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Rosalía  Lux

Nothing short of magnificent DIY

Oneohtrix Point Never  Tranquilizer

Lopatin doesn’t just wring moments of grin-inducing audacity from the archive, though, but a startling degree of emotional range too The Quietus

Oneohtrix Point Never  Tranquilizer

Made using a cache of Y2K sample CDs that Daniel Lopatin salvaged from the internet’s fringes, the kaleidoscopic result speaks to contemporary information overload The Guardian

Whitney  Small Talk

Rather than a retreat, Small Talk finds Whitney soldiering on in their quest to retool their overall sound, only in more subtle ways Spectrum Culture

The Mountain Goats  Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan

Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan pushes The Mountain Goats into new territory as a band and as storytellers, marking a rich new entry worthy of close reading, musically and lyrically Spectrum Culture

Whitney  Small Talk

Back to their homespun, unforced, relatably human roots. Print edition only Uncut

Whitney  Small Talk

It's not always easy to get emotional purchase on these songs, but the hint of something moving beneath the immaculate surfaces makes the challenge worthwhile. Print edition only Mojo

Whitney  Small Talk

The Chicago indie rock band soothes heartbreak with the most anonymous, uninspiring music you can possibly imagine Pitchfork

Whitney  Small Talk

The Chicago band corrects course by scaling back to its folk-soul roots. Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek sound as pretty as ever, even though their reliance on formula renders the material a bit familiar and conventional Paste Magazine

Whitney  Small Talk

Whitney’s new album, Small Talk, is less about drifting through melancholy and more about staying still long enough to understand it PopMatters

Whitney  Small Talk

Equally appropriate for heartbroken solitude, low-key hangouts, or peaceful Sunday afternoons, even at its most conflicted Small Talk feels like a warm embrace All Music

Whitney  Small Talk

When Whitney are operating in this ecstatic sphere of glorious, glacial sounds of the late 60s and early 70s, they’re nothing short of irresistible The Line Of Best Fit

Oneohtrix Point Never  Tranquilizer

Tranquilizer lulls but never fully, relaxes but never wholly; a techno historiography composed of samples and glitches Exclaim

Mavis Staples  Sad And Beautiful World

At 86 years old, the peerless Mavis Staples uses her incredible voice to wring every iota of feeling and significance from a set of songs ranging from the unexpected and inspired to the well-worn and insipid; a rich treat best enjoyed in more than one sitting Spectrum Culture

The Antlers   Blight

Not everything about Blight works as it should, but the record’s more expansive sound suits The Antlers effortlessly Spectrum Culture