[rating=5]
Released June 1, 2013
Marnie’s Crystal World is a rich and assured debut by a woman who has crafted and explored electronic music for more than a decade.

“Crystal World does not wax or wane, nor attempt to prove something to its listeners; instead the songs come fully formed by someone who is certain of their identity, personally and artistically.”

[rating=5]
Siouxsie Sioux, June 15, 2013

Siouxsie Sioux at Meltdown: a review and personal reminisce by Carl Stanley.

“her felt-tip scrawl on the sleeve of my home-made kimono turning ordinary cloth into something as sacrosanct as the Turin shroud… “

[rating=5]
Released June 1, 2013
Wine and Roses blends future hip hop with pop soul creating the perfect after hours chill-out album.

“There’s a soul edge to his voice, and a pop edge to the songwriting on display here, which makes him feel like an indie Will Young, if he’d smoked more weed…”

[rating=5]
Released June 18, 2013
Yeezus is a brilliant example of exactly how modern music should be – it’s such a mishmash of samples and influences, it covers as many genres as it can.

“This album isn’t for everyone. The music is heavy and distorted, the lyrics are dark and at times heavily sexual, violent or even misogynistic, but to me it’s a brave and bold work that deserves the praise being thrown at it.”

[rating=4]
Released June 24, 2013
Miss Kittin’s What To Wear EP: assertive electronic pop and experimental ambient techno. You won’t be disappointed.

“What To Wear EP is just a small taste of where Miss Kittin is right now in terms of her sound and the confidence she has reached in her career.”

[rating=3]
Released June 10, 2013
Emika releases her sophmore album DVA.

“The tone is very firmly, but also somewhat misleadingly, established by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra’s appearance on the brief introduction track ‘Hush’ also featuring an operatic vocal by Michaela Srumova…”

[rating=3]
Released June 10, 2013
Future Bible Heroes release their third studio album after an eleven year hiatus.

“Lyrically, themes of old (or the old), remain; ageing, unrequited love, loneliness, drug and drink reliance and keeping children in comas (for their own safety of course).”

[rating=4]
Released May 17, 2013
Italians Do It Better’s compilation After Dark 2 is a strong and welcome follow up to their 2007 predecessor.

“For a compilation as expansive as this, there are big moments that will make you smile, dance carelessly to on your own, and even have sex to.”

[rating=5]
Released May 17, 2013
Love Lust Faith + Dreams: an amazing concept album full of killer pop hooks, flawless production and single after single.

“Thirty Seconds To Mars take me back to a time when art and music weren’t separate, when albums were entire concepts, instead of a rush-released quick-buck for a corporate record company. “

[rating=4]
Released May 20, 2013
Is the much hyped Random Access Memories the album we have been lead to believe it is?

“The melancholy on this album beautifully articulates how I feel most of the time as a human being, and allows me to empathise in a way I very rarely get to.”