Greg Hyde

No One Was Driving The Car represents a strong return to the guitar-driven, fictional, but nonetheless moving terrain of La Dispute’s third (and best) album following the more personal and pastoral Panorama.

The band have clearly honed and developed their musicianship and songwriting abilities in recent years, to the effect that these are some of their best songs. Lonely People With Power is Deafheaven’s best album yet, and one that serves as a snapshot of a band at the peak of their powers.

She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She is Wolfe’s best album for some time. The album’s music and vocals reflect its underlying theme well. It is clear when listening to the album after learning of Wolfe’s intended vision for it that she has executed it greatly.

What Do We Do Now has some interesting moments on its first side, but quite a bit of it does feel leaden and lacking in energy.

Overall, although there is quite a bit of filler on Rabbit Rabbit, the album does contain some enjoyable songs, with Dupuis and Molholt demonstrating their obvious talents for solid guitar riffs at several points.

Benefits unleash their furious invective on the state of the nation with NAILS.

Whilst it may be musically less satisfying than An’s second album, her haunting vocals make it even more effective than that record in terms of immersing the listener in a doom-laden atmosphere.

MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning, features some undeniably affecting vocals, but it has an inconsistent mood and is tinnily produced.

I Love To Lie is an impressive debut album that augurs well for Lowertown’s future material.