Kylie Minogue
Tension II
Tighter yet bolder than its predecessor, the Aussie pop icon revives her icy, electropop sound for a banger of a dancefloor album
NME
Porridge Radio
Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
Dana Margolin’s bare-bones lyrical dive into heartbreak and change underpins a record that matches the emotional weight of her band’s live show
NME
Goat
Goat
I’ve been near-totally seduced by the immense vitality of this record, its gentle exoticism and its absolutely silly exuberance
Sputnik Music (staff)
Japandroids
Fate & Alcohol
Fate & Alcohol may not overflow with the pure, undiluted elation of their previous albums, but it’s a fond farewell nonetheless
Under The Radar
Kylie Minogue
Tension II
Her latest Tension II continues the eternal hot streak that hit a new peak last year with “Padam Padam”
Rolling Stone
Kelly Lee Owens
Dreamstate
DJ, singer, and producer Kelly Lee Owens takes the opposite path from Charli XCX, yet meets her at the crossroads of pop and electronic music on Dreamstate
PopMatters
Pale Waves
Smitten
Pale Waves ride nostalgia like they were old enough to have lived it. Whether their mimicry is incidental or purposeful, Smitten is another enjoyable record
PopMatters
Porridge Radio
Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
Dana Margolin’s band returns with a ferocious new album about burning out and burning it down
Pitchfork
Kylie Minogue
Tension II
A curious hybrid of deluxe album and EP, the Queen of Pop’s latest complements its predecessor nicely without ever quite overshadowing it
musicOMH
Porridge Radio
Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
Taking your life back as your own following the end of a relationship is one of the most important steps a person can take. ‘Sick Of The Blues’ is the perfect closer for an album largely about heartbreak for this very reason
Dork
Porridge Radio
Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
Porridge Radio claw their way to a newfound equilibrium by facing these emotional highs and lows, coming out the other side all the better for it
Exclaim
Porridge Radio
Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
Porridge Radio are one of the most dependably consistent bands out there, and their brand of dejected slacker indie/alt-rock will grab you, hold you tight, and won’t let go
The Skinny