Albums to watch

Alasdair Roberts

Alasdair Roberts

Alasdair Roberts

Eighth solo album of original compositions from the Scottish indie folk singer-songwriter

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Drag City
UK Release date
26/01/2015
US Release date
27/01/2015
  1. 9.0 |   Exclaim

    His marriage of old and new stands out in an oversaturated, strummy-guitar field of singer-songwriters as a gorgeous album from beginning to end
    Read Review

  2. 9.0 |   Uncut

    Yet another display of excellence from an artist in consummate control of his art. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Alastair Roberts might be quietly escalating toward Scottish national heritage status. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    Perhaps his most relaxed and effortless album to date
    Read Review

  5. 7.3 |   Pitchfork

    Roberts retains an abiding love for dense lyricism, internal rhyme schemes, and melodies that wind their way along like wild vines gradually unspooling over stony ruins
    Read Review

  6. 7.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Each additional play will warm your heart just a little more
    Read Review

  7. 6.0 |   Q

    Rarely more than an exquisitely plucked steel-string guitar and one man's tremulous voice. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   The Observer

    His reedy vocals aren’t for everyone, but his twisting melodies and cryptic imagery remain a delight
    Read Review

  9. 6.0 |   The List

    This is not the record to lure those still immune to Roberts’ meticulous, unfashionable craft but his solid following will find plenty to be beguiled by
    Read Review


blog comments powered by Disqus

Hear it

Latest Reviews

More reviews