Review
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Jesca Hoop – ‘Long Wave Home’ Review
Indie folk that packs a punch through introspection.
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Mia Doi Todd – ‘Human Experience’ Review
Domestic bliss in Hawaii makes a pitch for the summer album of 2026.
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Alessandro Ambrosi – ‘The River in The Sky’ Review
The accordion takes a peaceful tour of Japan's natural landscapes.
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Linus Alberg – ‘UON’ Review
Turning the harmonium into a full string section in this cinematic piano collection.
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Kathryn Mohr – ‘Carve’ Review
One woman, one guitar, endless distortion effects.
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Karin Park – ‘EVO’ Review
Top tier dark synth pop from an artist who continues to evolve and expand her craft.
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The White Mages – ‘Ode to Final Fantasy’ Review
Beautifully arranged with delicate tones and thoughtful original twists.
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Roboctopus – ‘Vaporchip Volume 1’ Review
What if a Gameboy and some disco music got stuck in an elevator?
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Blurstem – ‘Fallen Fragments’ Review
Late night piano, reimagined through nearly a decade of memories.
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PILOTPRIEST – ‘Spring EP’ review
A prelude to Silent Hill Townfall
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Otoboke Beaver – ‘Is The New Album Out Yet?’ Review
No-one does high-energy punk quite like this.
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Paul Cheneour & Zhuyang Liu – ‘Fire Serpent’ Review
A beautiful collection of guzheng and flute intertwined performances.
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Square Enix Vocal Covers – “Timeless Classics Vol.2” Review
Turning rock and folk game anthems into chirpy pop dance bops.
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Divorce Attorney – ‘Always Something’ Review
Post-punk shoegazers showcase their infectious energy.
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Bic Runga – ‘Red Sunset’ Review
Bringing French pop into her 60's rock era.
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Kaya North – ‘Hunt’ Review
The sound of a primative hunt... but you're not the prey.
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Marika Takeuchi – ‘Iridescence’ Review
Personal emotional recovery from the foot of the mountain.
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St Vincent, Jules Buckley – ‘Live in London!’ Review
This is how you do an orchestral album!
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Imarhan – ‘Essam’ Review
A clever integration of electronics into traditional desert rock.
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Kardemimmit – ‘Kardemimmit Live Special’ Review
Finnish folk excellence.
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B E N N – ‘Primordial Error’ Review
Bassy, atmospheric electronic pockets of industrial chaos.
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Shelby Natasha – ‘It Was Mine’ Review
A melting pot of Chinese folk, lo-fi beats, and ethereal vocals.
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Barry Hudson-Taylor – ‘Flutter’ Review
The space between pain and healing has never sounded so calm.
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Drumspyder – ‘Fivefold Craft’ Review
Rhythmic meditation rooted in medieval British and Celtic song.
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kwes. – ‘Kinds’ Review
Restorative ambient electronics housed inside the Barbican Conservatory.
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Yaelokre – ‘Composing Colentine’ Review
A fantasy folk tour of escapism and creating bonds.
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ionnalee, iamamiwhoami – BLUE in Concert (Live Versions) Review
Celebrating 10 years of an anthemic synth-pop classic.
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debdepan – ‘LOVERS & OTHERS’ review
A fantastic mix of indie pop sensibilities and big rock riffs and hooks to take rock back to the dancefloor.
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The Go! Team – ‘Thunder, Lightning, Strike (Live at the Roundhouse)’ – Review
A bombastic, energetic performance 20 years in the making.
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El Búho – ‘Kerala Rain’ Review
When Cumbia folktronica meets Indian fusion, great things happen.
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Bruno Bavota+Chantal Acda – ‘Safer Places’ Review
Where sad piano folk meets uplifting stories of everyday inspiration.
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Øystein Skar – ‘Stories for A’ review
Thoughtful piano pieces to be passed on from father to daughter.
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Jinjé & A. Montane – ‘Neon Garden EP’ review
Giving shape and definition to electronic house experimentation and improvisation.
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Akira Yamaoka – ‘Return to Silent Hill’ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack review
A worth addition to the industrial hellscape of Silent Hill.
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Sō Percussion – ‘Amid The Noise Live’ review
A fascinating album that explores the quiet moments percussion can provide.
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Boy Without Batteries – ‘Glass Cannon’ review
An emotional journey from despair to healing... through hardcore chiptune?!
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Kate de Rosset – ‘It Will Burn’ Review
Your ambient pop, air sprite energetic boost is here.
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Tidiane Thiam – ‘Siftorde’ Review
The innate rhythm of desert blues and Sahelian folk will charm your soul.
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Fields of Mildew – ‘IV’ Review
A beautifully melancholic marriage of century-old folk and modern-day post rock production.
