David Pollock

The Twilight Sad - IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE
Record Collector
80
There are moments of relative sonic reserve here (the understated The Ceiling Underground; the lithe indie-pop of Inhospitable/Hospital; the bending shoegaze riff of Chestwound To The Chest), but – as with the tumultuous finale of TV People Still Throwing TVs At People – it’s an album which is largely turned up to 11, emotionally and sonically.
Andrew Wasylyk - Irreparable Parables
Record Collector
80
Everyone should sample the work of this hidden gem.
Hen Ogledd - DISCOMBOBULATED
Record Collector
80
Hen Ogledd make music on their fifth album which feels rooted in something more timeless than simple pop.
The Mountain Goats - Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan
Record Collector
80
Start casting the stage version now.
The Charlatans - We Are Love
Record Collector
60
It’s an album which follows a similar blueprint to most of their others.
Richard Ashcroft - Lovin’ You
Record Collector
60

Elements of it are among the boldest, most enjoyable experiments of his career ... There are clunkers too.

Idlewild - Idlewild
Record Collector
80
There’s also a shinier, more recent 80s aesthetic shot through on (I Can’t Help) Back Then You Found Me and the epic final End with Sunrise, for a catchy and affecting portrait of the many ages of Idlewild across one album.
Biffy Clyro - Futique
Record Collector
80
Caledonian rock veterans sound reinvigorated.
Kieran Hebden - 41 Longfield Street Late '80s
Record Collector
80
While this long-gestating album bears very little for those artists' fans to immediately relate to, it conjures something new and different instead.
Alison Goldfrapp - Flux
Record Collector
80
Electro-house queen continues to dominate the dancefloor.
Self Esteem - A Complicated Woman
Record Collector
80

The whole record is a sonic trip, a conceptual journey through existentialism to shaky self-acceptance.

bdrmm - Microtonic
Record Collector
80
There's also a powerful, invigorating beauty about their best work yet.

June Playlist