Capsule review: Tobias Jesso Jr - Goon (2015)

'All the good songs have been written, so you know, I had to move into soundscaping.' Sure, sure. Here's a young guy who wrote half a dozen stone cold classic songs, '70s piano man style. It's all ballads, and don't bother looking for an edge (there is no edge), but what sweet confectionery. I thought they didn't make those anymore.

Capsule review: Blur - The magic whip (2015)

If you believe the interviews, around 1997 Albarn turned into a conveyor belt of noodles and sketches, beamed straight in from the collective subconscious.
The Magic Whip was post-produced in a NASA lab, but still wears the half baked jam well. Who would've thought 20 years ago Blur would be one of the stalwarts for tossing it up in the air and watching where it falls.