Album review: Madonna – Madame X
Despite early tracks being disappointing, Madonna’s Madame X is Madonna on top.
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AuthorJohn Preston
Album review: Carly Rae Jepson – Dedicated
Carly Rae Jepson’s Dedicated sounds like an exercise in box ticking.
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Album review: MARINA – Love + Fear
Within this over-long 16-track dual album, there is a six-track EP of clearly personal and wonderfully performed songs, that gets lost in the chaff.
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Album review: Lolo Zouaï – High Highs to Low Lows
Lolo Zouaï has created a frequently beautiful and satisfyingly three dimensional pop record and High Highs to Low Lows is an unexpected delight.
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Album review: MARINA – LOVE
By releasing half a record, has MARINA (formerly Marina and the Diamonds) blemished her otherwise strong track record?
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Album review: Billie Eilish – WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? is one of the most thoughtfully creative and self-possessed albums of the year.
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Album review: Self Esteem – Compliments Please
Self Esteem’s Compliments Please is a positive indication that creative, labour-of-love alternatives to production line pop is still very much alive and well in 2019.
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Album review: The Japanese House – Good at Falling
Good at Falling cracks open the door and successfully allows The Japanese House to make an impressive and compelling connection.
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Album review: Ladytron – Ladytron
Ladytron is one of Ladytron’s most essential records and one that builds on their surprisingly long tenure as one of the most influential electronic bands of the last 20 years.
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Album review: Broods – Don’t Feed the Pop Monster
Don’t Feed the Pop Monster is Broods’ most classically pop album so far and also their best. If it isn’t a hit then don’t blame them and instead look take a harder look at the current state of pop culture as it continues to merrily eat itself.
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