Album Reviews
by Graeme Marsh
An echo of past glories from the sometime Fleetwood Mac guitarist
by Graeme Marsh
The Scots’ best album to date delivers on their promise to stand head and shoulders above an already impressive back catalogue
by Ben Devlin
Ryan Lee West’s seventh album is a serious work from an intriguing producer whose use of dynamics are masterful and nuanced
by Sam Walker-Smart
A double album of orphaned compositions from various projects circa 2009-2021, these little sonic postcards are a joy to get lost in, and never outstay their welcome
by Michael Hubbard
The sometime dubstep pop queen’s first London headline gig in five years debuts a laid-back vibe
by John Murphy
An album of Nick Cave covers by Wayne Coyne’s merry crew and a teenager from Yorkshire. Does it work?
by David Murphy
Honesty and likeable simplicity permeate through sturdy songs that sound as though they’re built to stand tall and resilient in a buffeting Devon wind
by Graeme Marsh
Demonstrating a strong sense of moving forward, this duo sound like all your favourite bands rolled up in one
by Sam Walker-Smart
The LA artist’s second album is nighttime music, tunes for neon-soaked streets and lost lovers, with a reflective aura in which to get lost in
by Graeme Marsh
The most intimate and in many ways bravest of her albums to date
by Michael Hubbard
Intended as an 80th birthday celebration, this retrospective brought together music and musicians from across 50 years of an artistic giant’s career
by Ben Hogwood
There are subtleties at work in Pip Brown’s multi-layered songs that make the album format well suited to her work
by Ben Hogwood
He remains the troubadour with itchy feet, arriving to stay the night but already with one eye on the next day’s departure
by Matt Cotsell
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Souvenir with a loving crowd, the band belie their name by shining a decadent light on the know-it-all glories of youth
by Steven Johnson
This debut by the Tunisian percussionist is a reminder of music’s ability to transcend cultural boundaries and open up new worlds
by John Murphy
It has taken over a decade to arrive, but this second outing from one of rock’s less likely pairings is an undoubted triumph, proving the old adage that opposites attract
by Matt Cotsell
The south Londoners bring Drunk Tank Pink to the coast in bacchanalian, destructive style
by John Murphy
A warm, comforting and sincere record that many of us need after the last two years welcomes the light back
by David Murphy
Musician and producer Martin “Youth” Glover’s first foray under his own name, despite a career lasting over 40 years
by Ben Hogwood
The Depeche Mode frontman’s third album with the duo is a darkly-coloured cabaret set where covering other people’s songs is the explicit aim
by Matt Cotsell
The Brighton festival was better than measly fireworks: with Yard Act, Scalping and Pillow Queens on the bill, this was dynamite, and the directions for where to stick it
Lindsey Buckingham – Lindsey Buckingham
