The Beths – ‘Straight Line Was a Lie’ album review: a poppy hug from your Kiwi pals
Sweet and serene.
Album Reviews Archives: 08/2025
Chartreuse – ‘Bless You and Be Well’ album review: whimsy indie with a piercing heart
Turning tragedy into triumph.
The Hives – ‘The Hives Forever Forever The Hives’ album review: A band that won’t ever relent
They’re not going to stop any time soon.
Modern Nature – ‘The Heat Warps’ album review: Bringing much needed structure to the studio jam
The right balance of intent and freedom.
CMAT: ‘Euro-Country’ album review: Taking it seriously, giving it everything
The voice of a generation.
Superchunk – ‘Songs In The Key Of Yikes’ album review: Is this what rebellion sounds like?
“Why aren’t you dancing along?”
Wolf Alice – ‘The Clearing’ album review: the 1970s and 2020s are having a lovechild
Wolf Alice’s best album yet.
Mac DeMarco – ‘Guitar’ album review: A pony that needs a new trick
It’s ‘Guitar’, and not a huge amount else.
Laufey – ‘A Matter of Time’ album review: More modern standards from a future great
Take the rules and modernise them.