MUSIC FOR PSYCHEDELIC THERAPY: beautiful, authentic ambience from JON HOPKINS
While it’s easy to mock ambient, it can’t diminish Jon Hopkins' Music For Psychedelic Therapy from being a simply beautiful album.
While it’s easy to mock ambient, it can’t diminish Jon Hopkins' Music For Psychedelic Therapy from being a simply beautiful album.
Bullet For My Valentine's return as "Bullet 2.0" for their new self-titled album propels them to the top of the UK metal scene.
Things Take Time, Take Time, the third album from Courtney Barnett, offers a more adventurous tweak to her formula.
London Scene/Live! With Ginger Baker's reissues celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fela Kuti's first recordings, showcasing his distinctive style.
After a series of excellent singles, we finally have a full-length album from Hard Feelings - a slinky, slick collection that wears its influences on its sleeve.
Open The Gates, the third album by American jazz quintet Irreversible Entanglements, utilises melody to sublime effect.
No surprises on The War on Drugs' I Don't Live Here Anymore, but their Springsteen-inspired formula still works a charm.
Boston-based Marissa Nadler’s ninth solo album is melodic and mystical. Her ethereal voice mesmerises the listener and makes lyrics about murder, suicide and prison breaks seem palatable.
Mastodon's eighth album, Hushed and Grim is more intricate and delicate but sadly, also far too bloated - rarely playing to their strengths.
Acoustic Hymns, Vol. 1 offers Richard Ashcroft fans much of the same they've heard before - though perhaps not quite as advertised.
30 years on, Tori Amos is still delivering
familiar but fresh albums like Ocean to Ocean, which adds a deeper groove to her sound.
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE AFRO CLUSTER The Reach (self-released) I know it’s only February, but I’m confident in stating that I have found my album …