Fever Ray: Plunge | Unsettling Pop for Unsettling Times
On Plunge, Fever Ray declares “You might not want to hear this, but you need to hear it, and you’ll really like it. Because I’m really fucking persuasive.”
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Four Tet: New Energy | Making Peace with Your Expectations
B.G.M.'s Adam Newton explains why Four Tet's new album is a 14-song album of impeccable musicianship that doesn’t say anything or go anywhere in particular.
Liars: TFCF | A Sort of Mental Haunting
Liars latest album, TFCF is the sound of a house that is haunted not by ghosts but by unhealthy thoughts -- a sort of mental haunting.
Actress: AZD | Your Guide to Contemporary Electro
AZD all makes sense as a complete musical thought! Actress refuses to dumb down his aesthetic or ideas for the uninitiated.
The xx: I See You | New Ideas are Good
Is I See You an accessible record that plays with pop sensibilities in ways The xx never attempted in the past? Absolutely.
S U R V I V E : RR7349 | Beyond the Stranger Things Soundtrack
On RR7349, Survive's created a record of expertly crafted ‘80s-inflected synth-pop and prove there's more to the band than the Stranger Things soundtrack.
Foretaste: Space Echoes | They Like ‘80s Music!
Foretaste's new LP Space Echoes is a fun, 80s-indebted pop record writes Adam Newton, and a really good pastiche, but ultimately still a pastiche.
Ash Koosha – I AKA I: A Vessel for Otherworldly Exploration
While Ash Koosha's I AKA I is one of the most sonically explorative releases that I’ve listened to in a while, it doesn't feel entirely otherworldly.
SBTRKT Lets the Beats and the Vocals Shine on Save Yourself
In the end, SBTRKT's Save Yourself represents what you want from a stellar producer: a combination of fantastic music and wonderful arrangements.
Charli XCX Gets Hard on the Vroom Vroom EP
Charli XCX goes into an exciting creative direction on Vroom Vroom, but she is trying to create a hard-edged persona for herrself out of thin air.