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Lady Gaga  Chromatica

She is a very talented pop songwriter and a strong vocalist, but sometimes her ideas sometimes get the best of her, and Chromatica is emblematic of that, in all its highs and lows Beats Per Minute

Hinds  The Prettiest Curse

On The Prettiest Curse, the band have honed their craft: here their characteristic puerility slashes like a knife, and is wielded as a weapon in the pursuit of inclusive, jubilant, defiant indie-pop Loud And Quiet

Hinds  The Prettiest Curse

The third LP from Madrid’s premier party band Hinds is the year’s sharpest, wittiest pop record The Skinny

Hinds  The Prettiest Curse

It seems that no matter how deep Hinds dive into their emotions on The Prettiest Curse, they can’t quite shake their jangly euphoria – and who would hold that against them? Crack

Hinds  The Prettiest Curse

This is the most consistent album Hinds have made so far, synth feels like a natural fit for them and they use it with the vibrancy suggested by the array of colours shown on the album cover Gigwise

Deerhoof  Future Teenage Cave Artists

These are dark and unspeakable times, and it feels comforting to have a band so consistent serve up great, weird noise-pop as a way to make the darkness feel less uncertain Spectrum Culture

Lady Gaga  Chromatica

Mother Monster’s sixth album returns to the dance floor and favors consistency over flash Consequence Of Sound

Jade Hairpins  Harmony Avenue

When Jade Hairpins are writing heartfelt tributes to Broadstairs Beach, delicate pop tunes like Dolly Dream, or songs that could well double as the theme to a 1980s sitcom (Truth Like A Mirage) it’s hard not to be swept up in the sheer glee that runs throughout the album music OMH

Laura Marling  Song For Our Daughter

The echoes of Joni, CSNY et al are no longer defining Uncut

Waxahatchee  Saint Cloud

Back to her country roots with clearer vision Uncut

Lady Gaga  Chromatica

Her dive back into disco, electro-pop, and house music couldn’t come at a better time Rolling Stone

Jess Williamson  Sorceress

Folk singer-songwriter, Jess Williamson wants listeners to know magic is not found in tarot cards or mass-produced smudge sticks. Rather, transformative power is deeply personal, thereby locating Sorceress as an indelible conveyor of strength and wisdom PopMatters

Lady Gaga  Chromatica

Lady Gaga returns to dance pop infamy while turning her attention inwards The Line Of Best Fit

Owen Pallett  Island

Pallett is using classical instrumentation not to push boundaries, but rather to express himself within them Northern Transmission

Owen Pallett  Island

This album is an entirely immersive wall of sound that deserves to be listened to time and time again Clash