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Caribou  Honey

For a collection of semi-throwback electronica, the first half of the album feels very accomplished and prêt-à-porter. It works: the AI doesn’t get in the way, the tempo remains fairly steady, and its minimalist nature makes for a very tight package Beats Per Minute

Geordie Greep  The New Sound

Absolutely bonkers and utterly brilliant DIY

Leon Bridges  Leon

An album that is at once deeply personal, and yet expansive and shared DIY

The Smile  Cutouts

More of the same might seem a tad obvious a statement to make, but it’s just about the most accurate DIY

Caribou  Honey

With such a joyous energy, it’s easy to get lost in its layers DIY

The Hard Quartet  The Hard Quartet

It genuinely feels as if anything goes DIY

Sophie  Sophie

This posthumous album delivers a suitably crowded, messy and occasionally glorious farewell to the English force of nature Spectrum Culture

Goat  Goat

Goat is easily one of the greatest releases by the band to date. It invites us to bask in rich soundscapes that can often overwhelm—but in the best way possible Far Out

A Place to Bury Strangers  Synthesizer

Besides the intriguing sonic developments, Synthesizer proves the band’s ability to transform everyday musings and difficulties into art Far Out

A Place to Bury Strangers  Synthesizer

On the Brooklyn band's sixth LP, gear nerd, pedal designer and student of alternative rock Oliver Ackermann is still committed to music’s human processes: the trial and error, the experimentation with bandmates, playing live Paste Magazine

A Place to Bury Strangers  Synthesizer

While the songs sometimes get swallowed up in the maelstrom, Ackermann’s unit proves more than capable of manifesting a sort of grotty malevolence rarely heard since Killing Joke’s imperial phase. Print edition only Uncut

A Place to Bury Strangers  Synthesizer

10 wonderfully intense songs. Print edition only Record Collector

A Place to Bury Strangers  Synthesizer

Expect the unexpected—as with every A Place to Bury Strangers release—but never leave disappointed Under The Radar

Goat  Goat

Goat’s self-titled new set is about getting up and stomping your feet to sounds that elevate your soul and remove all thoughts of any mundane day-to-day concerns The Arts Desk

Goat  Goat

Doubling down on the Deadhead-to-Lagos sound of “Frisco Beaver” may mean fewer surprises but the band’s loyal herd will no doubt savour the greater prominence of keyboard-driven freakouts and the greater fullness of grooves like the one that powers the mighty “Ouroboros”. Print edition only Uncut