Vashti Bunyan live review: an emotional celebration of an underrated genius
A beautiful night.
New Music Archives: 04/2024
Cloud Nothings – ‘Final Summer’ album review: a masterclass in pure songwriting
Another brilliant opus from this generation’s most underrated artist.
A Certain Ratio – ‘It All Comes Down To This’ album review: funk-ridden electronic innovation
Their 13th studio album…
Local Natives – ‘But I’ll Wait For You’ album review: over-polished and outdated indie
Harmonies that don’t quite hit.
Melvins – ‘Tarantula Heart’ album review: classic alt-rockers still going strong
Some amazing songs.
Pillow Queens – ‘Name Your Sorrow’ album review: a complex web of musical excellence
“Will we ever live so intensely again?”
Seagoth – ‘How To Stay Wide Awake’ album review: a dreamworld of infinite weightlessness
A seamless blend of life’s dark and light tropes.
Clarissa Connelly – ‘World of Work’ album review: timeless and vital experimental folk
Fantastic experimental folk.
Metz – ‘Up on Gravity Hill’ album review: the resounding sound of a band pushing on
An expansive effort.
The Reds, Pinks & Purples – ‘Unwishing Well’ album review: the centre cannot hold
Dreaminess and nightmares.