An ode to ugliness, imperfection, awkwardness and tragedy, Joy as an Act of Resistance represents everything great and exciting about rising band IDLES as their share their point of view with disgrace, catharsis and lots of fury. The structure of the album is almost impeccable, I must say it, the way every track leads to the other makes for a very unexpected and diverse palette of songs, even if by the end it seems the production goes a bit predictable. The writing is really good, tons better ... read more

Even if it's not as cinematic and epic as it's previous efforts nor cohesive or grand, High as Hope presents itself as a breath of air with enough interesting ideas to maintain the beautiful and affecting work by this band. This time around the production feels more pale, like they tried to go for something more subtle and less extravagant, however I think this is for a benefit of the band because it really shines a whole new spectrum in their career. The album is filled with moments of pain ... read more

I really have to say that I prefer this new direction, while Bonito Generation had some great tracks and it was catchy as hell, it felt kinda non genuine, on the other hand Time 'n' place feels more straight forward, more experimental and more risky. I really love the shoegazy vibes, the whole story that comes with their families, the lost pet and the time traveling thing with speaking to your future self, it all comes around to have something really unique and very impressive regarding their ... read more

It's not even the spanish lyrics or the flamenco base which the whole project unfolds... it's the soul that feels so clear and solid within every single track, it's the story that Rosalía tell which makes this so alluring and one of the most interesting projects of the year. I know I've said this about a lot of records of 2018, but I feel like this is such a milestone for the spanish singer, I haven't hear Los Ángeles yet, however I think she's really giving it all in these ... read more