Although a frustratingly inconsistent album, “O My Heart” deserves a listen for its supremely fun take on dark themes, exploited by its better tracks.
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Black Carrot – Milking Scarabs for Dough
As wilfully odd as ever, Market Harborough-based Black Carrot return with a perplexing second album.
Delta Spirit – History From Below
Delta Spirit’s second album turns out to be a mixed, intermittently inspiring effort.
Juniper Leaf – Broom, Briars, Torches From The Fire
Draping psych-folk and indie rock with a singularly semi-sinister atmosphere, Juniper Leaf have put together a deeply intruiging and impressive debut.
Fun – Aim and Ignite
Comprising an ex-member each from The Format, Anathallo and Steel Train, fun. offer up a perplexing but confident and entertaining debut record.
Dirtmusic – BKO
Working with Touareg band Tamikrest, Dirtmusic create an album which isn’t always gripping, but always captures an atmosphere.
Pin Me Down – Pin Me Down
Russell Lissack underlines, rather than breaks, his musical ties to on-hiatus Bloc Party, whilst his collaborator Milena Mepris is unlikely to help him set the world ablaze on “Pin Me Down”.
Castrovalva – We Are A Unit
Recycling some songs from their self-titled mini-album from last year, Castrovalva return with an LP-length dose of their crazed thrash rock.
Ash – A-Z Vol. 1
Half way through their year of releasing 26 new singles, Ash let us catch up with their progress so far on this impressive compilation of the first 13 songs.
Armored Saint – La Raza
10 years since their last album, is it a warm welcome back to Armored Saint? John Skibeat ponders…
The Besnard Lakes – …Are The Roaring Night
Canadian Husband and Wife led collective The Besnard Lakes return with a dense, cinematic and dark new album recorded on equipment rumoured to have been used by Led Zeppelin on their Physical Graffiti sessions.
Quasi – American Gong
From the opening seconds of American Gong, the memories of saccharine sounds are erased as Quasi chug like jet engine on their latest long player.
