Album Review: Crack Cloud // Pain Olympics
It is fair to say that Crack Cloud are a band like no other. Formed by drummer and vocalist Zach Choy and keyboardist Mohammed Al Sharar in order to divert their lives away from struggles with mental …
Albums
EP Review: The Academic // Acting My Age
Irish indie quartet The Academic have dropped energetic, pop-tinged EP Acting My Age; a collection of six coming-of-age tracks wrapped up in summery nostalgia. Opening with the hopeful lyricism, h…
Album Review: The Aces // Under My Influence
Utah natives The Aces are playing all their cards on their gritty and introspective second studio album, Under My Influence. When the quartet started gaining attention in 2017 for their summery indie…
Album Review: Dream Wife // So When You Gonna…
Possibly the most successful art school project ever created, Dream Wife release their second studio album, So When You Gonna..., this Friday, 3 July. Having previously made a name for themselves prod…
Album Review: Bdrmm // Bedroom
Hull 5-piece Bdrmm appeared from relative obscurity early in 2020, winning over crowds with an unstylised, underdog persona and a truly ethereal live show. Bdrmm’s genesis came in the form of a dem…
Album review: Pottery // Welcome To Bobby’s Motel
Welcome To Bobby’s Motel is the debut album from Montreal art-rockers Pottery, out on Partisan Records. A natural first question would be who is Bobby and where is his motel? And this really sets the …
Album Review: HAIM // Women In Music Pt. III
The best things come in three: the HAIM sisters, their third studio album, and its trio of bonus tracks. The Southern-California-based trio oozes glossy surf-rock sunshine and has bottled up the feel…
Album Review: Jockstrap // Wicked City EP
That quote about understanding the rules well in order to break them has been attributed to an infinite list of visionaries since Pablo Picasso first proposed the notion. Rarely, though, does an artis…
Album Review: Phoebe Bridgers // Punisher
If the state of the world hasn’t already alerted you that it’s officially going to be a Sad Girl Summer, Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher will have you staring at the ceiling, questioning the state of the wo…
Album Review: Orlando Weeks // A Quickening
It often seems that the most affecting songwriting is that which documents the small yet magnificent details of life. Rather than grand, sweeping statements, it is the minutiae that we relate to the m…
