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Idlewild  Idlewild

Idlewild is no nostalgic LP—it’s the sound of a band rejuvenated. Confident, certain, and brilliantly alive. Yes, it reflects on the past, but more importantly, it brightens the future. Pure gold XS Noize

Idlewild  Idlewild

Scottish guitar outfit return with renewed purpose and energy on first album in six years musicOMH

Idlewild  Idlewild

Don't head here for untrammelled novelty, but Idlewild is a record worthy of the name. Print edition only Mojo

Idlewild  Idlewild

There's a shiner, more recent 80s aesthetic shot through on (I Can't Help) Back Then You Found ME and the epic final End With Sunrise, for a catchy and affecting portrait of the many ages of Idlewild across one album. Print edition only Record Collector

Idlewild  Idlewild

Having spent the better part of three decades crafting their sound and poetic sensibilities, Idlewilld's endless hours of commitment are crystal clear on their newest record The Skinny

Idlewild  Idlewild

‘Idlewild’ is undoubtedly the strongest album of their second arc, a release that in any just world would gain plaudits and laurels at every turn Clash

Idlewild  Idlewild

That Idlewild are still going thirty years into a career is quite a feat. The fact they are producing some of their best work seems almost absurd, and yet here we are; a band who have stood the test of time and embraced both the wins and wounds it has inflicted The Line Of Best Fit

Taylor Swift  The Life of a Showgirl

With expectations sky-high and collaborators as legendary as Martin and Shellback in tow, The Life of a Showgirl ultimately feels like a dress rehearsal for something greater The Line Of Best Fit

Agriculture  The Spiritual Sound

Agriculture refuses to be confined by genre norms and expectations. This is a band that ploughs its own furrow; it’s a band that embraces and celebrates the differences, refuses to shy from conflict, yet wears on its sleeve the tenderest of hearts Under The Radar

Taylor Swift  The Life of a Showgirl

Despite the backup dancer aesthetic, the songs center life as a superstar Consequence Of Sound

Taylor Swift  The Life of a Showgirl

'Wood' just seems like a bunch of really honking knob jokes The Arts Desk

Taylor Swift  The Life of a Showgirl

A pop album ostensibly about the push-pull of stardom but really a slate of petty grievances, out-of-touch sentiments, and unignorably atrocious writing, The Life of a Showgirl bludgeons Taylor Swift’s legacy, credibility, and image Northern Transmissions

Taylor Swift  The Life of a Showgirl

If ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ teaches us anything, it’s that she’d be better toning it down, at least for a beat. Trust the power of pop next time, and the rest will follow Dork

Agriculture  The Spiritual Sound

This album might not flow as perfectly as others or have one consistent style, but what it does have is riffs, balls and atmosphere aplenty Sputnik Music (staff)

Agriculture  The Spiritual Sound

Confrontational yet embracing, The Spiritual Sound wraps you in screams and distortion, pummelling while blanketing, devastating amidst the uplift Exclaim