Josh Baines
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Caterina Barbieri: 'Spirit Exit' review
Caterina Barbieri reacts to fear and existential uncertainty with an album’s worth of beautiful synth music that’s as tense as it is free → Read More
Mild High Club – 'Going Going Gone' review
Alex Brettin delivers his most political album to date. But far from saying anything new, the musician wrestles with hollow clichés → Read More
Dean Blunt's 'Black Metal 2' revels in sincerity – and is all the more gorgeous for it
The sequel to Dean Blunt’s masterpiece, 'Black Metal', is his most consistent to date → Read More
Kings of Convenience – 'Peace or Love' review
Hushed pop music custom built for coffee shops and secondhand bookstores from the Norwegian duo → Read More
The Cookbook That Taught Me Life Is Worth Celebrating
An alphabetically ordered anthology stretching from anchovies to veal, Simon Hopkinson’s ‘Roast Chicken and Other Stories’ was the first book that made me want to cook. → Read More
Jeff Goldblum and the daddy problem
Jeff Goldblum's omnipresence as our empirical Daddy of the year is proof, if proof needs be, that the entire planet is on the huh. → Read More
Jeff Goldblum and the daddy problem
Jeff Goldblum's omnipresence as our empirical Daddy of the year is proof, if proof needs be, that the entire planet is on the huh. → Read More
8 cutting edge artists with an Aphex Twin co-sign
From Aqxdm to Zuli, here's the Crack Magazine guide to the newer artists that Aphex Twin has been repping in his sets → Read More
Objekt – 'Cocoon Crush' review
His first album since 2014's 'Flatland', 'Cocoon Crush' sees the British producer in a largely sombre mood – and is all the better for it → Read More
Jlin – 'Autobiography' review
The soundtrack to a ballet choreographed by Wayne McGregor, this LP is the sound of Patton exploring the limits of dance music, or, more accurately, danceable music → Read More
The final FabricLive is a cross section of Kode9 and Burial’s club sounds – and it’s a bumpy ride
Two of the most influential names in recent British music history do what they want for 75 minutes. Results are mixed → Read More
Ron Morelli – ‘Disappearer’ review
As his returning release on Hospital Productions, ‘Disappearer’ is Morelli at his malignant best → Read More
how 'three lions' came to soundtrack a glorious summer of possibility
For a few wonderful weeks, 'Three Lions' was no longer simply an ironic pose to cloak ourselves in as we anticipated traipsing home from the pub after another early exit. It was a powerful, potent reminder of one of pop music’s most perfect peculiarities. → Read More
dating in the dark: opting out of the app revolution
What happens to your romantic life if you don’t use dating apps? → Read More
Mr Fingers – ‘Cerebral Hemispheres’ review
Larry Heard's first album as Mr Fingers in 25 years has an abundance of washed out and watered-down filler – but his legendary status remains intact → Read More
DJ Koze – ‘Knock Knock’ review
Sublime and a little goofy, DJ Koze has created an album that rivals its critically acclaimed predecessor Amygdala → Read More
I Went to a UK Garage-Themed Brunch So Maybe This Is the End for British Nightlife
“Get your gun fingers ready for the launch of the rowdiest brunch this side of the Watford Gap.” → Read More
30 years on, should we still care about the second summer of love?
To make way for the third summer of love, we need to leave the nostalgia behind. → Read More
Legowelt in 20 Records
For nearly 20 years now, Danny Wolfers has been reshaping the sound of electronic music. Josh Baines delivers a crash course through the singular artist's most definitive releases → Read More
the black mirror episodes we want to see next
Now that you’ve gorged on the entirety of Black Mirror’s twisted fourth season, read our genuine and not at all satirical suggestions for season five. → Read More