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José González   Against The Dying Of The Light

Less a new collection of songs than it is a continuation of everything that has come before from José González Far Out

José González   Against The Dying Of The Light

Reclaiming his past in order to transcend it, the songwriter’s poetic flourishes – and enchanting guitar playing – make for one of his strongest in a decade Clash

José González   Against The Dying Of The Light

Understated as they are, his songs are also not without weight and his fifth album, Against the Dying of the Light, is his heaviest to date All Music

José González   Against The Dying Of The Light

José González preaches to his audience like a folksinger, but his music shares more in common with chamber pop than with other Dylans due to his polished stylings PopMatters

José González   Against The Dying Of The Light

Righteous and blissful. Print edition only Uncut

José González   Against The Dying Of The Light

These new songs see González deepening his palette with subtle gradations, his response to a chaotic world reassuringly measured yet still heartfelt. Print edition only Mojo

Raye  This Music May Contain Hope

Full of big ambition and packed with emotional intelligence, 'This Music May Contain Hope' is RAYE at her most fearless. Every risk feels justified, every wild idea fully formed. It's a bold, all-feelings-on-deck mission statement that confirms her as one of pop's most compelling voices Dork

Raye  This Music May Contain Hope

THIS MUSIC MAY HOPE. is a fascinating yet nebulous project, a pompous and lavish exploration that would have been better on the stage, with backup dancers, percussion, and RAYE as the star in the center of it all Northern Transmissions

Fcukers  Ö

On their debut, the New York duo’s brash charm reverberates through kinetic club energy and after-hours haze, even if the end result plays it a little safe Paste Magazine

Flea  Honora

To riff on a previously-alluded-to quote from Nick Cave: I'm forever near a stereo saying, "What is this beautiful ambient-jazz odyssey?" And the answer is always Flea Exclaim

Raye  This Music May Contain Hope

The British star delivers a 73-minute autobiography of romantic despair and nonstop emotional turmoil. It's a lot — and all the better for it Rolling Stone

Robyn  Sexistential

The Swedish pop phenom's latest effort is strange, vibrant, and plenty of fun Consequence Of Sound

The Twilight Sad  It's The Long Goodbye

After a long hiatus, the Twilight Sad return with a new lineup to deliver raw emotion centered on James Graham’s mental health struggles and his mother’s death PopMatters

Flea  Honora

The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist reignited his childhood love of the trumpet to make his first solo album: a mature, sophisticated collection of songs featuring stars of the L.A. jazz scene Pitchfork

Raye  This Music May Contain Hope

A certain contender for end of the year lists, this is an album of rare scale and energy, one that’s been designed to come back to time and time again musicOMH