Lorna Irvine

Lorna Irvine is a Glasgow based arts critic with a profound fear of marzipan.

Reviews: 61

Other Articles: 1

Peter Bibby Marge

Peter Bibby’s Dog Act
Marge

Slacker rock for 2020 gets scuzzy

Bill Callahan - Gold Record

Bill Callahan
Gold Record

Mellow gold from Smog singer-songwriter and pals

LA Witch Play With Fire

LA Witch
Play With Fire

Second album from California trio feels like a real revelation

Oscar Jerome Breathe Deep

Oscar Jerome
Breathe Deep

If ever there was an album exploring our societal dichotomy for 2020, it’s ‘Breathe Deep’ […]

Crack Cloud - Pain Olympics

Crack Cloud
Pain Olympics

One of the year’s most significant debut albums, and albums in general

Beths Jump Rope Gazers

The Beths
Jump Rope Gazers

New Zealand band’s second album is rather lovely, if too polished

Wesley Gonzalez - Appalling Human

Wesley Gonzalez
Appalling Human

Ex Let’s Wrestle man channels some unexpected bits of the 80s

Sebastian Tellier Domesticated

Sébastien Tellier
Domesticated

Playful to the point of parody, Frenchman’s seventh album lacks finesse

Ben Seal

Interview

Ben Seal

Fife composer talks lockdown living and power ballads

Sparks A Steady Drip Drip Drip

Sparks
A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip

More inspired stuff from the much-admired Maels

Kidbug

Kidbug
Kidbug

An album of future classics from indie collaborators

Nightingales Four Against Fate

The Nightingales
Four Against Fate

Midlands post-punks are in the form of their lives

Perfume Genius

Perfume Genius
Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Gorgeous fifth album expounds on relationship themes

Car Seat Headrest - Making a Door Less Open

Car Seat Headrest
Making A Door Less Open

‘Meh’ album explores various forms of ‘meh’-ness to ‘meh’ effect

BC Camplight Shortly After TakeOff

BC Camplight
Shortly After Takeoff

Singer-songwriter’s introspection is lovely but disturbing

Harkin

Harkin
Harkin

Singer-songwriter brings a strong solo project

Shabazz The Don Of Diamond Dreams

Shabazz Palaces
The Don Of Diamond Dreams

Seattle hip-hop duo’s fifth album has some sparkle

Warm Digits Flight Of Ideas

Warm Digits
Flight Of Ideas

Indie guests make for a brilliant pop rave hybrid album

The Lovely Eggs I Am Moron

The Lovely Eggs
I Am Moron

More spacy mayhem from the Lancaster noise-pop pair

Pigsx7 Viscerals

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
Viscerals

Excellent Newcastle metallers’ third blows away the cobwebs

Rustin Man
Clockdust

More cinematic sounds from Paul Webb

Grrrl Gang - Here To Stay

Grrrl Gang
Here To Stay

An Indonesian trio to fall in love with

Smoke Fairies Darkness Brings The Wonder Home

Smoke Fairies
Darkness Brings The Wonders Home

Sixth album is buffed up and confident, but possibly not dark enough

Isobel Campbell There Is No Other

Isobel Campbell
There Is No Other

The Jean Seberg of indie returns with psychedelic pop