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Olly Alexander  Polari

There’s a sense that he still has much more to give as a solo artist, but ‘Polari’ is an assured and ambitious start from one of our brightest pop personalities Dork

Olly Alexander  Polari

Polari is brash and bold on the surface, but Alexander flails when searching for something truly profound to say The Independent

Olly Alexander  Polari

The actor-singer’s solo debut proper looks to 1980s gay clubland for inspiration, but plays it too safe under all the retro synths and stammered-vocal effects The Guardian

Olly Alexander  Polari

Unsurprisingly, another queer tour-de-force DIY

Olly Alexander  Polari

The British singer sounds reinvigorated on his sonically inventive solo debut musicOMH

Squid  Cowards

Squid are still in the early part of their career, but with each record, they've shown a remarkable adaptability and willingness to change, without losing what makes them special All Music

Biig Piig  11:11

Keep listening to the end, and the sophistication at play here really reveals itself The Arts Desk

Biig Piig  11:11

Soul-pop over-sharer from a magnetic voice Clash

Biig Piig  11:11

A perfect whirlwind played out across a single night DIY

Biig Piig  11:11

There’s something wonderfully effortless about how Smyth slides between genres Dork

Biig Piig  11:11

It’s an exciting club record softened by the bedroom pop that slows down the intriguing feeling of sonic experimentation Far Out

Biig Piig  11:11

Switching between English and Spanish vocals, Irish singer-songwriter Jess Smyth’s genre-hopping set feels most at home in the quieter moments The Observer

Sharon Van Etten  Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

The singer-songwriter’s seventh album, co-written with her band, takes a turn for the gothic that doesn’t always serve her purposes The Observer

Inhaler  Open Wide

Catchier, more stirring than ever, Inhaler have done it again. Only this time they achieve with a new-found trust in their guts, it makes this work stronger. A magnificent move forward Clash

Sharon Van Etten  Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

Leading from the front and with a new musical approach, here is a demonstration of how the camaraderie of a band can revitalize musicOMH