‘Black Origami’ is a modern electronic masterpiece, strikingly original and promising a huge artistic and commercial future for Jlin.
Wavves’ first album since being dropped from Warner Bros often feels lacklustre, despite a handful of highlights.
John Darnielle’s 16th album with The Mountain Goats contains a handful of quality highlights but is ultimately a mixed bag.
Girlpool’s second album ‘Powerplant’ both expands and refines their playful lo-fi sound.
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.
