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Kim Gordon  Play Me

If The Collective was punishing in its density, Play Me is its equal and opposite: leaner and more melodic without sacrificing invention. It's an album that reaffirms Gordon still knows how, and why, to push forward All Music

Kim Gordon  Play Me

In a time when chaos and unpredictability are the experience de jour, one can push reality away or embrace it. Gordon does the latter. With unflagging allure Beats Per Minute

James Blake  Trying Times

Over the course of a thirteen-track run, it becomes abundantly clear that James Blake truly, madly, deeply, believes in love Northern Transmissions

Kim Gordon  Play Me

Consider, then, Kim Gordon’s PLAY ME as a window to that harrowing world of nausea, bad lyrics, gnarly dance beats, and for-profit mentality Northern Transmissions

Mandy, Indiana  URGH

URGH is creative, scary and club-worthy all at the same time. If you're a fan of industrial music, techno, hip-hop and/or post-punk, there will be something for you to enjoy about this album Sputnik Music (staff)

Kim Gordon  Play Me

While PLAY ME is an indulgence that can be allowed, it feels like a lesser work given her accomplishments and clear artistic ambitions Spectrum Culture

Ora Cogan  Hard Hearted Woman

Even at its bleakest, the record resists easy cynicism. Instead, Cogan does the more difficult thing holding open a dark space long enough for light and curiosity to flicker inside it. Resilience lies not in becoming impenetrable, but in finding ways to feel more alive without breaking altogether God Is In The TV

Ora Cogan  Hard Hearted Woman

The Canadian songwriter draws from gothic Americana, psychedelic folk, and ghostly bluegrass on an album of hypnotic ballads that land like incantations Pitchfork

Ora Cogan  Hard Hearted Woman

She alternates between fighting the current and giving in. That approach, coupled with vocals balancing despair and determination, lends "The Smoke", with its cathedral synths, and especially "Division", with its narcotised krautrock drumbeat, an unsettling energy that's both treacherous and cathartic. Print edition only Uncut

Ora Cogan  Hard Hearted Woman

With Hard Hearted Woman, Ora Cogan showcases that, in a patriarchal world, you have to be literally and figuratively ready to fight, body and soul PopMatters

Ora Cogan  Hard Hearted Woman

Her haziest and trippiest yet, involving well over a dozen guests, including on synthesizer, organs, and electric guitar All Music

Ora Cogan  Hard Hearted Woman

A beguiling and consistently original album from the indie-folk maverick The Skinny

Brigitte Calls Me Baby  Irreversible

The production is lush, but not overpowering, and the lyrics remain as pin-sharp and emotionally connecting as ever Spill Magazine

Brigitte Calls Me Baby  Irreversible

Further evidence that their upwards climb remains a steady one DIY

Brigitte Calls Me Baby  Irreversible

Leavins’ voice is an instantly identifiable instrument that could present avenues to get really weird in the future. Or else it could just end up being used in tribute Beats Per Minute