Will Fitzpatrick
Far too self-aware for her own good, Crutchfield is nonetheless becoming one of indie rock’s finest songwriters – it’s a privilege to witness this talent as it continues to bloom.
8y
There’s a raw tenderness here that keeps the tale under Yoni and Geti’s redoubtable spell.
10y
Direct, honest and powerful, Patch The Sky can only win you over, slowly but surely.
10y
Never alarming, never challenging but always effortlessly attuned to the dusty hum of who they are, Nada Surf are a faded favourite t-shirt; an overnight stay in your childhood bed; a comforting glimpse at your past that throbs with nostalgia while burning brightly with the knowledge of how much you've changed and how far you've come.
10y
Not every track is gold and some are cackhanded ... but even so, this existential howl against cruelty and injustice lends itself to some admirably infectious punk rock with enjoyable delusions of new wave grandeur.
11y
If this isn’t their finest work, it certainly packs their heftiest punch thus far.
11y
The Twerps’ influences may belie their Melbourne roots, but Range Anxiety is bigger and brighter than mere geography could ever hope to be.
11y
Alvvays’ sumptuously pretty pop glistens with hazy reverb and insouciant jangles, recalling yer La Seras and yer Dum Dum Girlses without really sounding too much like either of them.
11y
Manhattan certainly has its moments ... but ultimately this strand of indie felt tired and hollow a decade ago, and nothing’s changed. Time to move on, lads.
12y
‘Lonerism’ commits neither to pop nor blissed-out transcendence. Instead, a joyous sense of imagination proves to be its own reward.
13y
Bookended by snippets of crackling fireworks, the aptly-titled 'Celebration Rock' is big on anthems, euphoria and fistpumping rock'n'roll thrills.
11y
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