Reviews
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2013-03-21
Sempiternal Bring Me the Horizon
A fourth album of successful progression from metallers with grander designs than most.reviewed by Mike Diver
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2013-03-15
In Love Peace
Peace take the past and swish it about with a bit swagger, and the results are just dandy.reviewed by Matthew Horton
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2013-03-11
Comedown Machine The Strokes
Brilliant pop songs – and sometimes that’s all that really matters.reviewed by James Skinner
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2013-02-13
180 Palma Violets
South London quartet’s debut suggests they’ve the potential to be unstoppable.reviewed by John Aizlewood
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2013-02-07
You’re Nothing Iceage
Young Danish punks create a beautiful noise for the worldwide disaffected.reviewed by Ben Myers
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2013-02-04
Holy Fire Foals
The Oxford outfit finally evolves a sound to suit its mainstream status.reviewed by Mike Diver
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2013-01-28
Pedestrian Verse Frightened Rabbit
Tales that hone in on the personal to enthralling and humanising effect.reviewed by Jude Clarke
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2013-01-17
Hummingbird Local Natives
A largely successful second set from the Californian outfit.reviewed by James Skinner
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2013-01-16
Opposites Biffy Clyro
A double album of evolution, showcasing a Biffy Clyro ready for any industry curveballs.reviewed by Al Fox
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2013-01-11
Long.Live.A$AP A$AP Rocky
Debut album proper from the hyped New York rapper doesn't quite deliver.reviewed by Paul Lester
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2013-01-07
LIVE SBTRKT
Big, untamed and full of raw energy, this is the man letting go of his controls.reviewed by Darren Loucaides
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2012-12-03
Carry On Willy Mason
Mason’s third album finds him exploring fresh sonic dimensions.reviewed by Leonie Cooper
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2012-11-12
Trilogy The Weeknd
Releases-to-date round-up that suggests The Weeknd may be a star of 2013.reviewed by Mike Diver
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2012-10-29
We Don’t Even Live Here P.O.S
Rapper’s fourth LP exhibits a general disregard for genre boundaries.reviewed by Louis Pattison
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2012-10-22
good kid, m.A.A.d. city Kendrick Lamar
Compton MC matures quickly on this stirring major label debut.reviewed by Marcus J. Moore
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2012-10-08
GOOD DON'T SLEEP Egyptian Hip Hop
Slick yet oddball, fresh yet influenced by the past, this debut is a triumph.reviewed by Jude Clarke
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2012-10-05
I'm Sorry... The Neighbourhood
A presentable taster for a band who may well expand their palette in 2013.reviewed by Mike Diver
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2012-10-01
Jake Bugg Jake Bugg
Ubiquity may beckon for this rising Nottingham singer-songwriter.reviewed by Chris Roberts
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2012-09-28
The 2nd Law Muse
Intergalactic rockers return with a typically outlandish sixth album.reviewed by Ian Winwood
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2012-09-25
¡Uno! Green Day
Californian punks’ ninth LP confirms their status as one of the world’s finest bands.reviewed by Ian Winwood