Pond: The Weather review – Australian psych-rockers take a musical leap

Few discussions about Perth outfit Pond are likely to pass without at least a nod to Kevin Parker’s Tame Impala. Not only have the two bands shared multiple members over the years, including Parker himself, but they’ve also evolved in … Continue reading →

Mac DeMarco: This Old Dog review – serious themes, stoned demeanour

Related: If I’m going in, I’m goin’ in hard When it comes to his relationship with his father, Mac DeMarco has decided not to sit on the fence: “He’s kind of a piece of shit,” was one recent verdict on … Continue reading →

At the Drive-In: Inter Alia review – 00s post-hardcore heroes’ thrilling return

Listen to El Paso post-hardcore band At the Drive-In’s new album and it might feel as if time has stood still. In 2000, the band released the no-holds-barred Relationship of Command; they were at the height of their popularity, but … Continue reading →

Will Stratton: Rosewood Almanac review – lost-summer beauty from a New Jersey native

This is the sound of lost summers, dangling one foot in the waters where Midlake and Iron & Wine have spent time, another in the depths of Nick Drake and Bert Jansch, where folk guitar figures circle like whirlpools. Stratton … Continue reading →

Gorillaz: Humanz review – Albarn pulls his punches

Gorillaz’s on-trend party album brings reassuring strangeness and a clever use of collaborators, but little real-world clout

Future Islands review – not drowning but raving

Future Islands’ Samuel T Herring is one of the most sweatily intense singers around, but it’s not just theatrics

Wall: Untitled review – palpably fractious post-punk

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Future Islands review – new heights of performative kamikaze

The synthpop band’s Samuel T Herring was a joy to behold, throwing shapes including a robot move not busted since 2004

Pinegrove: Everything So Far review – the journey to lovelorn indie

Somewhere between the proto-emo of the likes of the Appleseed Cast and the backwoods folk of Whitney (with a dash of Sufjan Stevens’ banjo work to sweeten the deal), lies New Jersey based outfit Pinegrove, a band who emerged from … Continue reading →

Kasabian review – a full-throttle hedonistic joyride

The Leicester rockers rouse their crowd to boiling point with boisterous bravado and sweaty affection on a night that showcases a band at the peak of their powers

Cigarettes After Sex review – breathtaking ambient-pop enigmas

Beautiful melodies and classy songwriting shine through the billowing smoke and minimal lighting surrounding the quiet Texas pop-noir four-piece

Coachella 2017: Sunday acts Skepta, New Order, Lorde and more reviewed

As Coachella’s first weekend draws to a close, our writers review Sunday’s sets, from Skepta’s grime takeover to an in-form New Order and Lorde’s stellar return

Splashh: Waiting a Lifetime review – winning tunes from the Anglo-Aussies

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R Stevie Moore and Jason Falkner: Make It Be review – loopy lo-fi intrigue

Prolific doesn’t begin to cover the output of lo-fi eminence grise R Stevie Moore, a man who scarcely gets out of bed without releasing an album first. But of the 400 or so releases he’s put out over his career, … Continue reading →

Future Islands: The Far Field review – an accomplished follow-up

Before becoming unlikely stars in 2014 on the back of frontman Samuel T Herring’s extraordinarily impassioned performance of Seasons (Waiting on You) on David Letterman’s show, Baltimore three-piece Future Islands had released four well-received albums of synth-driven indie. Their fifth … Continue reading →