Angels & Airwaves
Lifeforms
If you’re looking for a well-made rock album with all the pop and punk trimmings, look no further than Lifeforms
Sputnik Music (staff)
Ada Lea
One Hand on the Steering Wheel the Other Sewing a Garden
Inspired by Elena Ferrante's dense domestic dramas, wears its complexity lightly. Print edition only
Mojo
Ada Lea
One Hand on the Steering Wheel the Other Sewing a Garden
Levy's lo-fi sonic palette and dreamy, speak-sung vocals hint at intimacy, her creative use of sound effects and electronics the mark of an archivist. Print edition only
Uncut
Ada Lea
One Hand on the Steering Wheel the Other Sewing a Garden
It's an album made for slipping down a side street and realizing, suddenly, that for all the years you've lived nearby, you'd never walked it before
Exclaim
Ada Lea
One Hand on the Steering Wheel the Other Sewing a Garden
Alexandra Levy’s second record as Ada Lea tells tales of life and hurt in the city
The Skinny
Ada Lea
One Hand on the Steering Wheel the Other Sewing a Garden
The magic of One Hand on the Steering Wheel is how Levy somehow manages to speak volumes without giving too much away
A.V. Club
Nao
And Then Life Was Beautiful
Her vocals – and the album itself – are dextrous, flexing between those high notes and lower registers at the most unexpected moments
The Independent
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine
A Beginner's Mind
This duo have reflected on their classic movie binge-watch in sweetly harmonised acoustic tranquility, like a modern day Simon & Garfunkel with PhDs in psychotherapy
The Independent
Lil Nas X
Montero
Everything’s he’s done has led to this engaging debut record, a work that allows his inner self to shine
A.V. Club
Public Service Broadcasting
Bright Magic
Returning to fine form
Gigwise
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine
A Beginner's Mind
A collection of 14 good chamber-folk songs, which could soundtrack movies of their own
Northern Transmissions
Public Service Broadcasting
Bright Magic
It flourishes at its most calm and erupts at its most fervent
DIY