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Caribou  Suddenly

Suddenly finds Snaith in his element, writing beautifully endearing tunes and setting them to multi-layered production in a way only he can, and the results are spectacular music OMH

Grimes  Miss Anthropocene

There’s the feeling that, behind her mask of the anthropomorphic goddess of climate change, maybe, just maybe, this is Grimes’ most honest and reflective album yet music OMH

Caribou  Suddenly

After nearly 20 years, the Canadian producer retains his weirdness on a progressive, enchanting treat of an album NME

Brooke Bentham  Everyday Nothing

She’s a distinctive songwriter with a penchant for avoiding the obvious, and her songs have a way of lingering, with melodies that scroll through your head like a news ticker Paste Magazine

Brooke Bentham  Everyday Nothing

It might have taken the South Shields songwriter longer than she expected, but her first album is confident, ambitious and vital NME

Brooke Bentham  Everyday Nothing

What sets her apart is her brutally honest lyricism, captivating melodies, and strikingly simple instrumentals The Line Of Best Fit

Brooke Bentham  Everyday Nothing

Its widescreen slacker rock is compelling, but frustratingly the album deviates from this too infrequently, failing to match the emotional register of Bentham’s gifted lyric writing Loud And Quiet

Brooke Bentham  Everyday Nothing

A confident, cohesive and finely-honed debut Beardfood

Soccer Mommy  color theory

Nashville singer-songwriter Sophie Allison's stunning three-part album is as beautiful as it is brave NME

Soccer Mommy  color theory

Soccer Mommy’s sparkling choruses are still extremely hummable, and appear like rays of early morning sunlight on an album that isn’t afraid to toy with the dark The Independent

Caribou  Suddenly

As beautiful as it is exciting, Suddenly is an uplifting album that embraces the change and shifting perspectives that life throws our way The Independent

Caribou  Suddenly

Dan Snaith’s project returns after five years away to confront grief and family, beautifully warping songs that are drenched in melody The Guardian

Allie X  Cape God

Inspired by a documentary about the opioid crisis, the pop singer and songwriter dreams up a fictionalized shoreline town where decadence is fueled by deep-rooted melancholia Pitchfork

Peggy Sue  Vices

Lyrically, the rose-tinted specs are off but sonically it has a romantic, decidedly retro bent. Print edition only Uncut

Peggy Sue  Vices

The guitars, from the start of the record to the finish, are exquisite. Each song has the perfect amount of echo, reverb, twang and hiss to convince you that lots of thought has gone into the project – despite how loose and carefree they’d have you believe the project was music OMH