Album Review: Johnny Lloyd // Low Fidelity: Vol. 1
Once Johnny Lloyd's Indie four-piece Tribes disbanded in 2013, their demise was met with the overriding feeling that they had been the right band at the wrong time. Formed in 2010, Tribes harked ba…
Albums
Album Review: Love Is Dead And We Killed Her // Doll Skin
Doll Skin took their last album Manic Pixie Dream Girl, an album about girl power and love, kicked it into the dirt and spat on it. It is almost like Love Is Dead And We Killed Her is the band scoldin…
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Album Review: King’s Mouth // The Flaming Lips
20 years since releasing The Soft Bulletin, The Flaming Lips have unveiled their 15th long-player. King's Mouth is a technicolour dreamscape, peppered with buoyant electronica and gliding guitars. To …
EP Review: Not Your Kind // Hoity-Toity
Hoity-Toity’s previous EP was okay. It was music that I have listened to and enjoyed, but I wasn’t running around raving for any other reason than that Hoity-Toity are talented up-and-coming musicians…
Album Review: I Am Easy To Find // The National
Albums by The National tend to be instantly recognisable because the vast majority of their work has tended to occupy such an idiosyncratic space in history’s musical landscape. Whether it’s frontman …
Album Review: The Drums // Brutalism
Since releasing their rather dark offering, Abysmal Thoughts, in 2017, a lot has happened in the world of The Drums. Line-up changes, break-ups, and personal growth have birthed their latest creation,…
Album Review: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1 // Foals
“I said I’m so sorry to have kept you waiting”, Yannis Philippakis laments in the chorus of Exits - the lead single from the new album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1. The apology is not u…
Album Review: A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships // The 1975
The 1975 are a modern musical enigma; they sound like pop stars and sell tickets by the thousands to a pop star's demographic, whilst simultaneously averting just about every characteristic that pop s…
EP Review: I Have Love // King Nun
They might be riding the Dirty Hit hype, but King Nun are far from your conventional indie act. With their ferociously sharp melodies and lyrical savviness, the quartet is not one to be pigeonholed. …
Album Review: My Mind Makes Noises // Pale Waves
"We sat on the corner kissing each other // Felt like I could finally see in colour" - the poignant lyrics of 'Eighteen', the opening track of four-piece indie band Pale Waves' debut album, encapsulat…
