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Soulwax  All Systems Are Lying

What marks out 'All Systems Are Lying' most obviously is the presence of Laima Leyton’s vocals The Arts Desk

Soulwax  All Systems Are Lying

A vibrantly textured, shapeshifting, and inquisitively diverse return DIY

Soulwax  All Systems Are Lying

Displays plenty of the turbo-charged, New Order-ish electro-pop traits of their best work Record Collector

Soulwax  All Systems Are Lying

While there's not much depth to the lyrics on the Dewaele brothers' latest album, when it sounds this good, who cares? The Skinny

Soulwax  All Systems Are Lying

Soulwax has always been great at eroding the lines between rock and dance music, utilising and harnessing the power of the riff in an electronic context. This continues to be forcefully apparent on tracks like "Idiots In Love". Print edition only Uncut

Soulwax  All Systems Are Lying

It struts with confidence. Print edition only Mojo

Sudan Archives  The BPM

A dizzying, frenetic collision of sound and vision The Skinny

Sudan Archives  The BPM

At 15 tracks, The BPM is rather too much of a sensory overload, but this is enthusiasm in context. Print edition only Uncut

Sudan Archives  The BPM

While the concept means Parks' violin takes a backseat, it makes for a dizzying, future-facing hybrid of dancefloor sounds. Print edition only Mojo

Sudan Archives  The BPM

Perhaps it's the vulnerability at the core of THE BPM that really makes what Sudan Archives is doing still feel so fresh. Standing out in the club music scene, it sets a new standard for anyone interested in playing with sound while maintaining an accessible heartbeat Exclaim

Sudan Archives  The BPM

The album pulses with the kind of euphoria that comes from letting loose on the dance floor Slant Magazine

Hannah Frances  Nested In Tangles

Despite clearly having experienced and subsequently created a whirlwind, Frances proves that she is masterfully in control of everything she is doing. Play on, maestro – let the circus continue Far Out

The Last Dinner Party  From The Pyre

It feels even more dynamic than the last as they lean fully into fantasy, going fully cinematic or even folkloric, but then switching it up again and again, combining pure poetry with modern references to Real Housewives Far Out

Deftones  Private Music

The energy is infectious, the pace is relentless and frenetic, and the magic is constant, truly carving out a 'back to form' aura Punk News

Agriculture  The Spiritual Sound

The instrumentation and sequencing, the fury and fragility. Whatever magical combination has coalesced to create this record, I’m all in. I can’t get enough of it. I’ve got a new band occupying that space in my mind where I know they can create special music and that makes me immensely happy Punk News