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Bon Iver  SABLE, fABLE

This album distils the appeal of Bon Iver perfectly, but there is also the sense that it could wrap up the story Rolling Stone UK

Black Country, New Road  Forever Howlong

A period of prolonged calm, unexpected in this particular camp, has allowed Black Country, New Road, to craft a gem Rolling Stone UK

Self Esteem  A Complicated Woman

Liberating and life-affirming pop sermons abound on the third album from Rebecca Lucy Taylor Rolling Stone UK

Sunflower Bean  Mortal Primetime

This is Sunflower Bean at their most focused and fearless, crafting songs that demand repeated listens to uncover their full depth Dork

Sunflower Bean  Mortal Primetime

Mortal Primetime sees the rebirth of the New York trio; emerging from the shadows of winter to tilt their heads towards the brighter, more fruitful pastures of spring The Line Of Best Fit

Sunflower Bean  Mortal Primetime

You can't pin them down, but there lies the joy. Print edition only Mojo

Sunflower Bean  Mortal Primetime

This isn’t a reinvention, it’s a reckoning, shaped by time, distance, and perspective. For a band who once questioned their future, this feels like a return made entirely on their own terms Under The Radar

Sunflower Bean  Mortal Primetime

A record that only years of experience and an unshakable bond could produce DIY

Maria Somerville  Luster

Luster is an accomplished, affecting work that finds strength and clarity through introspection and forgiveness All Music

Maria Somerville  Luster

The Irish artist’s folk-inflected sound is both unnerving and alluring on her luxuriant second album The Guardian

Maria Somerville  Luster

On her 4AD debut, Maria Somerville redefines dreampop, goth, shoegaze and more, stitching colour into a tapestry of blacks, whites and greys The Skinny

Maria Somerville  Luster

The Irish musician’s gossamer dream pop is both mythic and real, a wild and ancient landscape in which her own figure is just barely perceptible Pitchfork

SUMAC & Moor Mother  The Film

SUMAC and Moor Mother have taken an unprecedented approach, reexamining Afrofuturism through a deliciously dissonant and catastrophic lens, resulting in one of the year’s most essential listens Beats Per Minute

SUMAC & Moor Mother  The Film

The Film is at its most impactful when SUMAC and Moor Mother's most obvious musical building blocks are conjoined Exclaim

SUMAC & Moor Mother  The Film

Where Moor Mother's usual free jazz band Irreversible Entanglements give warm instrumental life to poem which are ultimately hopeful for change, Sumac offer grinding feedback symphonies. Print edition only Uncut