The Lovely Eggs - Eggsistentialism
The latest from the psychedelic punks is a little hit and miss, but is sure to blast away your ennui
Gary Sullivan/18 May 2024
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BIG SPECIAL - POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES
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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Sideways To New Italy
Likeable Australians don't take the expected step forward
Team Picture
The Menace of Mechanical Music
A dreamlike mix of genres from Leeds six piece
Wesley Gonzalez
Appalling Human
Ex Let's Wrestle man channels some unexpected bits of the 80s
No Age
Goons Be Gone
The ordinarily razor-sharp punk-rockers find themselves disappointingly dulled at the edges
Ohmme
Fantasize Your Ghost
Chicago duo aim to break out the indie underground on excellent sophomore effort
Sébastien Tellier
Domesticated
Playful to the point of parody, Frenchman's seventh album lacks finesse
Bleed From Within
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Glaswegian metallers swing for the big leagues on epic fifth LP
Starless
Earthbound
Former Friends Again member Paul McGeechan delivers an ambitious and impressive follow-up to his 2016 debut
Nicole Atkins
Italian Ice
Nashville-based singer-songwriter excels on splendid fifth album
Kevin P. Gilday & The Glasgow Cross
Pure Concrete
A boozy, eloquent ode to Glasgow