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ALBUM REVIEW: Léa Sen – ‘LEVELS’

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  • Posted on May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Small in scale but anything but in its breadth, Léa Sen’s debut stakes its claim for experimental pop greatness.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Fazerdaze – ‘Soft Power’

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  • Posted on November 12, 2024November 12, 2024

The expected slow-burn of Fazerdaze’s new album ultimately arrives at an arresting collection of dreamlike indie-pop.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Lip Critic – ‘Hex Dealer’

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  • Posted on May 16, 2024May 16, 2024

On an insane ride through dance-punk cranked up to its (il)logical extreme, Lip Critic deliver a baffling, unfeasibly fun new album.

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ALBUM REVIEW: IDLES – ‘TANGK’

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  • Posted on February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

Harshness, discord and industrial coldness characterises IDLES’ newest album, as their search for humanity within leads to what might be their most fascinating work yet.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Grian Chatten – ‘Chaos For The Fly’

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  • Posted on June 27, 2023June 27, 2023

Far removed from his work in Fontaines D.C., Grian Chatten’s solo debut steps into lucid, free-roaming indie-rock that’s all his own.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Geese – ‘3D Country’

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  • Posted on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023

Adding to the ever-growing cache of weirdo indie-rock and post-punk is Geese’s new album, which might just be good enough to rise fairly close to the top.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Lunar Year, Donkey Kid, Léa Sen

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  • Posted on May 18, 2022July 2, 2022

In this Review Round-Up, a collection of EPs are headed off by a lacklustre outing from The Lunar Year, and filled out by promising singer-songwriters Donkey Kid and Léa Sen.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Idles, Volumes, Maybeshewill

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  • Posted on November 17, 2021November 17, 2021

In this Review Round-Up, another quick follow-up from Idles is joined by a new album from Volumes and the return of Maybeshewill, as well as Bears In Trees, Breichiau Hir and NYT LIV.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Jake Bugg, Grayscale, Jinjer, Telethon

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  • Posted on August 25, 2021August 25, 2021

In this Review Round-Up, the return of Jake Bugg underwhelms, as do the newest from Grayscale and Jinjer, while more new music comes from Telethon, Gloo, Kat Von D, Chubby And The Gang, Sugar Horse, Indigo De Souza, Venues and Wilder..

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Idles, Touché Amore, Joji

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  • Posted on September 30, 2020December 5, 2020

In this Review Round-Up, excellent new albums from Touché Amoré and Svalbard stand out against big releases from Idles, Joji, Amaranthe, Elder Brother and especially The Neighbourhood, while The Jaded Hearts Club and snake eyes make their debuts.

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