7s – Avey Tare – ALBUM REVIEW

7sAlbum by Avey TareReleased 17 February 2023Psychedelic PopLabel – DominoRating – 6.5/10 – An unusual spectacle. As Panda Bear is booming, Avey Tare is simultaneously sobbing and meditating, killing two birds with one stone. 7s is his teary yoga session, par for the course where this particular abstract indie pop hero is concerned; guttering textures […]

I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You – Quadeca – ALBUM REVIEW

I Didn’t Mean to Haunt YouAlbum by QuadecaReleased 10 November 2022Folktronica / Art PopLabel – deadAirRating – 6.5/10 Crafted with dedication, I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You is Quadeca’s creative breakthrough. – Released last year, From Me to You was less a demonstration of Quadeca’s impulse to release music, more a pledge to infuse creativity […]

‘Animal’ – LUMP – ALBUM REVIEW

AnimalAlbum by LUMPReleased 30 July 2021FolktronicaProduced by Mike LindsayRating – 8/10 Mike Lindsay and Laura Marling’s second collaboration drifts with melody. – There is a wild, fragmented bridge in the title track of LUMP’s ‘Animal’, in which Laura Marling’s voice prioritises abyss-dwelling hallows over melody. Made up for by Mike Lindsay’s spritely synth lines, the […]