Tag: alternative

• King Krule: “Space Heavy” Album Review – woozy jazz-punk enters a new dark age

  Jun 14

  The jagged swoon of KING Krule’s (Archy Marshall) no wave armaggedon jazz-punk lends a new ear with his fourth: SPACE HEAVY. Despite what crisis he finds himself in, a King… more ›

• Sleep Token: “Take Me Back To Eden” Album Review – UK’s most anonymous pushes metal boundaries

  May 20

  WOrship. A monolith epic of post- rock/metal monstrosity that sees them at their most audacious. OVERVIEW Like many here, once we heard Sleep Token, it seemed we were hooked. The… more ›

• BC Camplight: “The Last Rotation Of Earth” Album Review – his final epilogue…

  May 18

  After taking stock from his album release show at Rough Trade Notts last night (that I missed), we draw a bath and get cosy with Camplight’s latest. Oddly appetising American… more ›

• 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 ›

• 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 ›