POM POKO soar with CHAMPION: an energetic and inventive indie rock gem
Norwegian four-piece Pom Poko already have 2021’s excellent Cheater in their discography, and third album Champion should earn them more fans again.
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OSEES: punk meets new wave in fantastical sonic adventure, SORCS 80
OSees' SORCS 80 is a gonzoid marriage of A Foul Form’s Crass-y punk and the accessible new wave of precursor album, Intercepted Message.
BIG IDEAS from REMI WOLF: an explosive mix of genres & hooks for big pop thinkers
With a heap of singalong choruses, offbeam melodies and genre mashups, Big Ideas is perfect pop for big thinkers from Remi Wolf.
Whispers of change: former BELLE & SEBASTIAN member ISOBEL CAMPBELL delivers gentle power on new solo album
Isobel Campbell documents the pressing concerns of these turbulent times on new album Bow To Love.
EELS album review: a journey through heart, space, and time
Matters of the heart, space and time prevail on this umpteenth Eels album, Eels Time!, and optimism and sangfroid shine through.
PORIJ rise from ones to watch to ones to beat with debut album TEETHING
Porij have built up hype and a good following in the last two years, and their debut LP Teething delivers on this promise.
IRON & WINE’s LIGHT VERSE: a timeless blend of intimacy & adventure
Light Verse, the seventh album from Sam Beam's Iron & Wine, is yet another gorgeous, life-affirming, beautiful suite of timeless music.
Breakthrough grime-rockers BOB VYLAN are moshpit-friendly poets of our time on HUMBLE AS THE SUN
London duo Bob Vylan follow up a breakhrough year with Humble As The Sun, an LP fusing rock, rap and politics to moshpit-friendly effect.
SHABAZZ PALACES beam hip-hop from a distant galaxy via EXOTIC BIRDS OF PREY
If you’re looking for evidence that aliens are here, start with Shabazz Palaces, beaming hip-hop from a distant galaxy on new album, Exotic Birds Of Prey.
JAMES BLAKE’s sixth album captures transformative wonder
Embark on an electronica odyssey with James Blake's latest LP Playing Robots Into Heaven, which explores sonic transformations and genre experimentation.
With echoes of ST VINCENT, WILLIE J HEALEY journies into soulful 70s melodies
Willie J Healey's soulful album Bunny evokes the 70s AOR era, with sweet soul and funk influences and nostalgic melodies.
DANGER MOUSE AND JEMINI team for solid hip-hop album with timeless appeal
A new collaboration from Danger Mouse & Jemini makes Born Again a solid hip-hop album that resonates in today's age.