Album of the Week: Golden Duck? More like bronze from Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs, Duck (Polydor) ***
Album of the week: Hot Chip, A Bath Full Of Ecstasy (Domino) ****
Album of the Week: Hot Chip, A Bath Full Of Ecstasy (Domino) ****
Our verdict on Benjamin Francis Leftwich's new album
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Gratitude (Dirty Hit) ***
Album of the Week: Sleaford Mods, Eton Alive ****
GIVEN the state of the nation, another state-of-the-nation album wouldn’t necessarily be the last thing we all need, but neither would it be particularly welcome.
Album of the Week: What Foals did next after turning into arena beasts
Foals, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1 (Warner) ****
Album of the Week: The 1975 making chaotic sense of 2018
The 1975, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (Dirty Hit) ****
Brexit album of the week: The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen, Merrie Land (Warner Music) **
Review: Neneh Cherry's Broken Politics builds bridges
WITH its "serious" title and its maker still (unfairly) best known for her 30-year-old tough-girl track Buffalo Stance, what’s only the fifth album of Neneh Cherry’s career suggests unstrung anger, aggression and accusation.
Will you love John Grant's new album?
JOHN Grant is one of music’s known unknowns, so when he says the electronica-heavy Love Is Magic showcases the sound he’s always wanted to make, it’s possible that this explosive, acerbic and entertaining singer-songwriter is just messing with us.
Album review: Slaves, Acts Of Fear And Love (Virgin EMI) ***
KENT is hardly renowned as a furnace of punk, but Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent have done their utmost to change that perception in the shortest time possible.
