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…
Albums
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…
Album Review: Love Is Dead // Chvrches
Although their ever-youthful sound may lead you to believe otherwise, the spellchecker-defying electronic trio have reached the end of a long journey in terms of creative output on their third album; …
Album Review: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino // Arctic Monkeys
There's no shortage of symbolism to be found in the fact that 'Tranquility Base' was the name of the site at which Neil Armstrong would become the first human to walk on the moon back in 1969. From th…
Album Review: Kindness Is The New Rock and Roll // Peace
When Peace first arrived in 2012 with their EP Delicious, they were immediately flung into the forefront of the British indie circuit. The 4-track release; which featured the painfully underrated Bloo…
