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David Gilmour  Luck And Strange

Gilmour’s glory years with Pink Floyd are many years behind him now, but in this balanced, familial album, he proves he’s still got it Far Out

The Dare  What's Wrong With New York?

For the converted, this unabashed dose of in-your-face fun may well become your most listened to album of the year. But then again, what’s a blogger to The Dare? Far Out

The Dare  What's Wrong With New York?

The 20-something New Yorker wants to party like it’s 2006. The result is often well-observed but not particularly satisfying NME

The Dare  What's Wrong With New York?

This deliriously wild evening spent with The Dare must come to a close eventually, and final track ‘You Can Never Go Home’ begs one concluding question: why would you ever want to? Dork

The Dare  What's Wrong With New York?

Harrison Patrick Smith’s first full-length lionizes licentiousness into a mixed bag of bite-size party anthems and wearisome earworms that provoke even if you’re not looking for provocation Paste Magazine

The Dare  What's Wrong With New York?

With retro drums and abrasive synth bases, it’s a performance-geared record filled with pulsating bass lines, perfect for making bad decisions in a sweaty basement Clash

The Dare  What's Wrong With New York?

A hedonistic pop bible DIY

The Dare  What's Wrong With New York?

Sonic debauchery laced with moments of introspection, The Dare’s debut is worth the hype The Skinny

Fat Dog  WOOF.

As this breathless debut comes to a close, you’re left with the challenge of summing it all up, obtaining meaning from the meaningless, and purpose from the glittering void Clash

MJ Lenderman  Manning Fireworks

Blurring the lines between inner and outer worlds, ‘Manning Fireworks’ is a powerful achievement, one that deserves to last Clash

Horse Jumper of Love  Disaster Trick

Credit goes to the less measured and more textural production, which, unintentionally, allows the songs to become more alluring and inviting No Ripcord

MJ Lenderman  Manning Fireworks

The Asheville singer-songwriter’s outstanding fourth album is loaded with zingers and losers. It’s witty and sincere, the mark of a songwriter finding his voice Pitchfork

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds  Wild God

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ Wild God teems with creative ambitions and sacred content. An ode to the surprise of joy, it is an audacious, reaching record PopMatters

Hinds  Viva Hinds

All the songs on this appetizing record are built with a strong melodicism and flashes of raw energy, punk swagger, and pop smarts that bring an energizing feeling of enjoyment to post-punk Under The Radar

Hinds  Viva Hinds

The latest from Madrid indie-rockers Hinds, Viva Hinds celebrates life, love, lust, and band survival The Skinny