Album Reviews
Westside Cowboy release their highly-anticipated debut album ‘It Goes On’
The Manchester indie sensations have arrived with their explosive and addictive debut album.
★★★★★
Hovvdy share their 6th album ‘Big World’
The alt-country duo are back with their most ambitious and cohesive collection of songs yet.
★★★★½
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard further indulge their psytrance obsession on ‘Alien Metal’
They’ve flirted with almost every genre imaginable; now the Aussie alt-rockers plunge even deeper into the world of psychedelic trance.
★★☆☆☆
Shannon Lay shares 5th album ‘Past The Veil’
The singer-songwriter has released her latest album.
★★★★☆
The Rolling Stones let loose on latest triumph ‘Foreign Tongues’
3 years on from ‘Hackney Diamonds’, the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band team up with Paul McCartney, Robert Smith and Steve Winwood for another honky-tonk rock spectacular.
★★★★½
‘BODY TRANSMISSION’ displays MAQUINA.’s evolution into an even grittier and heavier sound
The band’s third album somehow crosses the borders between dance and hard rock, creating a metal-fused masterpiece.
Man/Woman/Chainsaw share debut ‘Cannonball’
The London-based six-piece deliver a debut worthy of the hype.
★★★★½
Brighton’s newest Krautrock outfit Oral Habit share punk-fused debut ‘A Broken Chord’
The band’s highly anticipated debut album delivers on all fronts.
The Menzingers drop 8th album ‘Everything I Ever Saw’
The Pennsylvania punk band strike the perfect balance between being nostalgic and driving forward on their eighth album.
★★★★★
Myer U Clark shares debut album ‘Tinderbox’
The folk singer shares the wonderfully strange debut.
★★★★☆
Olivia Rodrigo’s commitment to the naivety of youthful love shines true on her 3rd album
‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ displays a shift to a more calculated confessional narrative.
★★★★½
The Hanging Stars share their 6th album ‘Just A Day’
The London-based four-piece’s new album is soaked in a psychedelic haze.
★★★☆☆
Lal Tuna’s debut album ‘Don’t Forget Me’ is an imperative listen for post-punk enthusiasts
The Turkish art student blends and bends genres in a hazy, shoegazey melting pot in this triumphant first release.
★★★★½
Sean Solomon releases ‘The World Is Not Good Enough’
The Los Angeles singer-songwriter shares a fully realised debut release.
Ololon returns with new album ‘Fazu'ulian Exiles’
The independent release follows up 2025’s ‘Oximia'ades Nepos & the Fasijik College of Fazu'ul’.
★★★★☆
Chris Brain shares new album ‘Red Sun Rising’
The Yorkshire-based musician delivers an exceptional offering.
The Lemon Twigs perfect their sunlit retro pop on their 6th album ‘Look For Your Mind!’
Filled with jangling 12-strings, lush harmonies and flashes of psychedelia, the brothers continue to channel the spirit of ‘60s and ‘70s nostalgia while sharpening their own distinct voice.
★★★★★
‘Electric Love’ is here to act as the soulful soundtrack to your summer
Brother Wallace’s debut album finally lands — and it’s just as full of energy and powerful vocals as we’d all hoped.
★★★★½
big long sun’s latest album is for the dreamers
‘love songs and spiritual recollections’ takes on a whimsical angle in Brighton’s eight-piece indie outfit’s latest release.
★★★★☆
Basement return with 1st new record in over 8 years
‘WIRED’ is a welcome return to form.
★★★★☆