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
rock pop
Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
Portishead frontwoman's long awaited solo debut is spellbinding, an enrapturing portrait of melancholy and hope
BIG SPECIAL - POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES
Black Country upstarts are a multi-faceted delight on this debut of feral abandon and glimmers of hope
Spock's Beard
The extraterrestrial style of Spock's Beard delivers on fan expectations but leaves them far from number one
The Sleeping Souls
Weathering the storms of Jocelyn and a missing Frank Turner, The Sleeping Souls blow away any notion that they could only be a backing band
Celtic Connections: Lambchop
Kurt Wagner and Andrew Broder deliver a masterclass of quiet majesty and poignant lyricism with just piano and vocals
27 January 2024
Feral Family
Without Motion
Debut album from the Yorkshire post-punks is torn between maintaining a dark and mysterious allure...and just rocking the fuck out
Bill Ryder-Jones
Iechyd Da
Fifth album from the ex-Coral man is a melancholic masterpiece
Sweeping Promises
Good Living is Coming for You
Building on the success of 2020's Hunger for a Way Out, the American duo make use of a little more production finesse to try out a few new looks
18 December 2023
Django Django
The four-piece take a while to settle in, but there's plenty of sneaky funk in their kaleidoscopic palette
The Sleeping Souls
Just Before The World Starts Burning
Bright moments are overshadowed by a lack of cohesion on this debut