Sam Walker-Smart
At seventy minutes, it is their most expansive statement yet, and it carries the weight of that ambition without once buckling under it.
2w
It’s been a long wait for new Barnett material, but it’s been worth it. By deftly combining angular rhythms, spiky guitars and moments of lush indie pop, she’s managed to marry her ever-maturing songwriting and trademark lyricism into something that genuinely resonates — but is also just damn fun to listen to.
2mo
This is a perfect Sunday morning record. Put it on and you can almost feel your pulse slow, the noise of the week dissolving in real time.
7mo
Once again, they’ve landed on the magic formula: that coming-of-age, memory-soaked, danceable indie we can’t help but love. And for that—fair dinkum, boys. Fair dinkum.
9mo
With only one relatively short album used as a basis for the comp, there’s some repetition over the course of the deluxe edition’s tracklist. It’s a relatively small squabble, though, an unavoidable conceptual one. ‘Mixes Of A Lost World’, for the most part, is a varied, refreshing listen.
12mo
‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’ is Michelle Zauner’s most mature offering to date, and one that grows on you with every listen. This is a record to get lost in, an album to soundtrack your moments of reflection. Bewitching, bold and most importantly fresh territory.
1y
As solo records go, Mayberry’s first is fun and often touching, but like many before, it is trying to find its identity.
1y
A freakier return from the Ozzy noisemakers.
1y
‘I Blow Out Big Candles’ is a fun time that hints at something very exciting next time around.
1y
There was an inkling in Cureheads’ hearts that frontman Robert Smith still had another grand, heart-breaking statement in him… and they weren’t wrong.
1y
The synth-pop outfit impresses with a muscular third album.
1y
This is a stunning return that makes us more excited for the whole package.
1y
‘Someday, Now’ is a pretty perfect progression from ‘Return.’ It’s bolder, more individual, and, dare we say, more fun. Wonky indie-pop that’s built to soundtrack these strange days we find ourselves in.
1y
With ‘…Sparklemuffin’, Waterhouse reinforces her skill as a lyricist while proudly displaying her influences on her sleeve. It’s an album that glosses over its faults by never staying still too long. It’s the LP equivalent of a 30-somethings playlist: a little electro-pop here, some folk there, and all the varied charm of a morning with Radio 6 Music.
1y
Album thirteen not only acts as the best thing The Pumpkins has released in over a decade but also an exciting indicator of things hopefully to come – a welcome surprise from one of rocks most unpredictable acts.
1y
The La Luz we knew is dead, but in its place is a band well-timed to enjoy the full-blown psych explosion that’s grabbed the indie world these past few years.
2y
It is an intriguing new chapter in the Villagers story that will reward listeners who spend some real time unwrapping it properly.
2y