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Album Review: Biffy Clyro – Futique
Biffy Clyro need little introduction. Over nearly two decades, the Scottish trio have carved out their place as one of Britain’s most vital rock bands, moving seamlessly from chaotic riffs to soaring anthems that fill arenas worldwide. Futique, their 10th studio album, is both a reflection on time and change and a reminder of why they remain so distinctive.
Album Review: Mac DeMarco – Guitar
Mac DeMarco’s sensational new album is here, and ready to be toured across the UK in November, as well as a 2026 tour early across Japan & North America next year. Extraordinarily, this new album was recorded and written entirely in November 2024 in DeMarco's home in Los Angeles.
Album Review: The Royston Club – Songs For The Spine
Since releasing their debut album Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars in 2023, The Royston Club have played sold-out shows across the UK, entertaining crowds with their catchy lyrics and contagious energy. Almost a year since the first single was released, and three months since the album was announced, Songs For The Spine is here.
Album Review: Billie Marten – Dog Eared
Aged only 26, folk-pop singer-songwriter Billie Marten already has five albums to her name, and the newly released Dog Eared shows Billie’s work is only getting better. The North Yorkshire jazz-pop artists’ latest collection of songs is available now from Fiction Records, and the vintage jazz sound showcases Billie doing what she does best.
Album Review: Big Special – National Average
From the first fuzzy, bass-driven punches of THE MESS, you know NATIONAL AVERAGE isn’t just a second album…
Album Review: Kae Tempest – Self Titled
As a poet, rapper, storyteller, and songwriter, it’s quite plain to hear Kae Tempest speak his truth on…
Album Review: Yungblud – Idols
Yungblud’s Idols is a bold, beautifully messy first chapter in a two-part story. It’s not afraid to get…
Loyle Carner – hopefully ! – Review
Loyle Carner is one of the UK’s most beloved and creative artists, and with the release of his…
Album Review: Self Esteem – A Complicated Woman
How could Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka Self Esteem, possibly follow up on the sheer barnstorming odyssey of pop honesty of 2021’s Prioritise Pleasure?
The answer is with abundant ease upon the release of her third album, A Complicated Woman, on Polydor Records that summons the themes and styles that pushed the Self Esteem cream to the top - a blend of spoken word mantras, and alt-dance pop.
Album Review: Divorce – Drive to Goldenhammer
With a name like Divorce and a debut album title like Drive to Goldenhammer, you would be forgiven…