Temples - Volcano (Heavenly)

I reviewed Temples' second record Volcano for musicOMH. Read the full review here.

""The overall sound is a little too pat, too wipe-clean,” wrote The Observer’s Kitty Empire in 2015 of Tame Impala's heartbroken synthesiser symphony Currents, a record that demonstrated that phased guitars weren’t necessarily the key to creating colourful, state-altering music. If Currents was wipe-clean, then Temples' new album Volcano – which also features an increased reliance on shiny synths – has been sprayed with a hundred cans of Mr Sheen, wiped repeatedly and then buffed until in possession of a blinding glisten visible from the International Space Station. You’ve heard of space rock; this is seen-from-space pop."
 

 

Thundercat - Drunk (Brainfeeder)

I reviewed Thundercat's latest Drunk for musicOMH. Read the full review here. 

"At the core of the album are a selection of sumptuous, slightly warped soul-jazz numbers that would provide the perfect soundtrack if the Mad Hatter were ever to branch out into dinner parties. Yacht rock suffering from severe motion sickness."

Sinkane - Life & Livin' It (City Slang)

I reviewed Sinkane's hugely enjoyable new album for musicOMH. Read the full review here.

"There’s a toughness and a tightness to these grooves; Gallab’s voice is bold, clear, confident. The result is the most direct and uniform Sinkane release to date – the sound of a funky Afropop band bolstered by brass courtesy of Daptone’s Antibalas. Won’t Follow’s reggae lilt is the only moment that couldn’t be described as “upbeat.”"

Ty Segall - Ty Segall (Drag City)

I reviewed Ty Segall's latest offering for musicOMH. Read the full review here.

"Ty Segall dances to his own thrillingly distorted tune. Since 2014’s Manipulator, an album which took 14 months to complete – a lifetime in Ty World – and was touted upon arrival as his potential commercial breakthrough, Segall has returned to releasing noisy records with the regularity that many of us do a Big Shop."

Rose Elinor Dougall - Stellular (Vermillion)

I reviewed Rose Elinor Dougall's second album Stellular for musicOMH. Read in full here.

"Stellular marks Elinor Dougall’s return centre stage and, in both title and content, makes good on her expressed desire to be “more assertive”, less apologetic."