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The Cure
Songs Of A Lost World
For everyone who needs a good wallow
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Tyler, The Creator
Chromakopia
If IGOR was Tyler’s high-concept experiment and CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST was the more accessible reintroduction of Tyler, the Man, CHROMAKOPIA falls somewhere in the middle
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Lady Gaga
Harlequin
Using covers and originals to sketch a three-act story
Consequence Of Sound
Saint Etienne
The Night
Say hello to the insomniac street preachers
The Irish Times
Christopher Owens
I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair
Owens has always been a songwriter devoid of irony, and here the sincerity remains. However, the crushing weight of that is always levied by the floatiness of strings or the choral contributions
Far Out
Saint Etienne
The Night
Will it ever be one of my favourite Saint Etienne records? Probably not. But it’s undoubtedly quite a cinematic LP, and never anything less than listenable
God Is In The TV
FLO
Access All Areas
FLO’s long-heralded debut record entertains while writing a single song 16 ways
The Skinny
Father John Misty
Mahashmashana
Mahasmashana is a triumph and return to form for Tillman, who navigates themes of impermanence, rebirth, duality of mind and body, and the passage of time, without cynicism but much needed grace—for a world that his child will inherit
Under The Radar
Chat Pile
Cool World
Retaining the band’s dark edge, it’s a vital, sweeping achievement from start to finish
Under The Radar
Kelly Lee Owens
Dreamstate
It captures dance music’s sheer kinetic high, but also the emotive undercurrents that make it so affecting. The album is a tribute to bringing dreams to life, pushing the listener to share in their heightened rush and imagine better times ahead
Under The Radar
Snoop Dogg
Missionary
While the music is big and hulking, the smaller details seem to have been glossed over
Slant Magazine
Saint Etienne
The Night
On the beloved indie-pop trio’s 11th album, world-weary acceptance and the unending march of time take shape as cloudy ambient tones and creepy nocturnal resonance
Pitchfork
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