Album of The Week
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...
Album of the Week: Snocaps - Snocaps
Snocaps is the debut album from the band of the same name, a collaboration between twin sisters Allison Crutchfield and Katie Crutchfield, alongside MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook. It’s something of a supergroup, with each member having...
Album of the Week: My New Band Believe - My New Band Believe
The indefinite hiatus of black midi a few years ago came as a surprise to many casual listeners. Emerging from London venue, The Windmill, and its much talked about scene, the band had...