Haunting but never creepy, producer Mike Milosh’s latest album, Spirit, was inspired by a gift from his girlfriend: a piano. It’s a stark affair, with Needed, co-written with Semisonic’s Dan…
Review: Cuco – Para Mi
Perfect for summer, Californian Omar Banos’ debut – Para Mi – displays airy charms reminiscent of the similarly youthful Yellow Days’ wonderful Is Everything OK In Your World last year.…
Review: Snoh Aalegra – Ugh, Those Feels Again
Who knows why it’s taken Sweden’s Snoh Aalegra so long to be noticed by the general public. She was first signed at the age of 14 in 2001, and though…
Review: Leo Sayer – Selfie
Apparently the first album ever performed, produced, arranged and (mostly) written by Leo Sayer, Selfie still sounds pretty much as you might expect. The 71-year-old singer’s hogged the middle of…
Review: Iggy Pop – Free
It’s a shame Iggy Pop already employed Post Pop Depression for his last album’s title, because if ever an LP demanded it, it’s his 18th, Free. SHOP FOR YOUR COPY…
Review: Charli XCX – Charli
In seeking to have so many other talents on her first album for five years, Charli XCX often makes everyone sound the same… For someone so ubiquitous, it’s remarkable that…
Review: Belinda Carlisle – Gold/Runaway Horses (Boxset Edition)
The most comprehensive compilation of Belinda Carlisle’s singles joins an excellent overhaul of her 1989 classic album… If you’re reading this, you may well already own a Belinda Carlisle compilation.…
Review: New Model Army – From Here
There’s always been a degree of snobbery directed towards Bradford’s New Model Army, who seemed to spend the late 80s and early 90s performing mid-afternoon slots at Reading Festival to…
Review: Hanne Hukkelberg – Birthmark
Fifteen years after beginning her solo career with typewriters and bicycles as instruments, Norway’s Hanne Hukkelberg is still employing found sounds as her work’s foundation, though rarely so accessibly. It…
Review: The Skids – Peaceful Times
Confronted by the reality of a Skids acoustic album – never an especially obvious prospect for punk veterans like them – the first concern one has is for singer Richard…