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Horsegirl  Phonetics On And On

Although this album isn’t boundary-pushing by any means, it is filled with very joyful and light-hearted songs that will definitely brighten your day and make you smile, and I have to say that it is pretty nice Northern Transmissions

Horsegirl  Phonetics On And On

The album is the result of what happens when introverts discover the power of the guitar Slant Magazine

Horsegirl  Phonetics On And On

The songwriting and its deadpan delivery are still engaging but the overall feel is so understated as to be frustratingly bashful. Print edition only Record Collector

Horsegirl  Phonetics On And On

In another world, Andy Warhol would want to manage them, but on this evidence, Horsegirl have pop down to an art by themselves. Print edition only Mojo

Horsegirl  Phonetics On And On

Even more impressive than 2022's Versions Of Modern Performance. Print edition only Uncut

Horsegirl  Phonetics On And On

Equal parts pensive and dreamy, minimal yet expansive, Phonetics On and On is the unapologetic sound of confident experimenting, the product of three musicians years ahead of their respective ages. Horsegirl rule, and so does this record. Put it on and on (and on and on and on) Exclaim

Manic Street Preachers  Critical Thinking

Finds them scratching their heads at the cultural landscape they find themselves in Dork

Manic Street Preachers  Critical Thinking

When introduced with the kind of fanfare it is, it feels safe DIY

FKA Twigs  Eusexua

Where Magdalene found itself virtually overburdened by its own emotional weight, this album is almost ponderously short of it, yet malleable and playful in a way that vindicates its escapist bent Sputnik Music (staff)

Biig Piig  11:11

Life is messy, full of ripping highs and crushing lows, dancefloor bliss and the wee small hours of the morning. On her debut album, Biig Piig captures that exquisitely Spectrum Culture

Squid  Cowards

On their third effort, Squid call out their own cowardice with nine stories of evil. It feels disturbingly personal Spectrum Culture

Manic Street Preachers  Critical Thinking

Once the gigantic production is stripped away these 12 numbers veer between the passable and the also-ran The Arts Desk

Biig Piig  11:11

She has released some memorable and bold singles over the last eight years (this writer’s favourites being ‘Sunny,’ ‘Feels Right’ and ‘Roses and Gold’). 11:11 half delivers on the promise that came before it God Is In The TV

Squid  Cowards

Building on the sociopolitical themes of previous LPs, the UK post-punks’ latest frames even heavier subject matter—the nature of evil itself—in darkly dazzling songs at once ominous and luxurious Pitchfork

Circa Waves  Death & Love Pt.1

Whilst the fast-paced songs are fun and produced well, the beauty of Death & Love Pt.1 lies in the emotive and vulnerable slower-paced tracks that give the album a depth that was previously unobtainable Northern Transmissions