Benjamin Booker – ‘Lower’ album review: a dream-like masterclass
Fantastic.
New Music Archives: 01/2025
Mogwai – ‘The Bad Fire’ album review: operatic in its unwavering composition
An exceptional piece of music.
Perfect Chicken – ‘Pecking Order’ album review: absurdist regressive rock from Middlesborough
Madness, utter madness.
Neil Young releases Pyramid Stage-ready anthem, ‘Big Change Is Coming’
An oddly neutral political anthem.
Songhoy Blues – ‘Héritage’ album review: less power, but as vital as ever
Stripped-back but not lacking bite.
Sophie Jamieson – ‘I Still Want To Share’ album review: poetic lyricism and narrative unpredictability
A triumph in emotional confidence.
Lambrini Girls – ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’ album review: punk politics for the social media age
“Don’t believe the hype…”