Lorna Irvine

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

Reviews: 165

Other Articles: 5

john robb

John Robb
Punk Rock Ruined My Life & Other Stories

Memoir from legendary musician, broadcaster and writer cements his iconic status

downtown boys

Downtown Boys
Public Luxury

More bilingual punky shenanigans

SLIFT

SLIFT
Fantasia

Heavier than your hangover

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

Lee “Scratch” Perry & Mouse on Mars
Spatial, No Problem

The dub pioneer’s final album is a love letter to the possibilities of sonic technique and creativity

aldous harding

Aldous Harding
Train on the Island

As elliptical and brilliant as ever

bugeye

Interview

Bugeye

The queer disco-punk quartet on their new album, influences and chaotic live shows

lip critic

Lip Critic
Theft World

Third album from Brooklyn scamps

jon hopkins & biggi hilmars

Jon Hopkins & Biggi Hilmars
Wilding (Original Soundtrack)

A collaboration of two distinct composers

jim jones

Jim Jones All Stars
Cat Fight

Not feline this one

kim gordon

Kim Gordon
Play Me

Third album still slaps

cut worms

Cut Worms
Transmitter

Easy breezy songwriting from Brooklyn

tanya tagaq

Tanya Tagaq
Saputjiji

Latest album highlights the tender side of the intense Canadian Iruk throat singer

joshua idehen

Joshua Idehen
I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try

Beautiful, brave existentialist bangers and mashups

gorillaz

Gorillaz
The Mountain

Ninth album is a dizzying global jukebox

hen ogledd

Hen Ogledd
DISCOMBOBULATED

Fourth album is another triumph of experimental playfulness

gogol bordello

Gogol Bordello – We Mean It, Man!

New, smoother sound from the tearaways

lisa o'neill

Lisa O’Neill
The Wind Doesn’t Blow This Far Right

Compassion, protest and poetry

mavis staples

Mavis Staples
Sad And Beautiful World

Another powerhouse performance from the legendary singer

shrine maiden

Shrine Maiden
A Theory of /Cloud/

LA couple make noise to cherish

hilary woods

Hilary Woods
Night CRIÚ

A thing of understated beauty

sprints

Sprints
All That Is Over

Second album from the Irish band is good, if a little polite

cate le bon

Cate Le Bon
Michelangelo Dying

Sublime sadness from the Welsh singer-songwriter

royel otis

Royel Otis
hickey

Second album exudes confidence and hooks

tops

TOPS
Bury The Key

New one from the Montreal band has its moments, but struggles to separate pastiche and inspiration