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The Mountain

Album Review4/5

The Mountain

Gorillaz

The strongest case in years that Gorillaz can still make records that matter as records.

BRITPOP

Album Review4/5

BRITPOP

Robbie Williams

Robbie metabolising the era into his own language.

We're Never Getting Out

Album Review3/5

We're Never Getting Out

Deaf Havana

It’s not an easy listen, but it feels honest.

If You Asked For A Picture

Album Review5/5

If You Asked For A Picture

Blondshell

Teitelbaum cements herself as more than just an indie darling.

Obsession

Album Review4/5

Obsession

The Driver Era

This is feel-good music with enough substance to keep you coming back after the party's over.

Open Wide

Album Review4/5

Open Wide

Inhaler

It’s still Inhaler, of course, but it’s Inhaler in technicolour.

Blondshell

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Blondshell

Blondshell

Stunning in its history, all-engulfing in its glorious hooks.

Cracker Island

Album Review4/5

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On 'Cracker Island', Gorillaz artfully craft a selection of tracks that are simultaneously soothing and unnerving.

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Inhaler

There is more than enough to show that this is still just the beginning for Inhaler.

Being Funny In A Foreign Language

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The 1975

That tour poster tells no lies. 'Being Funny In A Foreign Language' is The 1975 at their very best.

Album Review4/5

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VUKOVI

Three albums in, and VUKOVI are a band still showing signs of growth.

TV or Not TV

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TV or Not TV

Liily

Equal parts chaotic psychedelic post-punk and rock’n’roll.

Girlfriend

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Girlfriend

The Driver Era

The Driver Era remain firmly heading in the right direction.

It Won't Always Be Like This

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It Won't Always Be Like This

Inhaler

‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’ is a mic drop moment.

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Weezer

It soon descends into a world of gigantic 80s hair metal riffs.

Medicine At Midnight

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Foo Fighters

A classic band, for fans of the good old days.

Beauty In Death

Chase Atlantic

A record that sounds like it was born within the zeitgeist itself.

Death By Rock And Roll

The Pretty Reckless

A band who continue to stand tall.

OK Human

Weezer

Their strongest offering since 2016’s ‘White Album’.

Paranoia EP

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Pop-rock with an angsty grunge filter.

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