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Laura Marling  Patterns in Repeat Signed

Laura Marling’s eighth record, Patterns in Repeat, is a full bingo card of simplicity and sophistication—a win-win for her, listeners, and critics all around PopMatters

Lady Gaga  Harlequin

On Harlequin, a companion album to The Joker: Folie a Deux, Lady Gaga uses “vintage pop” to strengthen the mythology around her persona PopMatters

Primal Scream  Come Ahead

A band back on top of their song writing game after so many years of never quite doing the business The Arts Desk

Mount Eerie  Night Palace

Mount Eerie returns after five years with an album of self-liberation, involving elements of Zen Buddhism and rocking out. Spectrum Culture

Primal Scream  Come Ahead

Personal and political, Bobby Gillespie and co’s David Holmes-assisted first album in eight years wants us to dance our way to justice NME

Beabadoobee  This Is How Tomorrow Moves

Adorable, confident, and self-assured define beabadoobee on her most mature album yet. One that, at just 24 years old, indicates she’s in it for the long haul American Songwriter

Primal Scream  Come Ahead

The writing was often times uncomplying and Gillespie’s singing was unfortunately lacking of emotion and passion which caused it to feel boring and flat; a stark contrast to the interesting composition of the instruments Northern Transmissions

Primal Scream  Come Ahead

The frontman of the Scottish rockers contemplates mortality and more on an album with shades of 70s Philly soul The Guardian

Primal Scream  Come Ahead

At 63, Bobby Gillespie can still channel the back-alley menace of a truant teen while embracing full-blown hedonism in his music The Independent

Primal Scream  Come Ahead

Ethical concerns are the least of fans’ worries, as not even David Holmes’s involvement can save this woefully inadequate collection The Irish Times

Kylie Minogue  Tension II

Tension II surpasses its predecessor, making the thematic connection between the two albums almost seem unnecessary. This collection of new songs stands alone, offering a tighter, bolder, and more emotionally complex experience Albumism

Kylie Minogue  Tension II

It is not wholly without flaws as stated above but still manages to solidify that Kylie will always be someone we just can’t get out of our heads Beats Per Minute

Mount Eerie  Night Palace

While much of it is in Elverum’s favoured strolling alt-rock gait with layers of distortion, the canvas is wide enough to encompass stripped-back acoustic songs and full-bore black metal passages Beats Per Minute

Tyler, The Creator  Chromakopia

Solidifies Tyler's place in a rare echelon of artists — where every new album feels like a Big Event, complete with its own thematic concerns, production style, visual aesthetic and even fictional aliases Exclaim

The Cure  Songs Of A Lost World

After nearly 50 years, the Cure have finally delivered an album filled with exactly what their detractors have always claimed; unremitting angst and misery. The punchline is that it’s great; indeed, “their best since Disintegration” Spectrum Culture