Currently studying Mathematics and Music at Leeds University. Generally a fan of all things musical, cultural, and pretentious. Values aesthetic way too much.
While it contains some exceptional highlights, ‘Relaxer’ finds Alt-J often struggling to find their footing on an admirably bold third album.
‘Pleasure’, Leslie Feist’s first album in six years, shows that her strange, playful power has not diminished with time.
The New Pornographers mark the start of their third decade with seventh album ‘Whiteout Conditions’, an energetic and exhausting triumph.
Post-punk legends Wire’s 16th album ‘Silver/Lead’, their third in as many years, puts many of today’s guitar groups to shame.
A companion piece to ANOHNI’s ‘Hopelessness’ album last year, ‘Paradise’ is thought-provoking, politically relevant and musically exhilarating.
With their second album ‘Volcano’, Temples refine and polish the winning formula from their 2014 debut.
After five years of silence, David Longstreth delivers a break-up album of rare insight and unpretentious, interesting execution.
With his 16th album in as many years, Ryan Adams still has something to say with ‘Prisoner’.
‘Myths 002’ feels less like a coherent release or a teaser of what’s to come and more like an experiment.
While the production quality and ambition is high throughout ‘Rennen’, Christopher Taylor fails to showcase anything particularly interesting that we have not heard elsewhere, and done better.
