Reviews

Grief rarely arrives in an orderly form. It disrupts language, distorts time and resists the neat conclusions people often try […]

Some albums emerge from a single rupture, but ‘Ghosts & Gardens’ was shaped by several arriving almost all at once. For Sleeping […]

There’s a particular kind of optimism that only great music seems capable of delivering. It’s that stubborn belief that movement […]

The title of Ana April’s latest single might suggest raised fists and sweeping declarations, but ‘Revolution’ operates in a far more interesting space than […]

There is an appealing contradiction at the heart of The Nagual Effect’s new single ‘Dive Away’. It’s a song about escape, but […]

There is very little hesitation in Pray Silence’s second single. From the outset, ‘Kill Room’ feels like the sound of a band arriving with […]

There is something inherently cinematic about the moment a stranger catches your attention and, for a few seconds, the rest […]

There is a particular kind of confidence required to pull together decades of ideas, unfinished sketches and overlooked recordings and […]

There is always a risk in revisiting a song too soon. Strip too much away and its character disappears; leave […]

There is a quiet assurance to Sara Gerdine’s new single ‘Time Waits For No One’ that suits its subject perfectly. Instead of […]