On their long-awaited tenth album, the compellingly inconsistent Primal Scream sound genuinely determined to prove themselves but whether they pull it off or not is another question.
Primal Scream – More Light
Alex Wisgard
The Thermals – Desperate Ground
It’s us against them on the band’s ultraviolent sixth effort, which sounds like indie rock’s first post-Game of Thrones album.
Edwyn Collins – Understated
“What the heck,” Edwyn Collins sings, “I’m living now.” The indie rock godhead’s newest LP is the sound of a man on the mend.
The Eternal Elder Statesman: Best Fit meets Robyn Hitchcock
Best Fit catches up with Robyn Hitchcock to talk about his new album, the importance of admin and “giving birth to yourself”.
Jim James – Regions of Light and Sound of God
Alone in the wilderness, singing hymns to himself, James is as succinct as he’s ever been on record: a fascinating musical backroad to find yourself stranded in.
“No one would buy an album of just sheer misery” : Best Fit speaks to L. Pierre’s Aidan Moffat
With a new instrumental album under the revived L. Pierre moniker just out, Aidan Moffat talks to Best Fit about Peter Pan, Eraserhead and the “sheer joy” of pure pop music.
Brian Eno – Lux
Eno’s new record is the sound of a man who knows precisely what he’s doing; there’s a heart to it, certainly, but it’s a tricky organ to get a handle on.
“Staying up ’til six in the morning in my undies, doing whatever…”: Best Fit speaks to Mac DeMarco
The rising Canadian singer-songwriter waxes lyrical about his new album ’2′, touring in his mother’s car, the quest for the perfect cigarette and the inherent funniness of the name Gary.
The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground and Nico (45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
A six-disc reissue that proves it’s still a total mess of an album – but Christ, what a mess.
A.C. Newman – Shut Down the Streets
After a career of obliqueness and wit, A.C. Newman’s Shut Down The Streets is a matter of life and death. And, master of songcraft that he is, it turns out those themes suit him well.
John Cale – Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
Yet more proof that the coolest member of the Velvet Underground has still got it.
Robert Pollard – Jack Sells the Cow
The trouble with Robert Pollard is not that he needs an editor. It’s that there need to be more hours in a day in which his fans can digest his output. We try his fourth album of the year on for size.