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Ichiko Aoba
Luminescent Creatures
However elusive I find this record at points, it's simply too blissed a cleanse to pass up
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Jason Isbell
Foxes in the Snow
Earnest and quietly distraught, the album is the musician’s most starkly realized effort
Slant Magazine
Bob Mould
Here We Go Crazy
Bob Mould’s reliably brilliant songwriting chops are in top form on Here We Go Crazy as he rages against fascism and shows how anger can keep us going
PopMatters
Jason Isbell
Foxes in the Snow
One of the sharpest songwriters of his generation presents stark, lived-in storytelling and a performance that feels immediate and improvisatory Jason Isbell is one of the most powerful voices in modern Americana
musicOMH
Divorce
Drive To Goldenhammer
Like all the best road trips, this is an album that finds its magic in the spaces between destinations. Divorce have digested their record collections – from American alt-country to British indie-rock – and emerged with a map all their own
Dork
Divorce
Drive To Goldenhammer
Divorce have created something truly special here – a record that captures both the beauty and the mess of being human. With their most personal and ambitious work yet, Drive to Goldenhammer proves that Divorce are here to stay, and they’re just getting started
God Is In The TV
Divorce
Drive To Goldenhammer
With their debut album an early contender for album of the year, Nottingham outfit Divorce are jumping to the front of the next-big-thing-queue
The Skinny
Divorce
Drive To Goldenhammer
The band’s artistic vision is undoubtedly compelling. The album's rich tapestry of sounds and themes invites listeners on a journey that is as thought-provoking as it is enjoyable
The Line Of Best Fit
Divorce
Drive To Goldenhammer
It’s rare to find a debut album that exudes as much honesty as what ‘Drive To Goldenhammer’ does. Album of the year contender? Undoubtedly
Clash
Manic Street Preachers
Critical Thinking
As with so much of the Manics’ best work, it’s an album that’s easy to listen to, but that lingers uneasily in the mind; as it should
Spectrum Culture
Bdrmm
Microtonic
Microtonic is not only the best album the band have made but is also likely to be the band’s commercial breakthrough. It certainly deserves to be
God Is In The TV
Jason Isbell
Foxes in the Snow
Given Jason Isbell’s track record as a songwriter, it’s no surprise that a completely stripped-down album turns out to be one of his best
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