Reviews / Album

Big Boi seems most comfortable sitting on the outskirts, creating increasingly interesting music for those willing to try it.

The Expanded Edition is for collectors only. For everyone else, stick to the original. Sometimes less is more.

If you’re ready to move beyond the cult of Kuti, into a more complex and frequently surprising yet highly funky realm, then Oyelana is the man for you.

Runaways is a hell of a rocker and a more than worthy addition to these two gents’ oeuvres.

"The album finds frontman and songwriter Patrick Stickles in an open and emotionally vulnerable frame of mind, delivering a set of his most honest and self-analytical lyrics to date."

Slightly bending songs you adore gives comfort and pleasure to the player; it’s just a shame that the average listener won’t derive half as much.

It won’t be the release everyone wants, but it’s a brilliant, aching and fragile record.