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The Streets  None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive

A lot has happened since Mike Skinner bowed out in 2011 – and this ‘album of rap duets’ is full of riches The Observer

Margo Price  That's How Rumors Get Started

There's a confidence in her vocal performances that reflects the album's spirit: She's comfortable following her obsessions and idiosyncrasies to their logical end, resulting in a record that comforts and challenges in equal measure All Music

Rufus Wainwright  Unfollow The Rules

Wainwright's growth as a composer/arranger and his experiences in the classical realm are apparent here. Though, to his credit as a tunesmith, his words and melodies remain center stage All Music

Julianna Barwick  Healing Is A Miracle

With Healing Is a Miracle, she once again manages to evolve and remain true to what has made her music special since the beginning All Music

The Streets  None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive

While not quite on par with his best work, it is nonetheless a welcome and surprisingly fun return by one of Britain's great voices who has lost none of his wit and panache All Music

NZCA Lines  Pure Luxury

Multi-instrumentalist Michael Lovett channels Daft Punk and Chic in his seductive dance-floor sound The FT

Rufus Wainwright  Unfollow The Rules

After writing an opera, the singer and composer returns with a lavish new album and a more refined voice The FT

Margo Price  That's How Rumors Get Started

The new album reflects the country singer’s history as a non-conformer with its broad stylistic range The FT

Pop Smoke  Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon

This posthumous debut studio album is let down by repetitious raps and monotonous beats The FT

Pop Smoke  Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon

The album has the feel of a B-sides collection culled together as a cash-in on the rapper’s death Slant Magazine

Pop Smoke  Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon

The 20-year-old rising star was the voice of Brooklyn drill when he died. On his debut album, executive-produced by 50 Cent, his voice shines through despite a raft of unnecessary features Pitchfork

Pop Smoke  Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon

Not only a celebration, but an elegy for what else he could have achieved The Independent

Pop Smoke  Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon

The rapper’s posthumous debut album shows us why he remains the voice of New York City Rolling Stone

Pop Smoke  Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon

The late Brooklyn rapper’s hefty debut album shows us what could’ve been Paste Magazine

Pop Smoke  Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon

2020, while being one of the more memorable years for all the wrong reasons, has had more than its fair share of great rap albums and this 19-track effort from Pop Smoke, certainly deserves a position close to the top of that list Clash