Reviews

On the whole though, the album is more intriguing oddity than pop masterpiece.

Simply put, Lionizer’s new EP packs a strong punch.

Closer With All My Love lovingly pays tribute to the fragile production on Talk Talk’s seminal Spirit Of Eden and is worthy of admission price alone.

Regardless of what hits you, though, there’s never a clear definition of what Nun is – their out-of-focus band photos and imagery speaks volumes – and it’s this dark, amorphous nature that infuses the album with such enthralling, hypnotic yet viscous energy.

"Don’t let a few tired jokes about the Germans stop you getting along."

Quirkily feminist Luke McGregor proved one to keep an eye on.

Despite its references to love, Heartstrings maintains a sweet innocence.

This is Dream Koala, the young Brazilian/Parisian crafting the kind of lonely pieces of sound to perfectly compliment those microwave dinners for one.

With that, Lightning Bolt is our farewell, not a moment too soon, satisfying in a way that you’ve seen an artist at their best, and making us quietly excited about the next inevitable tour to celebrate even more hits. Quietly confident, with fingers crossed; it needs to happen.

As The Funkoars put it, this is how hip hop is supposed to sound.