Alastair Shuttleworth

For Those I Love – ‘Carving The Stone’ review: a brutal, complex study of modern Irish life
The Dublin poet-producer combines clear-eyed spoken-word with stylish beatmaking in an astonishing album about home

Turnstile – ‘Never Enough’ review: heartfelt hardcore poptimism
On their exceptional new album, the US band double down on the vibrant eccentricity of 2021’s ‘Glow On’

Uche Yara – ‘Honey’ review: a woozy, yearning EP sizzling with ideas
The fast-rising multi-instrumentalist takes another left-turn, with a melancholic EP that lacks definition but suggests great things lie ahead

Mermaid Chunky – ‘Slif Slaf Slof’ review: brilliantly eccentric, funny and inventive avant-pop
Endorsed by LCD Soundsystem, the Gloucestershire duo combine folk, house and psych-pop in a startlingly funny and original debut album

System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian: “We are not living in a just world”
As he releases his astonishing autobiography, the System Of A Down vocalist discusses the Armenian genocide, his band’s dramatic rise, and the musician-activists of today

Squid on “Daft Punk era” new album ‘O Monolith’: “It’s quite proggy – for better or worse”
Singer and drummer Ollie Judge tells us about their "cynically spiritual" new album and shining a light on the Bristol music scene

Squid air music from new album ‘O Monolith’ at one-off SCALA show
Check out footage, photos and the setlist from the London gig here