EP Review: Talk Show // These People
The cover of These People depicts a seething mass of human bodies, the perfect analogy for the collection of tracks that Talk Show have brought to bear on the EP. Frontman Harrison Swann says he w…
Albums
Album Review: The Chats // High Risk Behaviour
Most reviews you’ll read about The Chats debut LP High Risk Behaviour will name-drop ‘Smoko’. Chances are you’ve heard of it, whether you’re one of the nine-and-a-half-million YouTube viewers, or an e…
Album Review: Dua Lipa // Future Nostalgia
During the upcoming weeks of lockdown, Dua Lipa’s album will get you dancing in your bedroom for the entirety of the 11-track release. Dua Lipa knows how to create upbeat, catchy pop anthems, and her…
Album Review: Sorry // 925
Sorry are an export from the painfully cool South London scene that birthed Shame and HMLTD. They’re a little late with their debut album, taking a more circuitous path than their contemporaries. But,…
Album Review: Lauv // ~how i’m feeling~
California-born singer-songwriter Lauv – aka Ari Leff – has always set expectations high with his music and his 21-track debut album, ~how i’m feeling~ with its big-name collaborations and varied sou…
Album Review: Porridge Radio // Every Bad
Porridge Radio have reached a stage where they are impossible to ignore. Formed in 2015 - and originally the solo project Dana Margolin - their extensive collection of Bandcamp songs maps their progre…
Album Review: The Districts // You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere
"I was falling in love with someone new," The Districts' frontman Rob Grote recently said in a promotional statement. 'And trying to juggle this desperate desire to escape with the need to show up in …
Album Review: Circa Waves // Sad Happy
Festival mainstays of recent years, Circa Waves, arrive at their fourth EP with a luxury that artists of their breed are seldom afforded; the space and platform from which to grow, both sonically and …
Album Review: Collector // Disq
Barely out of their teens, indie bedroom-rock slackers Disq have released their first fully cooked LP, Collector. The multifaceted Wisconsin mopes make jittery pop-punk, alongside veering, boisterous …
EP Review: La Nuova Vita // Christine and The Queens
Following the unexpected release of single ‘People, I’ve Been Sad’ earlier this month, Christine and the Queen unveiled a surprise EP La Vita Nuova, a turn towards a new life which channels vulnerabil…
