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Perfume Genius  Glory

Hadreas is certainly a pop songwriter, though he filters his hooks through an epic orientation, viewing the micro or quotidian through mythic lens Beats Per Minute

Craig Finn  Always Been

Another rousing success from Finn that will buoy people’s hope and faith and sing people’s griefs and woes, at the same time Northern Transmissions

Sleigh Bells  Bunky Becky Birthday Boy

It’s a lean, energized album that reminds us why we fell for this band in the first place Northern Transmissions

Sleigh Bells  Bunky Becky Birthday Boy

Brooklyn noise pop duo Sleigh Bells return to the maximalist immediacy of old, with mixed results The Skinny

Sleigh Bells  Bunky Becky Birthday Boy

After a series of disappointing, overwrought releases, the Brooklyn noise-pop duo’s sixth album is a nimble late-career return to form that enlivens their signature loudness with a renewed sense of spirit Paste Magazine

Sleigh Bells  Bunky Becky Birthday Boy

By giving equal time to headbanging and heartbreak, they've made an immensely satisfying album that's among their finest All Music

Black Country, New Road  Forever Howlong

All in all, Forever Howlong feels like a missed opportunity. There are enough good bits to show that the band are as capable as ever of crafting a spellbinding moment, but there’s a frustrating lack of direction or commitment that prevents these moments from ever coalescing Sputnik Music (staff)

The Waterboys  Life, Death, & Dennis Hopper

It's sometimes entertaining, sometimes preposterous, and sometimes pure cringe The Arts Desk

Black Country, New Road  Forever Howlong

After several years of lineup and repertoire changes, the UK group returns with an ambitious and unabashedly twee album overflowing with baroque flourishes and communal spirit Pitchfork

Elton John & Brandi Carlile  Who Believes In Angels?

This is what happens when two behemoths of musical excellence find common ground, not in nostalgia, but in the endless possibility of what comes next Dork

Elton John & Brandi Carlile  Who Believes In Angels?

In the end, even greatness needs time to be fine-tuned, you suspect that such a liberty was never fussed over here Far Out

Elton John & Brandi Carlile  Who Believes In Angels?

When the fuss, feathers and fandango are cast aside, we see Sir Elton for what he truly is The Arts Desk

Elton John & Brandi Carlile  Who Believes In Angels?

No doubt fans of both artists will embrace this project as a great idea that, for the most part, works really well All Music

Elton John & Brandi Carlile  Who Believes In Angels?

A lovingly wrought record full of deep personal meaning Rolling Stone

Elton John & Brandi Carlile  Who Believes In Angels?

The ten tracks on ‘Who Believes In Angels?’ show Elton John in reflective mode, now retired from touring but still inspired and still active Clash