Indie Rock
‘Mariana Trench’- Paul Garside, floating towards the surface
Paul Garside’s ‘Mariana Trench’ takes a difficult subject and gives it an unexpectedly buoyant frame. Written around the experience of […]
‘Can’t Keep Wanting You’- James Bruner, bursting into full colour
James Bruner’s debut album ‘Can’t Keep Wanting You’ arrives with the kind of restless energy that makes everything feel one size bigger. […]
‘Becoming a Baddie ep’- The Real Jobs, letting everything come apart
There’s a wonderfully unstable quality to ‘Becoming A Baddie’. Here, The Real Jobs spend much of their new release sounding as […]
‘Sing-Along Songs’- Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends, sharpening their musical bite
Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends return to ‘Sing-Along Songs’ with a version that feels closer to the track’s original […]
‘Small Steps (Paces)’- Coconut Shy, finding their brightest gear
Coconut Shy have often worked best in the space between reflection and release, but ‘Small Steps (Paces)’ shifts that balance […]
‘Adventures In Disappointment’- Underachiever & The Letdowns, turning Dublin’s chaos into swaggering indie-rock
There’s a scruffy, darkly comic charm running through Underachiever & The Letdowns’s new outing ‘Adventures In Disappointment’. Built from fragments of […]
‘Fire with Fire’- The Cuts, reigniting their indie spark
Reunions can easily become exercises in nostalgia, but ‘Fire with Fire’ suggests The Cuts have come back for all the […]
‘What A Charming Life’- COMMUNIST SEX MAGIC, tearing through the illusion
COMMUNIST SEX MAGIC sound like a band with very little interest in pretending everything is fine. Their debut album ‘What A […]
‘Scenes from a Well Worn Path – Side One’- Music by Jeremy, finding his distinctive voice
For a debut release, ‘Scenes from a Well Worn Path – Side One’ feels remarkably assured. Music by Jeremy arrives with none […]
‘How Will I Ever Know’- George Styles, rediscovering old chemistry
Sometimes the most interesting creative turns arrive without much warning. For George Styles, a track that had almost reached the […]













