Album Reviews
Between madness and a dream: GUM’s latest album ‘Blue Gum Way’
The multi-instrumentalist and member of Tame Impala’s touring band releases his seventh studio album to date on King Gizzard’s label.
★★★★☆
Mitski struggles to justify her premature transcendence to fame on ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’
Identity, love and freedom all play themes on Mitski’s new record.
★★★★☆
The Lovely Basement channel Lou Reed and English folk on 4th album ‘Lowlands’
The album sees the Bristol four-piece fusing alt-Americana with proto-punk rock.
Hemi Hemingway does it all in 2nd album ‘Wings of Desire’
Punk meets Western in the new heartbreak album.
★★★★☆
Charli xcx’s cinematic score fuels Wuthering Heights’ fantastical interpretation
The pop superstar follows in the footsteps of Daft Punk and Prince as mainstream artists to creative film scores.
Yellow Days swaggers back with sounds of the ‘70s on the funky ‘Rock And A Hard Place’
The musician returns with the follow-up to 2024’s ‘HOTEL HEAVEN’.
★★★★★
Behind the Mask: Cardinals’ ‘Masquerade’ reveals the tenderness beneath the tension
On their debut album, the Irish band display the breadth of their sound and the strength of their voice.
★★★★½
Scattered Purgatory (破地獄) drop ambient metal fever dream ‘Post Purgatory’
The duo share their fourth album via Guruguru Brain.
Joyce Manor return with hard hitting album ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’
After four years away, the South Bay trio return with a refined evolution of their signature sound.
★★★★½
Mandy, Indiana drop new album ‘URGH’
The band’s second album is a satisfying representation of healing through screaming.
★★★★★
Henry Grace goes from solo to frontman with 2nd album ‘Things Are Moving All Around Me’
The British musician brings in a full band on his second full-length, co-produced with Mystery Jets’ Blaine Harrison.
★★★★☆
Jenny on Holiday shares debut solo album ‘Quicksand Heart’
One half of Let’s Eat Grandma goes solo on her first full length.
★★★★☆
Searows releases captivating new album ‘Death in the Business of Whaling’
The Portland-based artist uses literary and film references to create a world that’s both fantastical and all-too-real.
Growth proves fitting to A$AP Rocky on ‘Don’t Be Dumb’
A plethora of established artists and multi-genre switch ups can please all on A$AP Rocky’s long-awaited return.
★★★☆☆