The Serene Socialism of Stereolab’s Dots and Loops
Stereolab are a quintessential band of the 1990s. The group captivated the underground alt-rock scene, balancing musically exuberant guitar drones...
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Divorce: Drive To Goldenhammer – An Impressive and Transportative Debut Album
Off the back of 3 single releases and 2 EPs, Nottingham-based 4-piece Divorce have released their long-awaited debut LP Drive...
A Band that’s Big in the Suburbs: Interview with art-pop band Welly
Do you remember your Year 6 school disco? It’s too early to leave, so stay with me, dear Reader. The...
Squid: Cowards – An Inky Exploration of Evil
Squid’s slippery tentacles are encroaching Britain’s underground rock scene with their newest and perhaps most invigorating album, Cowards (2025). Previously...
Preacher’s Daughter or Pervert’s Son?
In a radio session where she played her whole 90 minute new album, Ethel Cain instructs listeners to ‘lie in...
Albums Turning 25 in ’25
As the 21st century reaches the quarter-decade mark, its time for a look back at the albums that heralded in...
Inhaler: Open Wide – the new era of Inhaler is here
Inhaler; we know the score by now. Commanders of the nepo-baby debate in music, generals of the vibrant Dublin music...
Anthony Fantano: Why are we letting one man decide what is good?
Anthony Fantano, or TheNeedleDrop on YouTube, made his fame for his brutally honest album reviews. With a cult following and...
Calico by Ryan Beatty: A Welcome Revisit
‘Driving with the headlights off, / ribbons running down your face, / but you’ve never known love like that, /...
Leeds Locals Smash New Album: Yard Act’s ‘Where’s My Utopia?’ Review
Written by Jessica O'Brien, Edited by Erin Clark and Millie Cain After making waves in the UK music scene and...