The Mercury First Listen Review: Novelist
Christopher McBride on Novelist's Novelist Guy»
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The Mercury First Listen Review: Dinosaur
Christopher McBride on Dinosaur's Together, As One»
Teenage Fanclub - Here
Here is a very comfortable album indeed»
Suede - Night Thoughts
Their first essential album in 20 years.»
Enya - Dark Sky Island
Getting a new Enya album is akin to irregular visits from a far-flung, eccentric relative»
Swim Deep - Mothers
It isn’t the classic album that Swim Deep have been aiming for, but it feels like they’re tantalisingly close to reaching it»
Hooton Tennis Club - Highest Point in Cliff Town
Highest Point in Cliff Town is a big, dumb record»
Wonder Villains - Rocky
The band have come as close as it is possible to write a perfect, genuine, uncynical, pop album this year.»
JAWS - Be Slowly
It’s a decent, yet unspectacular debut album from a band who do occasionally have the knack for a good tune, even though it might not sound like it is completely theirs.»
Twin Atlantic - Great Divide
The musical equivalent of the Ladybird edition of Gulliver’s Travels.»
Alvvays - Alvvays
What sets Alvvays apart from their peers is the sense of darkness and melancholy that hides behind the somewhat sprightly tunes on offer.»
Ela Stiles - Ela Stiles
Ela Stiles does not feel like an album in the traditional sense of the word. It feels more akin to a series of half-finished demos.»
Eels - Performs the Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
There is something rather special in these cautionary tales, something that all of us can learn from.»
Trans - Trans Green
It might not set the world on fire, but it sure is enjoyable.»
Tomorrow We Sail - For Those Who Caught the Sun in Flight
Somewhere within this album, there is a world-beating record just waiting to break out.»
Keane - The Best of Keane
A firm reminder that despite being labelled as “sub-Coldplay” and “music for bedwetters”, Keane sure did have some great songs at their disposal at the beginning.»
Superhuman Happiness - Hands
What you get with Superhuman Happiness is an incredibly fun ride.»
The Lost Cavalry - Three Cheers for the Undertaker
If you’ve been told by your physician to stay away from The Leisure Society for fear of over stimulation, then The Lost Cavalry is exactly what the doctor ordered.»
GRMLN - Empire
An album worth investing time in. »