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Lambrini Girls  Who Let The Dogs Out

A thoughtful, angry and completely engaging debut album that manages to capture the atmosphere and energy of the duo’s live performances all while discussing heavy topics carefully and with emotion Northern Transmissions

Lambrini Girls  Who Let The Dogs Out

Irate Brighton duo Lambrini Girls are fierce, funny and fully-formed on their crackling debut album, Who Let The Dogs Out The Skinny

Lambrini Girls  Who Let The Dogs Out

Humour and rage collide in beautiful symphony in a take-no-prisoners debut from one of the UK’s most fun and fearless bands musicOMH

Cindy Lee  Diamond Jubilee

It is a strange and unknowable indie epic Far Out

Saint Etienne  The Night

Thoughtfully conceived and elegantly executed, it’s a rather welcome addition to Saint Etienne’s increasingly kaleidoscopic recorded repertoire, which continues to inspire in its breadth and depth of sounds, three-and-a-half decades into the group’s ever-dynamic career Albumism

Franz Ferdinand  The Human Fear

They say don’t fix what isn’t broken, but with this approach, Franz Ferdinand prove that that accepted truism doesn’t always hold, another life-affirming victory when it comes to pushing creative boundaries Northern Transmissions

Ethel Cain  Perverts

The follow-up project to the critically acclaimed ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ is no easy listen, but persisting through its bleak layers brings plenty of rewards NME

Ethel Cain  Perverts

Perverts, Ethel Cain’s foggy, horrifying, southern gothic pantomime, is a cryptic conquest seeking to draw out your deepest fears and desires The Skinny

Mount Eerie  Night Palace

It’s a resounding testament to Elverum’s unbreakable connection with nature and his singular creative vision Under The Radar

Ethel Cain  Perverts

The singer finds peace and quiet not in literal death, but in the death of love Slant Magazine

Ethel Cain  Perverts

As ambient as this album might be, though, it’s far from background music. This project isn’t interested in engaging those who aren’t willing to engage with it, and it’s not for everybody. But give Perverts ninety minutes, a nice pair of headphones, and all your attention The Line Of Best Fit

Franz Ferdinand  The Human Fear

Alex Kapranos and co are finally acting their age, but have lost their cool in the process The Guardian

Franz Ferdinand  The Human Fear

Serious times call for serious records, which Franz Ferdinand have delivered with their sixth studio album. Well, sort of. Fear in all forms is examined on The Human Fear, but there's still that lightness of touch that marks them out as a band it's fun to dance to. Print edition only Record Collector

Franz Ferdinand  The Human Fear

It's a deeply fun record that radiates vivacity and, most endearingly, sounds like a band who still truly love what they do. Print edition only Uncut

Franz Ferdinand  The Human Fear

Franz Ferdinand's first album since 2018's Always Ascending finds them re-invigorated, if not wholly reborn. Print edition only Mojo