Album of The Week
Album of the Week: Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - A ? Of When
A ? Of When is a woozy, sun-drenched journey where psychedelic experimentation meets timeless pop beauty.
Album of the Week: Madonna - Confessions II
All hail! The Queen of Pop returns this week with her first new studio album in seven years. Confessions II is not only one of the finest pop records of...
Album of the Week: Beth Orton - The Ground Above
When British singer-songwriter Beth Orton returned in 2022 with the tremendous Weather Alive, it felt like a revelation. After all, more than two decades had passed since the critical...
Record of the Week: Bleech 9:3
Bleech 9:3 is the self-titled debut EP from the London-based Irish band of the same name, arriving on vinyl this week amid a growing wave of expectation. Led by vocalist...
Album of the Week: Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
Since the release of her debut single, Driver's License, in 2021, American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo has gone from strength to strength. With two hugely successful and critically acclaimed albums, Sour (2021) and Guts (2023),...
Album of the Week: Boards Of Canada - Inferno
Yes. They are indeed back. The wait is over. And, in some respects, it all happened quite quickly in the end. First came the calling card, cryptic VHS tapes,...
Album of the Week: One Leg One Eye - Crone
As one quarter of the acclaimed group Lankum, Ian Lynch has, for the last decade or so, been at the forefront of the Irish folk revival. Central to Lankum’s contemporary take on...
Album of the Week: Aldous Harding - Train On The Island
On her excellent new album, Train On The Island, New Zealand singer-songwriter Aldous Harding presents some of her most evocative and affecting songs to date, and as a cohesive whole the...