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Hayley Williams  Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

It’s an unboundless exploration of a life lived under the scrutiny of misogyny and in the public eye from one of our time’s most creative and fearless artists Kerrang!

Hayley Williams  Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

The songs being tied together in this 90s MySpace format make it all that more personal, as if you’re sifting through the artist’s personal diary Clash

Hayley Williams  Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

Hayley Williams powers through grief to deliver a solo masterpiece Rolling Stone

Hayley Williams  Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

The Paramore vocalist’s new set of solo songs is a bold, epic direction for the best rock frontwoman of the millennium Paste Magazine

Hayley Williams  Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

Hayley Williams is front-and-center on Ego, illustrating impressive vocal control, unprecedented lyrical depth, and the ability to pivot between styles and extreme inflections in a way that we’ve never witnessed from her before Sputnik Music (staff)

Hayley Williams  Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

The first independent release from the Paramore vocalist – which some are calling ‘Ego’ – is driven by curiosity and the need for community NME

Margo Price  Hard Headed Woman

A juxtaposition of life’s light and dark, glittering idealism and harsh realities, ‘Hard Headed Woman’ is a gorgeous display of classic country tropes, blues instrumentation and songwriting prowess Clash

CMAT  EURO-COUNTRY

‘Euro-Country’ is impeccably timed, but it’s also a weighty release, with the gorgeous Nashville-tinged songwriting allied to some fantastic polemic. This is a fantastic release – CMAT in excelsis Clash

CMAT  EURO-COUNTRY

Irish songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson’s new album overflows with comedy, tragedy, and self-lacerating wit. It’s a bold statement from a true original Pitchfork

Wolf Alice  The Clearing

With producer Greg Kurstin, the UK rock band leans into punchier pop arrangements and a hint of 1970s nostalgia. Everywhere you look, their sharp edges are sanded down Pitchfork

CMAT  EURO-COUNTRY

Strong on characterful production, writing and lyrical fronts, it's a country-pop tour de force that showcases her insight and humour as she addresses everything from the economic precarity of her homeland to the devastating harm done by body shaming. Print edition only Uncut

CMAT  EURO-COUNTRY

EURO-COUNTRY is everything great pop music should be: smart, subversive and tremendous fun. Print edition only Mojo

Blood Orange  Essex Honey

Essex Honey isn’t about England, it’s about the mourning Hynes experienced there. If there’s anything more complicated than country, it’s that The Quietus

Earl Sweatshirt  Live Laugh Love

Rapper's stellar new album Live Laugh Love shows his continued growth as a man with a deeper understanding of the world and his place in it Rolling Stone

CMAT  EURO-COUNTRY

Irish singer-songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson mixes Nashville storytelling, folk-ish pop, and rock meltdowns on her great third album Euro-Country Rolling Stone