Latest Reviews
Sleaford Mods
The Demise of Planet X
With colourful noise and wisdom, the Sex Pistols of modern sprechgesang show that you don’t have to take the decline lying down
NME
Sleaford Mods
The Demise of Planet X
As dysfunction becomes more apparent in the U.K. and beyond, Sleaford Mods may not offer any easy answers, but musically at least, they're more committed to progress than the society around them
All Music
Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore
Tragic Magic
Simply put, Tragic Magic is an affecting, powerfully gentle testament to the alchemy that comes from sharing the burdens - and opportunities - of hard times with love and creativity
All Music
Sleaford Mods
The Demise of Planet X
With tight production and clear ideas, the duo’s eighth album gleams technically while documenting a world that very clearly does not
musicOMH
Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore
Tragic Magic
On their debut album together, two longtime friends and peers synthesize their respective styles, seeking out new directions and new ways of connecting
Pitchfork
Jenny on Holiday
Quicksand Heart
On her debut solo album, the English singer-songwriter—and member of Let’s Eat Grandma—channels childlike wonder and joy with euphoric hooks and a nostalgic synth-pop palette
Pitchfork
Stella Donnelly
LOVE AND FORTUNE
The songwriter performs a penetrating and generous post-mortem of a lost friendship in pearlescent little showstoppers where her voice is often barely adorned at all
Pitchfork
Jenny on Holiday
Quicksand Heart
Jenny on Holiday captures love’s emotions on an intimate, confessional record wrapped in a glossy, pretty synthpop package
PopMatters
Jenny on Holiday
Quicksand Heart
Its best songs are worth a relisten; taken as a whole, though, it’s something of a disappointment
The Line Of Best Fit
Dry Cleaning
Secret Love
Secret Love contains some of Dry Cleaning’s prettiest moments, even as the lyrics are at their most dire
The Line Of Best Fit
Dry Cleaning
Secret Love
Florence Shaw's low-spoken abstract vignettes and dryly comedic, poetic flights of fancy are the key ingredient
The Arts Desk
Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore
Tragic Magic
What Tragic Magic understands early on is that limitation can be a compositional force rather than an obstacle
Spectrum Culture
More reviews