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Central Cee  Can't Rush Greatness

The UK rapper’s debut album definitely wasn’t rushed, but how great is it? musicOMH

Maribou State  Hallucinating Love

It’s a celebration of what Maribou State does best: creating music that feels timeless and deeply personal The Line Of Best Fit

Maribou State  Hallucinating Love

These 10 sun-kissed tracks are destined to become the soulful soundtrack of summer 2025, and the deep sense of nostalgia they trigger will keep you coming back long after the heat fades Under The Radar

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy  The Purple Bird

Warm, textured and political, Oldham’s second “Nashville record” is even better his the first Spectrum Culture

Maribou State  Hallucinating Love

After a challenging period in their personal lives, the British electronic duo’s first album in seven years adds subtle but magic pop sensibilities to their signature chillwave sound NME

DITZ  Never Exhale

Never Exhale‘s greatest strengths spark encouragement that DITZ will eventually figure it out find their course, especially when they can learn to curb their itchy trigger fingers Beats Per Minute

Maribou State  Hallucinating Love

As the weather stays freezing and signs of sunshine are still sporadic, the escapism embedded within Maribou State’s newest record will have to suffice until spring. It’s an enjoyable album that promises better days Far Out

Maribou State  Hallucinating Love

The group's music has shed much of its roots in club culture, and bears almost no resemblance to U.K. garage or house. They still manipulate vocals and apply effects the way they've been known to do, but it often sounds closer to the work of a full band rather than a pair of producers All Music

Matt Berry   Heard Noises

An album that can pick you up and make you smile, cradle you through gloomier times, and may likely invoke a scene reminiscent of The Exorcist breaking out in your living room, you won’t be able to say you haven’t been entertained! XS Noize

Matt Berry   Heard Noises

Long may Matt continue making music if it’s always going to be this enjoyable God Is In The TV

Matt Berry   Heard Noises

At other times he falls back on elegantly vintage-clad pastichery, but then the stomping baroque pop duet of "I Gotta Limit" and the sun-dappled wistfulness of "To Live For What Once Was" prick up our ears once again. Print edition only Uncut

Matt Berry   Heard Noises

It's all consummately executed, just lacking a burning lyrical purpose. Print edition only Mojo

Matt Berry   Heard Noises

It’s fun, vibrant, and deeply trippy songwriting, well worthy of praise on its own lofty terms Clash

Matt Berry   Heard Noises

So full of moments of disarming beauty is Heard Noises that it’s often easy to miss the discomfiting observations within Record Collector

Matt Berry   Heard Noises

Matt Berry has been releasing albums for a long time - some of them inevitably better than others. Heard Noises ranks right near the top, and if the sun hits it just right and one squints a little, it might be sitting merrily atop the very summit All Music