Album reviews

Sean Lennon’s release has enough brio and charm to be fully enjoyable as a listen outside of the purpose for which it was created

They still somehow remind me of the Soft Machine

I can’t really reconcile anything Leafcutter John does as alt-jazz

Top LPs. Bit off the wall, mind. You do wonder what else goes on in that hut of hers…

Moody, quiet, and beguiling.

Is this the Moody Blues or what?

It’s a mixed bag, as you might expect with a sprawling LP of around 25 tracks.

I could keep rabbiting on about how good this LP is, but I’m going to simply recommend that you listen to it without delay.

There isn’t any particular style to the recordings on Balkan Grooves; rather anything that can get people dancing seems to be the principle.

It seems that Discorporate specialise in bands that like to make a noise

the lyrics are a reflection on the current generation’s obsessions

the main issue with The Brothers Movement is that what they do on this record has been done so many times before

Get up and dance, motherfuckers!

Primal garage pop, with a deep feel for Cramps/psychobilly and at times downright silly.

When I first heard We Built a Fire, I thought, bloody hell, this is very Arthur Lee.

An absolutely blistering record.

a big, bolshy collection of steel guitars and shit-kicking drum beats

Go whistle.

feels like a holiday romance

possibly the greatest Manchester album never to have been made in Manchester