Reviews

Injury Reserve

Injury Reserve

Arizone trio Injury Reserve blend industrial experimentation with old school rap on their self-titled debut, finds Mike Vinti

Spaceship

Outcrops

Aseethe

Throes

The tracks on Aseethe’s new LP, Throes, move slowly, but with purpose and conviction, says Bernie Brooks

Sacred Paws

Run Around the Sun

The second album by Sacred Paws, Run Around the Sun provides a finely rounded meal for Johny Lamb

slowthai

Nothing Great About Britain

The debut album by always-grinning anarchist, Slowthai, traffics in everyday pain, squelchy grime, drill bassiness and woozy hip-hop, finds Colin Gannon

Rev Magnetic

Versus Universe

The debut album by Rev Magnetic is a dynamic, ecstatic cacophony, finds Jamie Chambers

Tyler, The Creator

Igor

Tyler, the Creator's latest album remains ambiguous and uncertain, finds Aaron Skates

Earth

Full Upon Her Burning Lips

Full Upon Her Moving Lips may be Earth's busiest album to date, but it is also one of their loveliest, finds Tom Coles

The London Sound Survey / Iain Chambers / Robert Worby

Thames / The Eccentric Press / Factitious Airs

The first three releases from new label Persistence of Sound comprise a fitting manifesto, finds Antonio Poscic

Laurence Pike

Holy Spring

Whether solo, as here, or with his group Szun Waves or in his many collaborations with the likes of Liars and Bill Callahan, Laurence Pike is a percussionist of rare skill and broad range, finds Tom Bolton

Helm

Chemical Flowers

On new album Chemical Flowers, Luke Younger expands his compositional palette, finds Colin Gannon

Stereolab

Transient Random-Noise Bursts / Mars Audiac Quintet

With expanded re-issues of two of their classic 90s albums and a world tour soon to come, it's the perfect time to fall for Stereolab's charms all over again, finds Anna Rahkonen

Ruby Rushton

Ironside

The latest project from 22a boss Tenderlonious, Ruby Rushton is a raw and vibrant take on old school American jazz, finds Mike Vinti

Clinic

Wheeltappers And Shunters

The new album by Clinic – their first in seven years – contains a warning amidst its deep space and claustrophobic textures, finds Julian Marszalek

Lee Ranaldo / Jim Jarmusch / Marc Urselli / Balázs Pándi

Lee Ranaldo / Jim Jarmusch / Marc Urselli / Balázs Pándi

A one-off improvised collaboration between Jim Jarmusch, Lee Ranaldo, Marc Urselli, and Balázs Pándi evokes a night-time dérive, finds Antonio Poscic

Sote

Parallel Persia

Noel Gardner feels an impressive degree of futureshock on the latest album by Tehran based producer Sote

Guadalupe Plata

Guadalupe Plata/Three Demons

Spanish blues trio Guadalupe Plata take a deep, dark dive into demonic rockabilly of the highest order

Laura Cannell

The Sky Untuned

With latest album The Sky Untuned, Laura Cannell continues to deliver outstandingly fresh and essential recordings, finds Tom Bolton

upsammy

Wild Chamber

The debut (mini-)album from Dutch producer upsammy sifts between several lucid shades of IDM, finds James Ball

Craig Leon

The Canon: Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2

Former Ramones and Suicide producer, Craig Leon takes us on a journey far outside of Earth's borders, a voyage as unsettling as it is soothing, finds Aaron Skates

Sean Noonan Pavees Dance

Tan Man’s Hat

Former Can singer Malcolm Mooney joins Sean Noonan Pavees Dance for a bit of acid-fried cosmic exploration, summoning up all that is good in jazz-prog, according to Richard Foster

Nodding God

Play Wooden Child

Nodding God, the new project of Andrew Liles, David Tibet and 'The Underage Shaitan Boy' release their debut album tomorrow. Read on for our review, an exclusive track premiere and a Q+A with Liles

Leafcutter John

Yes! Come Parade With Us

Leafcutter John takes an unexpected pastoral turn for a walk in the country with drummers Seb Rochford and Tom Skinner. It turns out to be just thing, argues Tom Bolton

Guided By Voices

Warp and Woof

Pollard and co. rein it in with a mere twenty-four tracks on this, the twenty-eighth Guided By Voices studio album. It's up there with some of their best, finds Sean Kitching

Pheeyownah

Silver

The debut album from Swedish singer, producer and dancer Pheeyownah is full of graceful future pop with a gritty heartbeat, finds Nick Roseblade

Art Ensemble Of Chicago

We Are On The Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration

We Are On The Edge, a 50th anniversary celebration of the legendary Art Ensemble of Chicago is both a graceful tribute and a testament to these musicians’ questing vision, finds Noel Gardner

Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres

Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres

Indie has-been Pete Doherty has a new album out. Should we care? Probably not, finds Luke Turner

Pink

Hurts 2B Human

With her latest record, pop veteran Pink goes for that elusive classic album. She doesn't quite make it, finds Nick Roseblade

Aldous Harding

Designer

The latest album from New Zealand singer-songwriter Aldous Harding has one eye fixed on the past and one on the future, finds Diva Harris

Horace Tapscott

With The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra – Live At I.U.C.C.

A new re-issue by Soul Jazz of legendary Watts bandleader Horace Tapscott strikes the right note, finds Geoff Cowart

Ekiti Sound

Abeg No Vex

With 'Abeg No Vex', the Nigerian producer forces Dustin Krcatovich to reckon with the insufficiency of his home stereo system

Abdu Ali

Fiyah!!!

Fiyah!! the debut album by Abdu Ali, is a delirious sci-fi cityscape, a record of epic proportions and quantum strangeness