18.02.2026-THREE TRAPPED TIGERS Silent Earthling (Superball,2016)

 

EXPERIMENTAL / MATH ROCK

   It takes some talent to blend elements of metal, prog rock, classic electronica (Brian Eno has been an acknowledged influence, and Rogerson will be releasing a collaboration with him in the near future), techno and hip hop into an album, but Three Trapped Tigers have pulled it off so convincingly here that it makes some of their previous material look unfairly clunky in comparison.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/ob15w9

16.02.2026-KATE CEBERANO Sweet Inspiration (Sony,2021)

 

POP / SOUL / JAZZ

   This album is pure audible ecstasy on every level, yet it is gentle when needed and embedded in that gentleness is a warmth and strength that relates to loss, not always in sadness, but most definitely something we have all felt at one time or another. Yet another milestone for Ceberano in what can only be described as one hell of an illustrious, varied and incredibly accomplished career.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/rv4u62

14.02.2026-SHIELD PATTERNS Contour Lines (Gizeh,2014)

 

TRIP HOP

     ‘Contour Lines’ is a work of unhinged beauty, which borders on the edge of celestial serenity, and on the polar opposite it leans towards the edge of the darkest unknown. Sexy, intricate, menacing, haunting, and quite frankly hypnotic – Shield Patterns have arguably released what could be the best electronic album of the year. Even more so, this is possibly one of the best debut albums that has been committed to record in a long, long time. A mini-masterpiece.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/838bza

11.02.2026-BOWERBIRDS Becalmyounglovers (Psychic Hotline,2021)

 

INDIE / FOLK ROCK

   One of the most pleasant indie folk bands of the early noughties, the couple at the heart of Bowerbirds seem to have had a picturesque life: Philip Moore and Beth Tacular made and released their simple but sweet records, living in an isolated cabin in the US that they built themselves. Life rarely cares for such sweet narratives, though. After a long absence of nine years, Bowerbirds returns but without Tacular, the couple having split just after their last album, 2012’s The Clearing. 

https://www.sendspace.com/file/s50i0a

09.02.2026-EMILY LOIZEAU Icare (PIAS, 2021)

 

INDIE FOLK

   Written during the travails of lockdown, the songs here took on a reflective, autumnal and peculiarly English character, leading to a collaboration with PJ Harvey collaborator John Parish behind the production desk for the recording process.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/7xwj7m

07.02.2026-PAPER DOLLHOUSE Aeonflower (Night School, 2015)

 

DARKWAVE / DARK AMBIENT

   Against a sober yet rich electronic soundscape, Paper Dollhouse’s vocals are not just cardboard cutouts. They stand out like young girls’ imaginations, the dollhouse being just a background. Aeonflower, the group’s second effort, focusses on dyanmic music, and finding the balance between ambient music and noise.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/2dxr90

   

03.02.2026-ANITTA Funk Generation (Floresta/Republic,2024)

 

BRAZILLIAN FUNK

   Funk Generation presents Brazilian funk to those unfamiliar with the genre. It does not promise anything other than that (or to “make you lose your breath”). Depending on who you ask, that may be a humble or a bold promise. Does Brazilian funk need a sommelier like Anitta? It may not have needed her to go viral countless times worldwide, but the music deserves someone who takes its global projection as seriously as Anitta does.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/ecgk52