After the pop misadventures of their previous effort, Paramore are back on the right track with fifth album ‘After Laughter’.
Paul Weller’s second album of 2017 ‘A Kind Revolution’ shows that his creative resurgence shows no signs of stopping.
Stepping out of the shadow of One Direction for the first time, Harry Styles’ self-titled debut is confident, surprisingly enjoyable and mostly credible.
Full of beautiful yet unsettling ambience, Matthew Barnes’ second Forest Swords album ‘Compassion’ is more than worth the four-year wait.
‘Pollinator’ stays true to Blondie’s classic sound while keeping it relevant and fresh for 2017, and shows there’s plenty of life in the band yet.
The idea that a debut album should represent the sound of a band is one which remains true 99% of the time, however, during ‘United States of Horror’s 40+ minutes, the only notion of clarity we get is that Ho99o9 are as uncommitted to one sound as they are committed to challenging the listener.
At The Drive-In’s first recorded music in 17 years is a worthwhile exercise, but ‘in·ter a·li·a’ doesn’t ever really come close to their finest moments.
Slowdive’s first album in 22 years might just be their best.
Pond’s seventh studio album ‘The Weather’ sees them change gears slightly, moving in a slightly more synthesised direction like their friends Tame Impala did with ‘Currents’.
No Shape is a delightful record, built on superb lyricism and ably assisted by some excellent instrumentation.
