The Student Playlist

Showcasing the Best New Music, Curating the Classics

Category Best New Music

REVIEW: Run The Jewels – ‘Run The Jewels 3’ (Run The Jewels, Inc.)

El-P and Killer Mike return with their most politically-charged album to date.

REVIEW: The xx – ‘I See You’ (Young Turks)

Nearly five years in the making, The xx’s third album ‘I See You’ is another triumph, retaining all their established qualities but impressively expanding their sonic palette.

REVIEW: The Last Shadow Puppets – ‘The Dream Synopsis’ EP (Domino)

An insightful selection of brilliantly executed cover versions sits nicely alongside live tracks on this excellent companion piece to TLSP’s ‘Everything You’ve Come To Expect’.

REVIEW: Metallica – ‘Hardwired…To Self-Destruct ‘ (Blackened)

This is a Metallica album not dominated by the blood-pumping riffs or by Kirk Hammett’s shredding solos but by the ingenuity of the stories

REVIEW: Justice – ‘Woman’ (Ed Banger Records)

The good news for fans of Justice is that the French duo’s signature sound didn’t go anywhere. Though sometimes, you can’t help but wish that by album three they would step out into uncharted territory just a bit more.

REVIEW: Thee Oh Sees – ‘An Odd Entrances’ (Castle Face Records)

‘An Odd Entrances’ reveals a more gradual demeanour than its preceding partner, however, its capacity to build enormous sonic pressure remains painstakingly present.

REVIEW: Lambchop – ‘FLOTUS’ (City Slang / Merge)

In ‘FLOTUS’, Lambchop are on their 12th, and perhaps most interesting, album to date.