Reviews
Eagulls Eagulls
They may be easy to underestimate, but the self-titled debut from these Leeds post-punk newcomers wraps hooks and noise in such a fully formed package that they swiftly transcend a reputation as snot-nosed punks.
Peter Quinton has always considered birdwatching a hobby...
Pharrell Williams G I R L
2014 is shaping up to be the year of Pharrell Williams. But does G I R L live up to the hype?
Luiza Lodder gives G I R L a chance...
Schoolboy Q Oxymoron
Oxymoron represents Schoolboy Q's major label debut, and many have been expecting a masterpiece along the lines of Kendrick Lamar's 2012 masterpiece Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. Will Q get high marks or will this be an album full of avoidable schoolboy errors and contradictions formed out of habit?
Richard Petty joins the queue to submit his review...
Real Estate Atlas
Though it's unlikely to make fans out of naysayers, Real Estate's latest prove they're still masters of sumptuous, melancholic melody while allowing the dreary overcast fog they've been slowly building since they began envelope even further.
Peter Quinton gets real with...nevermind, too easyFeatures
Happy Anniversary... Selected Ambient Works Volume II
Believe it or not, it's now been twenty years since Aphex Twin released his seminal collection. Even harder to believe, upon release, it made #11 in the UK album chart.
Luiza Lodder has the skinny...
Happy Anniversary... The Downward Spiral
For its 20th anniversary, Joe Marvilli looks back at Nine Inch Nails' defining masterpiece, an exploration of self-destruction and crafting chaos into melodies.
Joe Marvilli travels down the spiral again...Features
Guy Maddin in Madison
Visiting the University of Wisconsin's main campus, the singular auteur discoursed on "Loss in the Cinema" before a public screening of his free-form docu-fantasia masterwork My Winnipeg.
Grant Phipps discovers...Reviews
12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen)
After Hunger and Shame, high expectations surrounded Steve McQueen's next film, and he really delivered.
Natália Costa reviews...