Delta Sleep – Younger Years (2019)
Younger Years took everyone by surprise, as Brighton quartet Delta Sleep decided to skip social media teasers and drop this gem by the end of last September.
LIGHT AND NOODLY
Elephant Gym – Underwater (2018)
Elephant Gym’s star has been on the rise for a while now, (especially after the boys in the band finished their military services in 2016), both at home and internationally with our beloved Topshelf Records taking on the band last year and re-releasing their first album Angle as well as EPs Balance and the outstanding masterpiece that is Work.
TTNG – Animals Acoustic (2018)
As for many others, Animals was the album that introduced me to the mind blowing and unique math rock band TTNG.
toe – Our Latest Number (2018)
As is apparently becoming tradition, a few years after a meaty Toe release we get four track EP that sounds like it could have been part of the preceding LP. A tasty little digestif to tide us from 2015’s gorgeously eclectic Hear You.
Delta Sleep – Ghost City (2018)
Never more so than now has society been so agonisingly conscious of man’s earthly finite-ness; wrestling with how...
Giraffes? Giraffes! – Memory Lame (2018)
Guitarist Joseph Andreoli explained the concept of Memory Lame to me. There was no “ah-ha!” moment after we...
Tangled Hair – We Do What We Can (2018)
The wait for a new Tangled Hair LP is finally over. No more binge watching their Milktime Productions sessions or playing their EP’s and Apples on repeat. They’ve returned with a carefully planned and brilliantly executed record that retains the familiarity of their sound while incorporating captivating nuances.
Jean Jean – Froidepierre (2018)
I'm starting to feel like I've come a long way with French trio-cum-duo-cum-trio Jean Jean. I first reviewed Symmetry five years ago with the sadly defunct Musical Mathematics.
Tiny Moving Parts – Swell (2018)
For a decade now, Tiny Moving Parts have been honing their unique blend of emo, pop-punk, and math rock. This self-proclaimed family band, consisting of brothers Matt and Billy, and their cousin Dylan, has been on a steady successful incline especially since signing to Triple Crown Records in 2014. Their latest effort, Swell, is proof that the trio are constantly finding new ways to push the envelope and keep their listeners excited.
Dios Trio – II (2018)
Yes, as festive revelers took to booze, Dios Trio took to bandcamp, releasing their second full length album in 7 years, the aptly titled II. We've had our eyes on this one all year. And the final question is: was it worth the wait?