New album: Fun, catchy, melodious, energetic, clever, mischievous clean-cut indie pop by the London five-piece with their second LP and consistent with debut What’s Inside Is More Than Just Ham
Read moreFEET: Make It Up
FEET: Make It Up
Kiasmos: II
Kiasmos: II
New album: A decade after their acclaimed debut, the award-winning duo of Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds and Faroese musician Janus Rasmussen return with an emotive, uplifting release of inspired, transportive electronica
Read moreDirty Three: Love Changes Everything
Dirty Three: Love Changes Everything
New album: A first LP for 12 years by the Australian experimental trio of Nick Cave right-hand man Warren Ellis, Mick Turner and Jim White with mesmeric distortions and synthesized loops of guitar, drums, piano, percussion and violin
Read moreMabe Fratti: Sentir Que No Sables
Mabe Fratti: Sentir Que No Sables
New album: An entrancing, rather magical and unique fourth LP of experimental avant-garde electro-acoustic work by the 32-year-old Guatemalan cellist based in Mexico City who creatively distorts her instrument alongside her haunting vocals
Read moreLOMA: How Will I Live Without A Body?
LOMA: How Will I Live Without A Body?
New album: Slow, sensual, powerful, haunting, affecting, poetic and utterly gorgeous third LP by the Austin trio of Emily Cross (Cross Record), Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) and Dan Duszynski, which includes poetic collaborations from Laurie Anderson’s AI model
Read moreLola Young: This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway
Lola Young: This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway
New album: A set of catchy, cutting lyrical diatribes against disappointing exes punctuates this eclectic, clever, darkly ironic release of pop and other styles, in a second LP by the south London Brit School graduate with a strong powerful voice
Read moreBeen Stellar: Scream From New York, NY
Been Stellar: Scream From New York, NY
New album: A dynamic, stormy-guitar postpunk debut by the New York quintet in an LP filled with landmark references of that famous city, but also given a texture and edge under the production guidance of by London’s brilliant Dan Carey
Read moreSam Morton: Daffodils & Dirt
Sam Morton: Daffodils & Dirt
New album: An experimental, dark, mysterious eclectic mix of trip hop, spoken word and electronica in this autobiographical debut LP by acclaimed actor Samantha Morton and producer and XL Recordings owner Richard Russell
Read moreO. : WeirdOs
O.’s debut LP, WeirdOs
New album: A bold, high-octane experimental blast of viscous, growling, marvellous meaty textures and beats in this debut instrumental LP by the London-based duo of baritone saxophonist Joe Henwood and drummer Tash Keary, and produced by the ever innovative Dan Carey
Read moreHermanos Gutiérrez: Sonido Cósmico
Hermanos Gutiérrez: Sonido Cósmico
New album: Stylish, studied twang and beautiful textures of electric guitar instrumentals marks this excellent sixth studio LP by the Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez transcends eras like a classic soundtrack to a western
Read moreKNEECAP: Fine Art
KNEECAP: Fine Art
New album: Alongside their upcoming feature film, a stylish, witty, smash’n’grab, satirical, brilliant and sometimes brashly in your-face hip-hop debut by the West Belfast trio of stage names Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí, who rap mostly in the Irish language
Read moreJohn Cale: POPtical Illusion
John Cale: POPtical Illusion
New album: The 82-year-old Welsh veteran, originally of The Velvet Underground, shows no slowing, and following 2023’s Mercy, releases another burst of lockdown creativity with an 18th studio LP of intricate, thoughtful, cleverly collaged songs
Read moreMike Lindsay: Supershapes Volume 1
Mike Lindsay: Supershapes Volume 1
New album: A deliciously experimental folk and electronica release by the Margate-based musician and producer from Tunng and the project Lump about home comforts, staying in, dining tables. cucumber salads and more, joined by the warm, intimate voice of the splendid Anna B Savage
Read moreWalt Disco: The Warping
Walt Disco: The Warping
New album: After 2022’s Unlearning debut LP, the Glasgow band return with another fabulously stylish fusion of glam-pop and art-rock, channelling Scary Monsters-era Bowie and The Associates in a theatrical, energised album of glittering panache
Read moreJohn Grant: The Art Of The Lie
John Grant: The Art Of The Lie
New album: The Iceland-based American returns with his seventh LP, a mixture of catchy funk and disco with slow-burn, simmering, contemplative electronica where dark humour stirs along with candid emotions and a sorrowful look at rising fascism in the US
Read moreThis Is The Kit: Live from the Minack Theatre
This Is The Kit: Live from the Minack Theatre
New album: Originally a limited release on Record Store Day, a gorgeous live LP capturing the fabulous folk songwriting and feelgood presence of Kate Stables and the rest band on that unique amphitheatre setting overlooking the Cornish coast in May 2023
Read moreEels: EELS TIME!
EELS TIME!
New album: Serial survivor Mark Oliver Everett returns with that familiar mix of droll, ironic but catchy, melancholy but upbeat numbers, on themes of love, the passage of time, as well as more extreme experiences – family trauma, and his recent open-heart surgery
Read moreOrlando Weeks: LOJA
Orlando Weeks: LOJA
New album: A beautifully tender, serene and touching new LP by the former Maccabees singer and visual artist, the LP named after his Lisbon art studio, with his high, pure voice complemented by various co-collaborators including William Doyle. Katy J Pearson and Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale
Read moreLiz Lawrence: Peanuts
Liz Lawrence: Peanuts
New album: A classy, clever fourth LP for the British indie singer-songwriter, now signed to Chrysalis, with a tight, stripped back, thrumming sound, experimental at times, and packed also with excellent hybrid tracks spanning funk, pop, indie, folk and rock
Read moreGoat Girl: Below The Waste
New album: A brilliantly bold, experimental, original third LP by the now south London indie-post-punk trio of Clottie Cream (Lottie Pendlebury), Rosy Bones and Holly Mullineaux, one that bubbles with unusual musical dynamics and lyrics
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