Tag: album review

• Comfort: “What’s Bad Enough?” Album Review – Punk has some newcomers

  May 4

  In an industry where playlists are king, and aesthetic rules, Comfort are not unconcerned with fitting in. As they thread the line between blistering punk, magnetising synth-lines and cathartic lyricism,… 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 ›

• Mac DeMarco: “One Wayne G” Album Review – (1)99 ways to leave your lover

  Apr 23

  DeMarco releases 199 songs, which is 9 and a half hours of new music. No, you heard that right. I vaguely listening to DeMarco and his work before. Cast your… 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 ›