Reviews
Albums
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Everything Everything - Get To Heaven
'Everything Everything have produced two of the most unbearably catchy songs of the summer'
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Bully - Feels Like
'Musically, it meanders between vulnerable restraint and angry, rebellious yells'
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Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool
'An instant classic and strong contender for album of the year'
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FFS - FFS
'Combined, they're just too smart to fail'
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Muse, Drones - a track-by-track review
Their best LP to date, or an absolute misfire? We break down Drones
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Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect
'Arguably the best thing Flowers has recorded in a decade'
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Mumford & Sons - Wilder Mind
'A promising experiment - it's just a shame they didn't push it further'
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Blur - The Magic Whip
'It's an album of reconciliation - both with the band's past and with each other'
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Lacey - Under The Brightest Lights
'Rip-roaring pop rock from the UK's best unsigned gems'
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Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
'A vibrant, humid celebration of American rock and soul'
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Death Cab For Cutie - Kintsugi
'An aching reflection paints it as 'classic' Death Cab - one of the best albums of the year'
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The Prodigy - The Day Is My Enemy
'Agreeably punchy in places, close to parody in others'
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