Peter Doig at The Courtauld review | The prodigal finds his way home
★★★★☆
The Courtauld welcomes Peter Doig’s first show since moving back to London from Trinidad after 20 years away, with 12 paintings and a selection of etchings.
Article Type: Reviews
Gary Numan at Electric Ballroom review | The 1000th live show from the godfather of electro-pop
★★★★☆
Gary Numan played his 1000th live show this weekend, at Camden’s Electric Ballroom. Emily Swingle paid a visit to watch this milestone achievement…
Multitudes review | Lay down and ponder life with Feist’s soft songs
★★★★☆
Feist’s sixth studio album, Multitudes, might sound sweet and soft – bar a few moments of unpredictability – but its themes are as profound as you can get.
God Save The Streets review | Avelino's belated debut has moments, but is underwhelming
★★★☆☆ On his long-awaited, highly-touted debut album God Save The Streets, Avelino fails to reach the heights he thinks he does.
One Fine Morning review | Léa Seydoux shines in emotional odyssey
★★★☆☆ Mia Hansen-Løve delivers a poignant, intimate portrayal of love, loss, and human resilience, led by Léa Seydoux's captivating performance. Read our One Fine Morning review.
Heart is the Hero review | The Wood Brothers cram the camaraderie of a live show into their eighth album
★★★★☆
Eight studio albums deep and The Wood Brothers – brothers Chris and Oliver, flanked by multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix – are having as much pure, honest fun as ever.
Big Thief at Hammersmith Apollo review | An intuitive outfit slipping seamlessly between song
★★★★☆
Big Thief are a band constantly in transition, moving between styles and sounds through each of the albums they’ve released in the past six years. Now, both on their latest record, released last year, and live, they slip with natural ease between multiple sound-worlds in 90 minutes.
72 Seasons review | Metallica, the driving force of ‘80s metal, proceed on autopilot
★★★☆☆
Metallica’s eleventh album is 77 minutes of opportunities for you to bang your head and shred your voice. However, the Four Horsemen offer none of the surprises or genre-defying rebellion that made them the biggest metal band in the world.
Exotico review | Temples give psychedelic indie-rock some escapism – adding novelty to a tried and tested formula
★★★★☆
Temples return with their fourth record, Exotico, which retains the balance of previous influences while incorporating more electronic and ambient sounds. It’s an exciting, unorthodox record that fans will leave fans with plenty to unpack.
Never Enough review | Daniel Caesar offers five-star bangers among mediocrity
★★★☆☆
Neo-soul pioneer Daniel Caesar has returned after a four year hiatus with his highly-anticipated third studio album Never Enough. Whilst there are many undoubted Caesar classics, the project as a whole lacks consistency. Read our review.
White Buffalo review | Ian Munsick’s love letter to Wyoming
★★★★☆
Ian Munsick pays tribute to his home state on his second album, White Buffalo. Read our review.
Blondshell review | A debut that combines popular singles into a compelling whole
★★★★☆ Blondshell delivers a debut, self-titled album to remember, which sees the alt-rock star being far more than a mere ‘viral sensation’.
The Worm review | Mesmerising second album from HMLTD gives respite from despair
★★★★☆
Set in a mediaeval version of England, HMLTD’s The Worm will have you lost in its dizzying wall of sounds – setting you free, for a moment, from the dystopia of the present.
John Legend at Royal Albert Hall review | An evening with one of the very best in the business
An Evening With John Legend came to London’s Royal Albert Hall, as the overpolished American crooner masterfully held the ballroom with songs, stories and even a joke or two.
Yazmin Lacey at St Pancras Old Church review | Joy and jazz intertwine
★★★★★
Following the release of her debut album Voice Notes, Yazmin Lacey played a sumptuous set, providing a welcome antidote to a rainy Friday on the last day of March.Â
How Many Dreams? review | DMA’s take a little bit of everything from their previous records
★★★☆☆
DMA’s fourth album, How Many Dreams?, dips into the sounds of the band’s previous records, although doesn’t always match their consistency as a result.
The Estate Sale review | A definitive end to the Call Me If You Get Lost era
★★★★☆ Tyler, The Creator has expanded on 2021’s Call Me If You Get Lost with the release of The Estate Sale - an inconsistent eight track release that is still a whole lot more than some b-side throwaways.
Murder Mystery 2 review | A whodunnit gone wrong
★★☆☆☆ Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler partner up again for Murder Mystery 2, but how mysterious is it? Read our review.
Poets & Old Souls review | Bryan Martin lays down his struggles
★★★☆☆
Read our review of Poets & Old Souls by country singer Bryan Martin, which follows the success of ‘Beauty in the Struggle’ on TikTok.
Tetris review | A riveting true story about a video game and the fall of communism
★★★★☆
Tetris tells the story behind one of the most famous videogames of all time. Read our review of Jon S. Baird’s latest film.Â
Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves review | Make fantasy great again
★★★☆☆
Hasbro’s wildly popular role-playing game gets its fourth big screen treatment. Read our review of Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves.
The Record review | boygenius’ debut album is the pinnacle of Bridgers, Dacus and Baker
★★★★★
Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers are even better than the sum of their parts on boygenius’ debut album, The Record.
The Five Devils review | Visually striking but convoluted supernatural tale
★★★☆☆ Léa Mysius blends fantasy, horror, and time travel but falls short with a convoluted narrative.
Did You Know That There Are Tunnels Under Ocean Blvd review | Sublime poetry from Lana Del Rey
★★★★☆
After the single release of ‘A&W’, we could tell Lana Del Rey’s world had changed. The full-length album Did you know that there are tunnels under Ocean blvd reminds us that her stunning poetry is a truly vital force.
Since I Have A Lover review | 6LACK takes a step sideways, not forwards
★★★☆☆ 6LACK is back with his third studio album, Since I Have A Lover, a typically polished, contemplative record, but sorely lacking in bite. Read our 6LACK Since I Have A Lover review below.
Gettin’ Old review | Luke Combs remains grounded on fourth album
★★★★☆
When you hear that country music’s biggest star – who also happens to be only 33, scandal free, happily married and a doting soon to be father-of-two – is going to release an 18-track album called Gettin’ Old there is, naturally, a sense of trepidation. The risk that Luke Combs’ new record had to descend into one big saccharine mass of sentimentality was high, to put it lightly.
Memento Mori review | Middle-of-the-road Depeche Mode
★★★☆☆
Depeche Mode have always battled with existentialism through Dave Gahan’s ominous baritone and gothic synths that blurred ecstasy and agony. But now, Memento Mori being their first album without longtime keyboardist Andy Fletcher (who died suddenly last year aged 60) their melancholy is etched with an added air of mourning.
Alex G at Roundhouse review | Bewitching indie-rocker makes the music do the talking
★★★★☆
Alex G crafted a rapturous set at Roundhouse, with tunes from his most recent album, God Save The Animals, peppered with songs from his wide-ranging catalogue. Read our review.
All Of Those Voices review | Louis Tomlinson documentary will surprise even the cynics among us
★★★★☆
Award-winning filmmaker Charlie Lightening gives an honest appraisal of Louis Tomlinson in his new documentary All Of Those Voices – a film that extends beyond what it means to be an artist, but a down-to-earth human being too.
Beartooth at OVO Wembley Arena review | Ohio rockers raise the voltage at larger-than-planned venue
★★★★☆
Beartooth made it to Wembley Arena in slightly absurd circumstances. Sunday’s show was supposed to happen in Brixton Academy a year ago, but first, a certain spiky little virus got in the way, and second, the tragic incident at the original venue in December meant another venue had to be found.
