Sheherazaad – ‘Qasr’ album review: A testament to defying genre
Beautiful minute for minute.
New Music Archives: 02/2024
Mannequin Pussy – ‘I Got Heaven’ album review: the most distilled version of the band yet
A masterful body of work.
Everything Everything – ‘Mountainhead’ album review: An overblown yet loose concept
Trying to be too smart?
Faye Webster – ‘Underdressed at the Symphony’ album review: More lyrical longing and lush instrumentation
“Going to the symphony was almost like therapy for me.”
Yard Act – ‘Where’s My Utopia’ album review: Trying to have fun before the inevitable cull
“Why was I wondering what wankers would make of album II?”
Pissed Jeans – ‘Half Divorced’ album review: punk rebellion for an ageing audience
The album struggles to find an original note.
The Mortal Prophets on the five songs that inspired ‘Hell or High Water’
“Lurking deep in our reptilian minds.”
Mary Timony – ‘Untame the Tiger’ album review: Good old-fashioned rock infused with transcendental sentiment
A gorgeous return from the guitar hero.
