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Margo Price  Hard Headed Woman

Sees her big personality fire straight-talking, sometimes blackly comic lyrics "All the cocaine in existence/Can't keep your nose out of my business" - while taking her music to new places. Print edition only Mojo

Margo Price  Hard Headed Woman

Excellent news that Price has re-embraced the old-school virtues that got her noticed in the first place: the rowdy yet droll honky-tonk tear-up, heard here on such Southern soul-infused cuts as "Losing Streak" and "I Just Don't Give A Damn". Print edition only Uncut

Margo Price  Hard Headed Woman

The prolific country artists gets back to her roots on Hard Headed Woman Rolling Stone

Margo Price  Hard Headed Woman

The dozen songs on Margo Price’s latest album provide solid evidence of her claim of hardheadedness. As listeners, we benefit from her strong sense of autonomy PopMatters

Earl Sweatshirt  Live Laugh Love

Earl is on another level. The way he deploys his skill, humor, and encyclopedic knowledge of hip-hop has made him one of the most effortlessly deep and cool rappers alive Pitchfork

Cass McCombs  Interior Live Oak

The highlights deserve to be ranked amongst McCombs finest achievements so far The Line Of Best Fit

Nova Twins  Parasites & Butterflies

Though 'Parasites & Butterflies' is still plenty full of their electro-rocking moments, it is also more inward and personal The Arts Desk

Nova Twins  Parasites & Butterflies

Pushing themselves even further, incorporating even more, and doing anything to see what will fit DIY

Nova Twins  Parasites & Butterflies

If Supernova was raw fire, Parasites & Butterflies is more sculpted — polishing edges, leaning further into electronic textures and vocal distortion, and often separating their rock and R&B/hip-hop instincts rather than fusing them outright XS Noize

Nova Twins  Parasites & Butterflies

A divine feminine energy that they’ll never be willing to sacrifice to make others comfortable, or to tough out the hard times. Parasites & Butterflies is another trip into the Nova world, mirroring rage, fear, swagger, and all in between Kerrang!

Nova Twins  Parasites & Butterflies

While there are moments where the concept of ‘Parasites and Butterflies’ is stronger than its execution, this is still a stellar outing for Nova Twins, once more establishing themselves as a vital and thrilling voice in the rock scene Clash

The Beths  Straight Line Was A Lie

The band's fourth studio album offers deeper, more vulnerable insights Slant Magazine

The Beths  Straight Line Was A Lie

Adds a more introspective tone to the adrenaline-packed indie rock they’ve always done well Rolling Stone

The Beths  Straight Line Was A Lie

Straight Line Was a Lie is full of catchy hooks, big guitar riffs, and often introspective lyrics. The New Zealand quartet are at the top of their game PopMatters

The Beths  Straight Line Was A Lie

Engaging New Zealanders The Beths masterfully marry muscle and vulnerability here. Print edition only Uncut