The Student Playlist

Showcasing the Best New Music, Curating the Classics

Posts by Jack Walley

REVIEW: Tiña – ‘Positive Mental Health Music’ (Speedy Wunderground)

Medium and message combine perfectly on Tiña’s characterful and heart-warming DIY psych pop debut ‘Positive Mental Health Music’.

REVIEW: Osees – ‘Protean Threat’ (Castle Face Records)

Another refinement of a very well established style, John Dwyer’s latest Osees album ‘Protean Threat’ is probably most notable for the name change.

REVIEW: The Lemon Twigs – ‘Songs For The General Public’ (4AD)

The D’Addario brothers’ third album ‘Songs For The General Public’ is the most effective realisation of their aesthetic of classic rock and pop influences so far.

REVIEW: Fontaines D.C. – ‘A Hero’s Death’ (Partisan)

Albums written predominantly on the road rarely work, but Fontaines D.C.’s quick-fire second album ‘A Hero’s Death’ is a sparkling exception.