Archive - The Perfect Prescription

Best New Releases: Early Summer Edition

The highlights from May and June, combined into one bumper round-up

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Approaching Perfection #4: The Wrens - "The Meadowlands"

The Wrens only released one album between 1996's "Secaucus" and their 2021 split - at least it was a stone-cold classic.

Jun 25 •

Ben Kweller, Sufjan Stevens, and the Challenge of Reviewing a Grief Album

Grief is an unavoidable part of the human experience, but is it too personal to critique?

Jun 11 •

May 2025

In Defence of Music Criticism

We live in a world of unrelenting negativity, but is there still a role for music criticism alongside curation? And where is the line?

May 16 •

April's Best New Releases

The focus is on quality over quantity this month

May 2 •

April 2025

March 2025

New Music Round-Up: The Horrors, Brian D’Addario, YHWH Nailgun, PremRock, Saba & No I.D.

With so much great music this week, it would be rude not to write about it.

Mar 25 •

Repeat Prescription #3: Emerging Talent

A celebration of small artists with big potential

Mar 19 •

Approaching Perfection #3: Madvillain - "All Caps"

MF DOOM and Madlib's modern classic revolves around a series of genius samples from cult TV shows

Mar 13 •

Swervedriver: A Beginner’s Guide

The shoegaze legends are often unfairly overlooked - perhaps because they're not really a shoegaze band

Mar 7 •

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