Future Islands – The Far Field

Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ A distant sound, getting closer and closer. A familiar sound? Of course! As William Cashion’s bass kicks in on opening track ‘Aladdin’ you know immediately what to expect from the next 45 minutes of The Far Field. Future Islands have cornered the market on soaring, uplifting synthpop, a trademark sound they’ve...

Diet Cig – Swear I’m Good at This

Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Two years after their debut EP Over Easy put them on the map, Diet Cig finally release their debut album Swear I’m Good at This. A scrappy, sprint of a noise pop record that sees the duo navigate characteristically lo-fi production and build on their fast-paced punk ethos. Musically it’s hardly reinventing the...