Helen Clarke
This is a deeply personal album; it’s the sound and pen of an artist who’s grown up in the public eye rewriting – or reaffirming – her identity. But that honesty sometimes comes at a cost. It’s heavy stuff, that at times feels more like an emotional release than an album she wants people to enjoy.
7y
Golden stands alongside her classic records; in a world of disposable music, Kylie’s return is welcome and shows how slick, smart pop music should be done.
8y
Evans The Death have come of age and produced an album that sounds like them, only lots, lots better.
11y
A gorgeously warm, fuzzy album by a man wise – and sad – beyond his tender years, there’s plenty to love he
13y
There are rewards to be had for perseverance but, just like before, we’re left wishing they’d loosen up a bit.
13y
There are some strong singles which are bound to bounce around throughout the summer, but what comes next will be interesting
14y
Despite the obvious comparisons, it's not a case of simply replicating bands or sounds; above all else Field Music are rock fans who absorb and remould the noises they love.
14y
Beneath the toe-tapping slices of traditional country and folk are heartbreakingly sad lyrics that defy the Soderbergs’ ages
14y
They're consistent, and for those who want another dose of warm, cosy fluff, this will do the trick.
14y
Theirs is an easily digestible, less angst-ridden take on grunge, with a fizzing, infectious youthfulness to it.
15y
It might not be the explosion many were hoping for, but Progress sees Take That exploring and experimenting.
12y
Who, deep down doesn't love Kylie? Sure, there was a time when she was genuinely a bit naff - the dreg ends of the Stock, Aitken and Waterman era, for example; and 2007's X was just plain forgettable. But somewhere, throughout the past two decades, there's something for even the most stoney faced pop fan.
15y
They might be just 18 months old (as a band - they're not toddlers, despite their babyfaces), but this self-titled debut album from The Drums has felt a long time coming. It's been a whole six months, or a third of their life, since they were shortlisted for the BBC Sound Of 2010 award but there have been just a few spectacular gigs to tease and whet our appetite since, and the only recordings to tide us over have been a couple of singles and an EP, released last September. So now it's D-Day, and all eyes, and ears, are on the New York four-piece to see if they can live up to the hype.
15y
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