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Doja Cat
Vie
Headlining the album is the lead single "Jealous Type," an icy-hot club anthem built around a synthy, whip-crack electro-R&B groove. It's a savvy throwback banger, thrillingly evoking Janet Jackson at her most physical. Yet, as with all of Vie, it underscores Doja Cat's power as the diva who's in control here
All Music
Doja Cat
Vie
The Californian tempers the bite of 2023’s Scarlet with glossy, lovestruck sounds – but never loses her instinct for mischief
The Guardian
Doja Cat
Vie
Doja’s ability to effortlessly slide in and out of different pockets – and at a high level is indication of her sheer starpower. The visual assets that accompany this project fittingly cement the theme and even if this album isn’t to your taste, her talent is undeniable
Clash
Sprints
All That Is Over
Karla Chubb and co follow up the spectacular Letter to Self with an irresistible wrecking ball of a sequel
The Irish Times
Geese
Getting Killed
The New York indie outfit embrace a sure sense of groove in their fourth record
The FT
Olivia Dean
The Art of Loving
The Londoner channels Burt Bacharach and Fleetwood Mac across retro, tasteful songs
The FT
Neko Case
Neon Grey Midnight Green
Despite Case arguing that we deserve more than a love song, Neon Grey Midnight Green is a true act of love: an invitation to become entangled in the emotional web of feeling, living and making together, warts and all
Exclaim
Neko Case
Neon Grey Midnight Green
Neko Case’s new album brings her signature blend of achingly beautiful melodies, idiosyncratic songwriting, and, of course, a song about an animal
PopMatters
Neko Case
Neon Grey Midnight Green
The result is Case's finest yet: a record of fire, felling and finely detailed distinction. Print edition only
Record Collector
Neko Case
Neon Grey Midnight Green
12 richly expressionistic and mercurial songs shaped by a mix of indie rock, country both alt. and classic, ragtime, folk, powerpop and Southern Gothic, which flit between darkness and melancholy, hopefulness and light. Print edition only
Uncut
Neko Case
Neon Grey Midnight Green
A lyrically rich and musically colourful set of songs which is as emotionally exhilarating as it is often rawly painful. Print edition only
Mojo
Neko Case
Neon Grey Midnight Green
The album makes room for darker detours: the title track, with its haunted-house beat, the funk-tinged interlude “Tomboy Gold,” and the dusky folk of “Rusty Mountain”
Northern Transmissions
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