that troll social networks making satirical remarks about their marketing plans. Yet, pleasingly, the quartet transcend their early hype-wave caused by run-away smash 'Breezeblocks' with An Awesome Wave, a stunning debut that deserves at very least a cursory listen from any music fan; even if you were into them before they were cool. [read more]

  • Py - Tripping on Wisdom

    Py - Tripping on Wisdom

    by Tom Quickfall

    It becomes clear very early on into Tripping on Wisdom that Jade Pybus is more than just a pretty voice. The young vocalist from Bethnal Green-via-Hitchin (with a healthy dose of Brighton influence in-between) is one completely in control of her craft, supplementing her off-centre, bittersweet compositions with snatches of field recordings and a fantastic ear for collaboration [read more]

  • Here We Go Magic - A Different Ship

    Here We Go Magic - A Different Ship

    by David Zammitt

    Here We Go Magic's third album is crucial. In the three years since the project began as a nom de plume for folk singer Luke Temple, output has been frustratingly hit and miss. Initially an attempt to strike out in directions beyond folk, the safety of the moniker was an outlet for Temple to explore. The result has been a collage of psych folk, shoegaze, dub, ambience and noise which is at once striking for its incongruence and maddening for its lack of focus. [read more]

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