Category: Alternative Rock

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs: “Cool It Down” Album Review – Thunderous nine-year return

  May 7

  2022’s Cool It Down is a lightning in a bottle. A magic eight-track collection, it implores you to embrace YYY’s beauty and power. Cowards, here’s the sun … so bow… more ›

• Avalon Emerson: “& the Charm” Album Review – Former DJ shoe-ins with dreamy debut

  May 2

  Emerson drops the DJ booth altogether for a shot at cornerstone dream-pop. OVERVIEW Emerson is not your typical razor-sharp DJ. Carrying you to all corners of dance from blissed-out house… more ›

• The National: “First Two Pages of Frankenstein” Album Review – Concise ninth with A-list roster

  Apr 30

  Reel back your 1818 text of everyone’s favourite monster – but this creation is more hopeful than a despairing one. The indie rock collectives’ ninth studio album was not an… more ›

• Enter Shikari: “A Kiss for the Whole World” Album Review – a blaze of euphoric bangers

  Apr 21

  Brazen-red and alive for a world in crisis: signs of a triumphant Shikari return. Be my fire lily, on the blackened ground (pls) set me on fire OVERVIEW When the… more ›

• The Return of Foo Fighters: “But Here We Are”

  Apr 19

  On the 19th April, Foo Fighters have announced a bittersweet return to the ether of music with their first taste of new music since the passing of beloved drummer Taylor… more ›