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BTS
Map of the Soul: 7
The K-Pop boy band’s latest blockbuster is full of stylistic experiments that all flow together
Rolling Stone
Shopping
All Or Nothing
Dance is the operative word across this tight 30-minute release, synths entering the spartan mix in an even more prominent way
Under The Radar
Grimes
Miss Anthropocene
By the end of the record, you could indeed feel completely powerless and submissive to Grimes’s new concept and change in sound
God Is In The TV
Grimes
Miss Anthropocene
The portentousness dominates, and the odd, off-beam humanity is all too frequently left as just a trace
The Arts Desk
Wolf Parade
Thin Mind
It’s a great album, no doubt. However, it doesn’t tempt me to call this an early candidate for the best rock album of 2020
Earbuddy
BTS
Map of the Soul: 7
7 smartly makes the decision to focus on exactly what makes BTS special: its members
Exclaim
Caribou
Suddenly
Delightfully nuanced with an innovative sonic make-up and very real human heart; ‘Suddenly’ offers itself up as the safe place we all crave when things get a little too much to bear
Northern Transmission
King Krule
Man Alive!
Like its predecessors, Man Alive! was recorded at night, and it swims languorously with romance and tenderness, deftly pulling sonics from jazz, post-punk, soul and dubstep
The Observer
King Krule
Man Alive!
If Man Alive! treads a post-Ooz water, it's deep enough not to matter. Print edition only
Mojo
King Krule
Man Alive!
Lush as it sometimes is, too often disappears into an indecipherable cloud of smoke. Print edition only
Uncut
King Krule
Man Alive!
Marshall sounds at peace here, and back to his best. Print edition only
Q
Caribou
Suddenly
A record where Snaith has laid himself bare. The result is his richest, strangest album yet
Crack
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