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John Carpenter  Cathedral

Carpenter has always excelled at the “less is more” approach to music, but it is here in Cathedral that this discipline is used to build something claustrophobic and heavy. It’s not just music that follows the listener; it surrounds them Spill Magazine

John Carpenter  Cathedral

John Carpenter’s Cathedral is fantastic listening, mixing what listeners likely love about the horror director’s scores with new sounds. When blending the soundtrack with the graphic novel, it’s a less satisfying experience, though still worth it for Carpenter fans Spectrum Culture

John Carpenter  Cathedral

While an intriguing narrative idea that longtime fans will lap up, John Carpenter’s “heavy metal” exercise with his trusty son and godson band can just never shake off a tacky air that robs the album of its Gothic dread or evocative transport Far Out

John Carpenter  Cathedral

The closest thing to a heavy metal album the horror master has made sports all his hallmarks – depth, gravitas, riffs that could power an substation, and a strong sense of gathering tension musicOMH

John Carpenter  Cathedral

Its still one of the most exhilarating things Carpenter has released. It’s up there with ‘Halloween’, ‘They Live’ ‘Ghosts of Mars’, and ‘The Thing’. Sit down and strap in as the Master of Horror has a journey for you! Clash

John Carpenter  Cathedral

If not quite vintage Carpenter, his trademarks - unsettling repeated refrains ("Redemption"), moody bass lines ("Primeval") and dramatic key changes ("Back To Ruins") - extol an unceasing gift for evoking creeping dread. Print edition only Mojo

John Carpenter  Cathedral

Some of their tonal subtleties have been sacrificed in the process, but there's no denying the dramatic punch of pieces like "The Ferryman" and the semi-operatic "Elevator Two". Print edition only Uncut

John Carpenter  Cathedral

"Lord Of The Underground" is Metallica-grade dirge-rock, while the rolling rhythms of "Revenge" and low-end synths of "Resolution" provide fittingly ballistic, moody climaxes to an auteur-grade album if devilish delights. Print edition only Record Collector

John Carpenter  Cathedral

There are some beautiful moments with a vaguely Kusturica-esque sound, some great crunchy Motörhead-esque speed metal riffs, and pieces where you can just imagine people being chased down grungy tunnels by demonic creatures – even if you haven’t read the graphic novel The Quietus

The Durutti Column  Renascent

It is yet another brilliant presentation of a master who never got the full recognition he always deserved Beats Per Minute

FLO  Therapy At The Club

There are four or five songs here better than anything on their debut. There are also four or five that a firmer hand would have cut, which would have left something leaner, stranger and harder to ignore Beats Per Minute

Overmono  Pure Devotion

An album of entirely “Paradise Runner” clones could have done more damage than good. Yet the sense remains that reserves exist, that these songs of Devotion are the end of the beginning Beats Per Minute

Arca  XXXXX

XXXXX never feels cluttered. At 47 minutes, it fits comfortably on a single disc, while each individual element blends into the larger flow effortlessly Beats Per Minute

Phoebe Bridgers  Lost Weekend

Co-produced alongside Jack Antonoff and Alex G, the singer-songwriter’s first solo album in six years details falling in love, reckoning with grief, and starting over. It’s her most daring, optimistic record yet Paste Magazine

Phoebe Bridgers  Lost Weekend

Where Punisher felt apocalyptic with its closing suite "I Know the End" and a hearty dose of divine timing, Lost Weekend is a transmission from a hero's journey back to herself through a dystopian emotional landscape Exclaim