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The Antlers   Blight

Blight is powerful, but hermetically airless. Print edition only Mojo

The Antlers   Blight

Poised and exquisitely crafted, Blight's mediations on the effects of human actions are delivered with a gentle sincerity that disarms cynicism. Print edition only Record Collector

The Antlers   Blight

Electric glitches and intriguing lyrics add to a quietly seductive package. Print edition only Uncut

The Antlers   Blight

Singer Peter Silberman explores how a culture of convenience and thoughtless consumption are wreaking havoc. Though the subject matter is heavy, the songs are restrained, and the arrangements are frequently gorgeous Paste Magazine

The Antlers   Blight

There’s no bells, whistles, or trappings that can replace songwriting with an important core message. Once again, Silberman and co. deliver that incredible depth and meaning, with an earnestness like only they can muster Sputnik Music (staff)

AFI  Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

Silver Bleeds the Black Sun is more than just a new chapter for these rock icons; it is an unfolding narrative of a band unafraid to reinvent the creative mold that initially granted them the success they have today Spill Magazine

AFI  Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

There are plenty of worthwhile moments for fans that make this entirely worth exploring, but ultimately this should end up being a catalyst for even better things to come from AFI Sputnik Music (staff)

AFI  Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

‘Silver Bleeds…’ beautifully captures the continuous draw towards the Gothic: a sheer elation at the exorcism of one’s inner demons Clash

AFI  Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

What makes Silver Bleeds The Black Sun… work is the confidence with which AFI have gone all in, slipping the bonds of expectation once and for all and cutting loose Kerrang!

AFI  Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

Pushing the quartet onto yet another exciting path of artistic and creative evolution, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun is a fully committed, thematic foray into the darker corners of the AFI experience All Music

Taylor Swift  The Life of a Showgirl

A victim of its own preamble DIY

Idlewild  Idlewild

If you decide to pair playing this and then looking back at their early LPs, there is a sudden realisation of how underappreciated, en masse, Idlewild are God Is In The TV

Sprints  All That Is Over

With a nod to turning personal turmoil into art, All That Is Over is an unvarnished, sometimes exhilarating look at the anxieties that plague a world in flux and is a solid addition to their catalog even if it doesn’t push their sound into entirely new territory Under The Radar

Tune-Yards  Better Dreaming

Tune-Yards’ lyrics range from wanting us to dream better dreams to sucker punching authority. Better Dreaming’s songs are dream-like more than propagandistic PopMatters

Taylor Swift  The Life of a Showgirl

Guaranteed to be one of the year’s biggest pop records, the follow-up to The Tortured Poets Department nevertheless sounds like an artist on autopilot musicOMH