Kelly Lee Owens
LP.8
As thrilling as it is unexpected. Print edition only
Uncut
The Smile
A Light For Attracting Attention
Occasionally, they favour the billowy and formless- Waving A Whit Flag goes nowhere, albeit moodily - but their best tracks showcase Yorke's song most transparently; Panavision and Free In the Knowledge are two of his loveliest in years. Print edition only
Mojo
The Smile
A Light For Attracting Attention
Feels more like a refreshment, refinement or even fulfilment of Radiohead core principals, rather than an extracurricular dalliance. Print edition only
Uncut
Static Dress
Rouge Carpet Disaster
Rouge Carpet Disaster is a post-hardcore masterclass from Static Dress
The Line Of Best Fit
Harry Styles
Harry's House
There’s honestly not too much to dislike about Harry’s House. It’s an extremely impressive blend between pop, indie, folk, R&B, and soul, and is easily the best album from iconic singer Harry Styles to date
Vinyl Chapters
Obongjayar
Some Nights I Dream of Doors
The album is knitted together beautifully by the wonderful melodies, powerful lyrics and warm musicianship that Obongjayar and his co-writer Barney Lister have created to make an album that marks the full debut of an artist destined for great things
Albumism
Harry Styles
Harry's House
While we all know he isn’t going to win a Pulitzer, the hooks are catchy, his vocal range expanded, engineering pristine, with sprinkles of what we can only imagine are songs that always end up on his own playlists
Beats Per Minute
Everything Everything
Raw Data Feel
They’ll never be easily placed in a convenient box – slap any kind of art rock, experimental indie, R&B genre descriptor on them and they’ll all stick – so when a new EE release comes our way it’s always worth sitting up, immersing yourself in their world and broadening your musical horizon
The Music
Harry Styles
Harry's House
As the album artwork suggests, Harry’s House is a bit all over the place in terms of logic, but that’s its joy
The Music
Lykke Li
Eyeye
At this point, getting a collection of optimistic dance-pop anthems from Lykke Li seems about as plausible as Radiohead suddenly dropping an album of Cole Porter covers
Spectrum Culture
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Endless Rooms
This third album from a band defined by summery sounds instead announces autumn, indicative of transformation, renewal and diverse colors
Spectrum Culture
Midlake
For The Sake Of Bethel Woods
It is often the case that art that doesn’t easily fit into a box is hard to frame and market. That is why we must seek it out and share it ourselves. That is part of our relationship with art and part of our responsibility as humans. This is a band that is worthy of the search
Under The Radar