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Cast  Yeah Yeah Yeah

Judging by Yeah Yeah Yeah, it seems Cast’s vinyl collection consists solely of Rubber Soul, Abbey Road, and The White Album PopMatters

Sébastien Tellier  Kiss The Beast

Not all of Kiss the Beast's risks pay off, but by letting his creativity run wild, Tellier defies the expectations of anyone who thinks they know his music inside and out All Music

Sébastien Tellier  Kiss The Beast

Tellier should be commended for his evidently boundless mind and creative energy when it comes to making music, but sometimes the essence of a good album is found in learning when to rein things in a bit Far Out

Sébastien Tellier  Kiss The Beast

It's a diverse rainbow of electronica sounds The Arts Desk

Sébastien Tellier  Kiss The Beast

An almost comically seductive blend of luxe funk, disco strings (arranged by Owen Pallett) and analogue synths, which he pastiches with affection and elan. Print edition only Uncut

Sébastien Tellier  Kiss The Beast

Tellier appears to have got his mojo back on his eighth studio album Record Collector

The Soft Pink Truth  Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?

I miss the enveloping nature of Daniel’s last two albums, the feeling of floating through a particularly absorbing dream. But the new album does have plenty of buoyant moments Pitchfork

Geologist  Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights?

The debut album from the Animal Collective member is built around an instrument that’s over a thousand years old: the hurdy-gurdy musicOMH

Sébastien Tellier  Kiss The Beast

The unabashed experimentalism can be jarring at times, but the project ultimately refuses to play it safe, carrying a quintessential European pop sensibility throughout Clash

A$AP Rocky  Don't Be Dumb

Don’t Be Dumb is by no means a bad album, but it falls short of its fullest potential despite being quite a solid listening experience for the most part Earmilk

The Soft Pink Truth  Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?

As far removed from a house music album as you could imagine. The electronics are still there, but they’ve been woven subtly into an experience whose compositions blend modernity with cinematic gestures that stretch back decades into the pre-color past Spectrum Culture

The Soft Pink Truth  Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?

As a listening experience in one sweep, the album fascinates and lulls the listener in equal measure. Moments across the near 40 minute runtime pique your attention and are dazzling in a peculiar way Beats Per Minute

The Soft Pink Truth  Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?

Drew Daniel’s latest album takes its cues from the concert hall, incorporating strings, horns, and symphonic percussion, and travels down non-linear, temporal paths Paste Magazine

The Soft Pink Truth  Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?

Daniel's sumptuous offering provides some brightness in days of darkness. Print edition only Uncut

The Soft Pink Truth  Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?

It’s the sound of joyous, playful experimentation squatting the rarefied worlds of chamber ensembles and concert halls The Quietus