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Wednesday  Bleeds

Full of the emotional heft they’ve already displayed a knack for conveying DIY

Jens Lekman  Songs for Other People's Weddings

If Other People’s Weddings proves anything, then it’s that he knows exactly what a love song can be, and wields that knowledge with an endearing power Beats Per Minute

Jens Lekman  Songs for Other People's Weddings

An elaborate concept album takes big tonal swings, which results in some hits and misses Spectrum Culture

Jens Lekman  Songs for Other People's Weddings

The Swedish musician’s companion album to a novel of the same name co-written with David Levithan is a sprawling romance bedazzled with vivid storytelling, absurdist humor, and ebullient flourishes Pitchfork

Jens Lekman  Songs for Other People's Weddings

Swedish singer songwriter’s latest album looks at love in all its myriad forms, and does so quite brilliantly musicOMH

Babymetal  Metal Forth

There’s nothing wrong with Metal Forth that wasn’t already wrong with other Babymetal albums, but the brutal truth seems to be that Babymetal is a concept that was designed to burn twice as brightly, but for half as long Spectrum Culture

The Divine Comedy  Rainy Sunday Afternoon

Hannon’s gentle wit is still very much to the fore The Arts Desk

CMAT  EURO-COUNTRY

Country pop’s CMAT offers a profound statement choreographed to a contagious mixture of alt-country, soul-pop, and indie pop sensibilities PopMatters

David Byrne  Who Is The Sky

David Byrne’s latest album showcases his abilities as a top-rate popsmith, highlighting a work that is both commercially and colorfully appealing PopMatters

Ed Sheeran  Play

The superstar’s eighth album is sweetly generic and half-heartedly ambitious. He’s got a couple of surefire hits, but he’s never sounded this lazy Pitchfork

The Divine Comedy  Rainy Sunday Afternoon

It is one of The Divine Comedy’s finest records and it draws from many of the most powerful elements of his musical instincts in support of a welcome emotional wallow Clash

The Divine Comedy  Rainy Sunday Afternoon

Neil Hannon’s best album in years sports his characteristic wit and orchestral flourishes. But its personal subject matter elevates these songs to something greater musicOMH

The Divine Comedy  Rainy Sunday Afternoon

Hannon is in his element, from the bittersweet ba-ba-Bacharachian title track to the glam, high-kicking chorus of "Down The Rabbit Hole". Print edition only Uncut

The Divine Comedy  Rainy Sunday Afternoon

Hasn't sounded so confident since his 90s commercial peak. Print edition only Record Collector

The Divine Comedy  Rainy Sunday Afternoon

Hannon's most personal and poignant album to date. Print edition only Mojo