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Matthew McLister
Feb 66 min read
Indie review January 2025: The best albums
Our favourite indie albums and singles released in January 2025 - featuring Franz Ferdinand, Pastel, The Lambrini Girls and more.
Matthew McLister
Feb 43 min read
Mogwai: ‘The Bad Fire’ is another emotive masterclass of instrumental post rock
An utterly enthralling 11th studio effort from these Glaswegian post rock stalwarts.
Matthew McLister
Jan 303 min read
Review | Pastel: Madchester revivalists stun on swaggering debut ‘Souls in Motion’
Pastel prove anthemic British guitar pop isn’t just the past but very much the future too.
Neil Renton
Jan 163 min read
Franz Ferdinand have audience eating out palm of their hand at Assai Records show
The Glasgow art rockers bring new album ‘The Human Touch’ to life live in Edinburgh.
Matthew McLister
Dec 30, 202411 min read
Blinded by the Floodlights albums of the year 2024
Our 40 favourite albums of the year ranked - featuring Jack White, Fontaines D.C., Wunderhorse and more!
Matthew McLister
Dec 23, 20242 min read
White Denim: ‘12’ is lush, Spring-time escapism
The Texan band’s appropriately named twelfth album is another multi-textured collection led by the sole direction of frontman James Petrall.
Blinded By The Floodlights
Dec 5, 20246 min read
Indie review November 2024: The best albums
Our seven favourite indie albums released in November 2024 - featuring Kim Deal, The Cure, Michael Kiwanuka and more.
Matthew McLister
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Kim Deal: Debut LP from ex-Pixies bassist is an elegant showcase from an alt-rock icon
‘Nobody Loves You More’ is a solo record 14 years in the making and one both gorgeously mellow and sonically adventurous.
Matthew McLister
Nov 12, 20243 min read
Amyl and the Sniffers: ‘Cartoon Darkness’ - their most rounded and accessible record yet
The Melbourne punk outfits third album widens its sonic influences without losing the band’s distinct raucousness.
Matthew McLister
Nov 7, 20242 min read
Album review: Confidence Man – ‘3AM (LA LA LA)’
The Australian electro-pop outfit’s third album is a purposeful mix of trance, acid house and 90s throwback anthems.
Matthew McLister
Oct 16, 20246 min read
Indie review September 2024: The best albums
Our seven favourite indie albums released in September 2024 - featuring Fat Dog, Jamie xx, The Dare and more.
Matthew McLister
Oct 9, 20242 min read
Maximo Park maintain lofty standards with eighth album ‘Stream of Life’
The Newcastle band’s unique charm, reflective spirit and uplifting nature makes for another highly pleasant listening experience.
Matthew McLister
Sep 30, 20242 min read
The Voidz: ‘Like All Before You’ is packed with unpredictability and charm
Julian Casablancas’ side project band’s third LP contains a melting pot of ideas largely borrowed from 80s electronic and rock reference poi
Matthew McLister
Sep 13, 20246 min read
Indie review August 2024: The best albums
Our seven favourite indie albums released in August 2024 - featuring Fontaines D.C., Jack White, Wunderhorse, Yannis & the Yaw and more!
Matthew McLister
Sep 11, 20242 min read
Foals frontman and Afrobeat icon provide ambitious collaboration through Yannis and the Yaw project
Impressive five track EP Lagos Paris London, matches Afrobeat excellence with Yannis Philippakis’s idiosyncratic guitars and impassioned voc
Matthew McLister
Sep 6, 20242 min read
Wunderhorse thrill on purposely raw second outing ‘Midas’
It may be filled with disillusionment and a raw sense of imperfection, but Midas is rarely anything but perfectly enthralling.
Matthew McLister
Aug 23, 20242 min read
Album review: ‘Another Day’ by F*cked Up
Seventh album Another Day proves the Toronto band have plenty of freshness still to offer, returning to their early brash sound.
Matthew McLister
Aug 9, 20242 min read
SOFT PLAY return with typical punk charm on ‘HEAVY JELLY’
The Royal Tunbridge Well duo’s four album is a solid return, featuring a heavy, abrasive punk-metal sound that lacks sugar coating.
Matthew McLister
Aug 8, 20242 min read
Album review: Cigarettes After Sex - X's
With a musical formula this pleasurable on the ears, Greg Gonzalez and co will seduce you all over again third time round.
Blinded By The Floodlights
Jul 4, 20248 min read
Indie review June 2024: The best songs and albums
Our eight favourite indie albums and five favourite indie songs released in June 2024 - featuring POND, Been Stellar and more.
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