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Bleachers  Everyone For Ten Minutes

With its shout-along hooks and pop drama, Jack Antonoff’s latest isn’t so different from the others, but his myopic views on modern life and celebrity are becoming harder to bear Pitchfork

Boards of Canada  Inferno

13 years after the superb Tomorrow’s Harvest, Scottish duo Boards of Canada turn their attention to religion on the apocalyptic Inferno No Ripcord

Iceage  For Love of Grace & the Hereafter

Unconcerned with convention, Iceage move confidently at their own rhythm, weaving moments of musical levity into the grim vignettes that still lie at the heart of their sound No Ripcord

Iceage  For Love of Grace & the Hereafter

A frenetic burst of sustained creativity, ‘For The Love Of Grace & The Hereafter’ is arresting from the off. Aggressive and melodic in equal measure, its dichotomy is completely thrilling – perhaps the band’s best to date, a blast of sheer adrenalin from start to finish Clash

Kurt Vile  Philadelphia's been good to me

The most moving thing about Vile’s description of his home city is that it is abundant with nuance and free of sugar-coating, delivered with a comforting sense of honesty that makes it feel real. He knows it ain’t perfect, but it’s home Clash

Kurt Vile  Philadelphia's been good to me

On these songs as with so many before them, Vile is just walking us through the strange side streets of his mind, moving from one circular riff to the next and guiding us through the weird haze with a knowing smile All Music

Kurt Vile  Philadelphia's been good to me

It’s a record that wears its feelings on its lapels and has a hug for everyone in the audience Hot Press

Kurt Vile  Philadelphia's been good to me

A love letter to his hometown that both aches with nostalgia and swells with affection DIY

Kurt Vile  Philadelphia's been good to me

You need not have visited Philadelphia to appreciate this latest reliably reassuring chapter in its storied son's career musicOMH

Iceage  For Love of Grace & the Hereafter

Hooks-first and tunes-heavy, these sexy Danish vampires have made the album of the year - just 19 years too late musicOMH

Boards of Canada  Inferno

Laced with occult imagery and enigmatic samples, the Scottish duo’s immersive new album—their first in 13 years—offers some of the most captivating music of their career Pitchfork

Ed O’Brien  Blue Morpho

Radiohead’s resident enigma returns, spinning Brazilian influences, vintage rocktronica, and sumptuous string arrangements into a much more confident, cohesive follow-up to his 2020 solo debut Pitchfork

Ed O’Brien  Blue Morpho

An artist’s work is their own to paint. Blue Morpho sounds like the beginning of an impressive solo journey for Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien PopMatters

Paul McCartney  The Boys of Dungeon Lane

The Boys of Dungeon Lane suggests Paul McCartney's memory might be full The Line Of Best Fit

Iceage  For Love of Grace & the Hereafter

It’s imperfect, rough, brash, and maybe just a tiny bit callous at times, but for once in a while, there’s a delight to be found in dancing with the devil Far Out