Fontaines D.C. – Dopamine Chamber
The fifth album from Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. trades post-punk for polished pop-rock jams.
Post-Punk
BODEGA – All Inside Aquarium
New York art rockers BODEGA search for identity on their latest, adopting a straightforward indie rock sound with little success.
Protomartyr – Hotel Usona
Drawing on the more troubling aspects of life in the US, the Detroit post-punk veterans treat their latest conceptual release as though stepping headfirst into a house of horrors.
Bloc Party – Anatomy of a Brief Romance
Bloc Party’s atrocious seventh album is an immature embarrassment with very few redeeming qualities.
Yard Act – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music
The snarky Leeds band once again thrive on contradictions on their third LP, sucking you in with sumptuous grooves and then spitting you out with their blistering anguish.
Iceage – For Love of Grace & the Hereafter
The Danish art-punk veterans deliver their most approachable, yet distinctly odd, album to date.
Sleaford Mods – The Demise of Planet X
The post-punk duo Sleaford Mods had a moment, but that moment has long since passed. Their descent into self-parody accelerates on their dismal thirteenth album.