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A bundle of sonic supplies from James Toth, The Flaming Stars, Close Lobsters, The Winter Journey and The Home Current gets unwrapped
Glasgow duo Jonnie Wilkes and James Savage take their Naum Gabo project into new territory with a vital LP of industrial and abstract sound
A second 2024 review package, featuring fresh and archival wares from Rupert Lally, Dean McPhee, Aircooled, Essential Logic and more
Fifth album TANGK will not only satisfy the Idles diehard, but should continue to break down mainstream boundaries for the band
A mid-season round-up of releases from Great Panoptique Winter, Sula Bassana, Listening Center, Stellarays and more
These are the albums of 2023 that have meant the most to us, alongside our compilations & archives of the year
An autumnal inundation of new and archival audio from Suzy Mangion, Makushin, The Home Current, The Jasmine Minks, The Chills and more
A slew of arrivals from Swansea Sound, Sally Anne Morgan, Kristin Hersh, Polypores, Jilk and many more, receive the review treatment
Live in Brooklyn 2011 documents the last days of Sonic Youth in life-affirming fashion with a deep cuts setlist to kill for
Review mound extractions from Dot Allison, Firestations, Robert Dallas Gray, Cate Brooks, Violet Mist, Bis, Even as We Speak and more
Blur’s return is even more magical this time around, with new record The Ballad of Darren as brilliant as it is emotionally vulnerable
Jim O’Rourke’s eerily captivating motion picture soundtrack for Hands That Bind is a vital addition to his Drag City catalogue
A summer sampling of new and old from Tomorrow Syndicate, Hawksmoor, Lorelle Meets the Obsolete, Special Friend, Black Duck, Come and more
Sweeping Promises blast away the cobwebs of 2023 with an album of thrillingly immediate post-punk subterranean pop
An in bulk round-up of reviewables – both fresh and refreshed – from Lloyd/Bean, Andy Bell & Masal, Ozbolt, The Lemonheads and more
JD Twitch and Chris Low document anarcho punk with an inspiring compilation of radical music to raise funds for Faslane Peace Camp
A weighty pile of fresh and archival arrivals from Rose City Band, Mücha, Paul Cousins, Josephine Foster, Antietam and more face assessment
A broad spread of freshly-pressed sounds from The Declining Winter, Gilroy Mere, Death And Vanilla, Jilk, The Van Pelt and more
2023 shifts into second gear, with new and archival offerings from Polypores, Faten Kanaan, Amber Arcades, The Orchids and more
New Year review pile excavations, featuring Marlody, Papernut Cambridge, Theory of Ghosts, Molly, Yves Malone, David Boulter and more
These are the fifty albums of 2022 that have meant the most to us, alongside our compilations & archives of the year
Some of 2022’s last new and archival wares face scrutiny. Including things from Moving Statues, Suzy Mangion, Sairie, Andy Bell and others
Bruce Springsteen’s soul covers album retains the shape of the originals while also providing insight into his own storied body of work
A cluster of new and archival musical content from Kayla Painter, Camp of Wolves, Douglas Andrew McCombs, Cosmic Ground, Heavenly and more
New and archival things from The Leaf Library, Burd Ellen, Sharron Kraus, Marina Allen, Marine Girls and more are pulled from the review pile
Gloria de Oliveira and Dean Hurley’s Oceans of Time is Lana Del Rey reimagined as a Lynchian dream pop masterclass
Paramida’s second EP for her Love on the Rocks label conjures ambient house dreams as it transcends the boundaries of trance