David Murphy
Adding curlicues and complexities to popular song forms, the London outfit’s anticipated debut is big and clever.
2y
Bucolic, understated indie folk from London sextet offers some delightful tunes and quite lovely vocals.
2y
Edinburgh producer’s cardigan-cosy debut album offers up a good clutch of serotonin triggers sprinkled across its tracks.
2y
Taking the cloud tunnel bliss of the best shoegaze and adding some pure pop pleasure, this is less cinema for the ears and more dream visions for the soul.
2y
John Lydon and co return with an 11th album that ranges from fine-fettle rollicking to notable poignancy.
2y
That voice and lush arrangements recall that breed of vintage soul vocalists who balance suave sophistication with gut-wrenching emotion: Smokey Robinson, Al Green and, especially, Marvin Gaye.
2y
Sinister bass grooves, slave-gallery drums and portentous bleakness: Michael Gira and co are back.
2y
The brothers Mael are incorporating new sounds and concepts, whilst still sounding exactly like themselves. They’re a band we should all embrace.
3y
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt’s first album in 24 years faces off chilly delicacy with radio-friendly tracks, with mysteries and subtleties to discover that demand repeat listens.
3y
If the album is a horrific film of conflict and destruction, this is the hopeful tone of the end credits. Let’s hope for a sequel soon.
3y
By this point, nobody should be surprised if Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn are still spitting and firing in another 10 years.
3y
Collaborators including Actress, Fat White Family and Weyes Blood show up for a roster that stretches from eloquent electronica via sleazy indie to dilated-pupil neo-psychedelia.
3y
The south Londoners’ wonderfully enigmatic follow-up to New Long Leg feels more collage than essay, the poetic cheek by jowl with the preposterous.
3y
A pleasing, mature release that begins with a vintage mobile disco vibe before progressing to restrained and introspective keyboard contemplations.
3y
The Minneapolis act’s perfectly paced latest collection could be used to teach students classic album structure methodology.
4y
The duo’s recordings based on the works of the Polish polymath work best as tributes both to him and other electronic music pioneers of the mid-20th century.
4y
Dan Bejar’s latest is perplexing, intriguing, sometimes infuriating, but rarely less than intoxicating.
4y
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