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Danger Mouse & Black Thought  Cheat Codes

The producer and rapper team up in a collaborative album that feels intently crafted The FT

Sylvan Esso  No Rules Sandy

A change of pace creates glitchy magic Clash

Pale Waves  Unwanted

Unapologetically angsty and beautifully chaotic, Pale Waves have created a safe space for fans with ‘Unwanted’. A place of pride Clash

Danger Mouse & Black Thought  Cheat Codes

Black Thought’s most complete project to date Clash

Kasabian  The Alchemist's Euphoria

Arguably one of the most daring, cohesive bodies of work that Kasabian have rendered to date; it demonstrates that when it comes to evolving, all it takes is courage, innovation and a dose of pure alchemy Clash

Calvin Harris  Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2

It does what it says on the tin Clash

Danger Mouse & Black Thought  Cheat Codes

A 12-track record that is as unrelenting as it is lush, and a worthy standout among many excellent records leading the revival of socially-aware rap in 2022 Crack

Kasabian  The Alchemist's Euphoria

With Serge Pizzorno at the helm, the Leicester band’s songwriting will never be short of heft as they look set to begin chapter two of their story with a show of strength musicOMH

Calvin Harris  Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2

The biggest victim of fan-capture since Misery’s Paul Sheldon follows up Funk Wav Bounces Vol 1 with star names from Stefflon Don and Snoop Dogg to Justin Timberlake and Pharrell musicOMH

Kiwi Jr.  Chopper

Produced by Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner, the latest from the Toronto band accompanies manic, referential lyrics with neon-tinted, futurist power-pop Pitchfork

Pale Waves  Unwanted

The Manchester band’s catchy, well-executed pop-punk stumbles on generic songwriting and bland ballads Pitchfork

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom  Reset

Sharing equal billing for the first time, longtime collaborators Noah Lennox and Peter Kember achieve an intoxicating mind meld over a sample-heavy tribute to 1960s pop Pitchfork

Danger Mouse & Black Thought  Cheat Codes

After nearly two decades of on-off collaborations, the veteran musicians finally reach the finish line with their first full-length together, yielding a dozen tracks of solid, bare-bones hip-hop Pitchfork

Hayley Kiyoko  Panorama

With Disney deep in her past, pop star Hayley Kiyoko’s Panorama navigates queer relationships with self-assuredness, packaged in accessible pop hooks PopMatters

Amanda Shires  Take It Like A Man

Emotionally Amanda Shires’ Take It Like a Man interlaces heartache and disappointment with the profoundly temporal joys of new beginnings and aches of desire PopMatters