Category: Albums

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    Reece Beckett

    Musical Minimalism from a Maturing Artist: A Review of Dave’s We’re All Alone In This Together

    Reece Beckett celebrates the progression of Dave in his second album.

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Skepta – All In

    Reece Beckett is All In on Skepta’s new EP.

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    Max Williams

    ‘Demands repeat listens’: A Review of Severed Heads’ Focus

    Max Williams wants you to focus on Severed Heads.

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    Harry Geeves

    ‘A Fairly Easy Pastiche to Stomach’: A Review of John Mayer’s Sob Rock

    Harry Geeves finds more “soft” than “sob” in John Mayer’s latest album.

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    Reece Beckett

    Review: Navy Blue – Navy’s Reprise

    Reece Beckett labels Navy’s Reprise “one of the best albums of the year so far”.

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    Maddie Lock

    A Nostalgic Return to Teen Angst: A Review of Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour

    Maddie Lock sings all the praises for Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album.

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    Harry Geeves

    Rock n’ Roll Homage or Rock n’ Roll Parody? A Review of Weezer’s Van Weezer

    Harry Geeves laments the downfall of Weezer in their newest questionable LP, Van Weezer.

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    Olivia Dellar

    ‘Theatrically and conceptually accomplished, but that’s where it stops’: A Review of Greta Van Fleet’s The Battle At Garden’s Gate

    GVF’s latest rock-fuelled record just really doesn’t hit the mark, says writer Olivia Dellar.

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    Connie Seamer

    A Beautiful Eulogy of Loss, Hope and Pain: A Review of For Those I Love’s ‘For Those I Love’

    TW: Mentions of su*cide Dublin-based artist For Those I Love, real name David Balfe, is no stranger to grief. After the suicide of his best friend and fellow artistic collaborator Paul Curran in 2018, Balfe retreated into his parent’s shed where he and his friends used to hang out and recorded over 76 songs as […]

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    Max Williams

    More Evanescence? Yeah, Why Not?: A Review of Evanescence’s The Bitter Truth

    Max Williams shares his hates and loves of the newest album from classic heavy-rock band Evanescence.

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    Reece Beckett

    ‘Xiu Xiu’s frantic, anxious sound is here to stay’: A Review of Xiu Xiu’s OH NO

    Xiu Xiu are a tricky group to pin down. Primarily the brainchild of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Stewart, the band have put out over 30 different albums since releasing Knife Play in 2002, almost all of which embrace a difficult, often quite inaccessible experimental rock sound, merged with pop and industrial too. Their albums may […]

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    Reece Beckett

    Innovative, Abstract Hip-Hop Magic: A Review of Armand Hammer and The Alchemist’s Haram

    Reece Beckett gives insight into the growing world of abstract hip-hop in his review of one of the latest records from the movement.

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    Connie Seamer

    ‘Disappointingly Bland’; A Review of Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails Over The Country Club

    Lana Del Rey‘s newest album Chemtrails Over The Country Club appears at first glance to be a bold step into new musical territory for the singer, but upon further inspection, it’s disappointingly bland. The record sees Lana make new shifts, both thematically and musically. The familiar scenes of Californian beaches and fancy cars that are typical […]

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    Reece Beckett

    A Beautiful Blend of Funk, Rap and Soul: A Review of Genesis Owusu’s Smiling With No Teeth (2021)

    Genesis Owusu seems to have arrived out of nowhere and quickly gained a lot of traction. However, Genesis has been making music since 2017; they’re just only now starting to catch on. The 23 year old from Australia seems to have dropped his debut album, Smiling With No Teeth, at the perfect time – just […]