Ben Broyd

Flea - Honora
Clash
80
In ‘Honora’, Flea has found a way to redefine his humble musical roots, far from a vanity project, it’s a deeply considered, richly textured body of work. His debut project is a captivating moment from a musician reconnecting with the very essence of why he started in the first place, and an artist still chasing new meanings in his rich age.
bar italia - Some Like It Hot
Clash
80
'Some Like It Hot’ is the culmination of the band’s potent transformation, a collection of guitar-heavy, emotionally rich, and firmly articulated tracks, that no longer shy away from the spotlight but instead hunger for it.
KETTAMA - Archangel
Clash
80

A genre-smashing, emotionally rich body of work that cements his status as one of underground music’s most vital new voices.

For Those I Love - Carving the Stone
Clash
80
‘Carving The Stone’ is an honest, yet occasionally brutal, portrait of modern life in Dublin, it’s raw, poetic, and politically charged. Balfe crafts meaning from contradiction, occasionally finding hope in grief, beauty in predictability, and art in the grey areas between memory and loss.
Obongjayar - Paradise Now
Clash
70
The Nigerian artist's second album is both an interior retelling and a maximalist, genre-blurring experience.
Courting - Lust for Life, Or: How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story
Clash
70
‘Lust For Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’ is infectious, driven by passion and fun, yet built with clear intentions. Everything Courting have done has been constructed up until this point, and executed with the band’s exact visions in mind from start to finish.
Marie Davidson - City of Clowns
Clash
80

Davidson’s latest record is detailed through raw sounding synths, hard hitting basslines, and arguably the artist’s best work to date, utilising the project’ to explore aspects of her sound that hadn’t been touched upon before.

John Glacier - Like A Ribbon
Clash
90
Dating back to childhood, John Glacier had often considered herself as ‘particular’, and someone who knew exactly what she wanted, and with her latest body of work, the artist is moving forward in this exceptional journey taking her to exactly where her mind has manifested itself to.
Moonchild Sanelly - Full Moon
Clash
70
Closing the album out, it becomes clear that Moonchild Sanelly takes a more reflective approach to the project, one that is undoubtedly her strongest to date.
slowthai - UGLY
Gigwise
80

With guests ranging from Fontaines DC, Shygirl and long-term producer Kwes Darko, the album is by far his most accomplished to date. You’d be hard pressed to find an artist more complete than Slowthai in the industry right now.

JID - The Forever Story
Clash
80
JID’s latest release is a wonderful insight into the rapper’s formative years, and ultimately through the introspective manner allows for an enthralling listen. Through ‘The Forever Story’ JID has claimed his seat at the prestigious table of Atlantan greats.
Horsegirl - Versions of Modern Performance
Gigwise
70

The future is seriously bright for Horsegirl, and they have every reason to be optimistic when they are curating such a beautifully unique sound as evident in Versions of Modern Performance.

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