Lausse the Cat is quite simply the UK's best kept secret.

The storytelling on this album is impeccable from front to back; you're floating off into a fantasy dreamworld not far removed from a kids' theatre show, but you're dragged back down to earth again and again by lyrics that give a rugged assessment of life plagued by addiction, loneliness and apathy towards society. A juxtaposition that makes clear that some of us may not be truly living, but are instead floating ... read more

On every single listen of this album, it absolutely me away on so many levels; it is one of those rare experiences in a project that is near-perfect both musically and emotionally. Having only really heard MGMT's super-hits and not dived into their full-length projects, Loss of Life and its accompanying singles felt like a more placid ride, the introspection of one tackling the highs and lows of everyday life: birth, love, joy, death, grief, the works. Yet the music doesn't tend to ... read more

Simply put, the production on this record is immaculate. Budd Dwyer did a fantastic job on every single beat, and in doing so made $crim and Ruby's job of adding the vocals relatively easy. Not that they went any lighter on this front either; often-distorted synth loops layered over penetrating drums compete head to head with the aggressively delivered bars for the limelight throughout. There is no shortage of more thought-provoking commentary to go along with the more standard lines- Ruby's ... read more

The build up to this album gave me massive expectations for Kamasi to fulfil here, and yet he somehow surpassed them with ease. I was interested to see how the released singles, which are brilliant pieces of music in their own right, fell into the story of the album.
Lesanu is a hard-hitting entrance into the atmosphere of the project, with wild virtuosic sections on piano and then sax which seamlessly blend together. Asha the First combines this vibe with hip-hop vocals from Taj and Ras ... read more