Review of 'Knower Forever' by Knower

The fact Knower aren’t more well-known is an absolute crime. The duo’s latest jazz-funk banger bonanza is one of the most fun albums I’ve heard in a while.

Review of ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2’ by Calvin Harris

Are we going to get a Vol 3 too? After listening to Funk Wav Bounce Vol 2, I hope not…

Review of 'Mood Valiant' by Hiatus Kaiyote

 

Hiatus Kaiyote return with some catchy and vulnerable neo-soul jams.

Review of 'Daddy's Home' by St. Vincent

St. Vincent’s new serving of 70s psychedelic sleaze somehow manages to be excitingly fresh. In fact, it’s one of the most exciting albums I’ve heard this year.

Review of 'It Is What It Is' by Thundercat

The funky bassist-singer gets serious.

Review of '3:15:20' by Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino loves to surprise the hell out of his fans.

Review of 'Cuz I Love You' by Lizzo

Lizzo’s new pop album is more infectious than malaria.

Review of 'No-one Ever Really Dies' by N.E.R.D

N.E.R.D are back sporting a less poppy, more political Pharrell Williams.

Review of 'Everything Now' by Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire get groovier and goofier on their new record.

Review of 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol 1' by Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris delivers a feelgood funk album with a bizarre choice of vocal guests.

Review of 'GT Ultra' by Guerilla Toss

Guerilla Toss have always been nutty as fruitcakes. But they’ve been getting tamer as the years go by.

Review of 'Automaton' by Jamiroquai

Crazy-hat-wearing high-flying Jay Kay and his crew of funky instrumentalists have returned to the studio after seven years. Was the return of the space cowboy necessary in 2017? Or are there already enough disco/funk revival acts out there?

Review of 'Drunk' by Thundercat

Thundercat ought to be a pretentious douche. Most people with his level of instrumental prowess have the right to be. Instead, the bassist-extraordinaire refuses to take himself seriously. At all. Which is what makes him so lovable.

Double Review: 'Starboy' by The Weeknd and 'Awaken! My Love' by Childish Gambino

In my attempts to catch up with 2016’s busy bombardment of albums, I give you this two-in-one r&b special review of The Weeknd’s Starboy and Childish Gambino’s Awaken! My Love.

INTRODUCING: Vulture St. Tape Gang

Meet the Vulture St. Tape Gang.

Review of 'Angelic 2 the Core: Angelic Funkadelic/Angelic Rockadelic' by Corey Feldman

How did we allow this to happen? No, I don't mean Brexit or Trump or even the new Toblerone. I’m talking about 2016’s biggest atrocity - Corey Feldman’s new album.

Review of 'The Divine Feminine' by Mac Miller

The Divine Feminine wants to be a love album, or a feminist album, I’m not entirely sure which. Instead it ends up being a graphic ode to Mac Miller’s sex life. Thankfully the soul beats are dangerously gorgeous enough to distract from most of it.

Review of 'The Getaway' by The Red Hot Chili Peppers

The once wild Californian funk-rockers have slowly got more sleepy and tame over the years – once a pack of jumping leg-humping Jack Russells, now a mass of somnolent salivating senior St Bernards. What a sickening amount of alliteration I just used there.

INTRODUCING: Japanese Fighting Fish

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It’s time to interview another batshit crazy band. Meet Japanese Fighting Fish.

Review of 'I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It' by The 1975

Rather impressively, UK rockers The 1975 play with almost every genre under the sun on this new sophomore LP. Even more impressively, they somehow manage to make it all exceedingly dull.