Eamon Sweeney
A big, bold, confident-sounding record. Wild God is the best conventional (for want of a better word) Bad Seeds album in a very long time.
1y
Picture of Bunny Rabbit is another beautifully understated but bravely adventurous suite of songs and instrumentals.
2y
Sydney band’s concept album is about a rock star, a scientist and a device which extracts thoughts and makes them into music.
3y
The haunting organ-based title track of The Sacrificial Code is probably a more palatable place to start, but Malone’s latest long-form sonic excursion will enthral adventurous listeners.
3y
Ultimately, this doesn’t sound like a long goodbye from one of heavy metal’s foremost heroes and founding fathers, but a playful, defiant and gloriously over-the-top statement that screams the show must go on.
3y
Arkhon is an impressively solid album, if sometimes lacking in originality. It confirms the place of Zola Jesus in the pantheon of dark and slightly twisted contemporary pop.
3y
The nine tracks on Pompeii constitute a pleasingly coherent collection that forms its own sonic universe, confirming not onlythat Cate Le Bon is as good as everyone makes her out to be, but that she’s even better.
4y
The Overload is genius in its simplicity and effectiveness.
4y
Infinite Granite is a surprising record for all the right reasons. A brave statement of intent from a band refusing to stand still.
4y
The beauty of Cavalcade is that for all its surreal strangeness, this is a remarkably focused and coherent album. It should hopefully illuminate the gradual dawn of our brave new post-pandemic world.
5y
Former Vann Music man delivers a haunting rumination on nature and the meaning of life.
5y
Pale Waves should secure another top-10 hit and cement their position as one of the few current guitar bands that resonate with a young, 21st-century audience.
5y
Donegal singer reclaims the era-defining Radiohead album from the boring blokes.
5y
Great songs sandwiched between the disposable and cartoonish.
5y
A star-studded and emotionally charged rock extravaganza.
3y
It lacks the sparkle of Shura or Billie Eilish, but is still an accomplished effort.
5y
Further ends on another high note with the charming Doors, a slightly psyche and progressive tune that stays true to the core Hawley sound.
5y
Orville Peck has his moments, but drowns them in a questionable alter ego, which renders some songs unlistenable.
3y
Buckinghamshire artist Amber Bain has some good ideas, but it’s mostly insipid.
3y
Carney's emergence on Bare is an exquisite joy to behold, a gorgeous song cycle that runs the whole gamut of life, love and loss. This brilliant Anglo-Irish artist is just starting to bloom. Expect the name Rosie Carney to strongly feature in the Irish music of the future.
3mo
The Coral have hit a mid-career high on Move Through The Dawn, and given their prolific work rate, there is no stopping them now.
5y
David Byrne returns with a hopeful collection of songs to restore our faith in the world.
3y
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