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Sunn O)))  Sunn O)))

One of those records that rewards repeated spins, the curious will no doubt be confused by its oddness - but the diehards will devour it Hot Press

Thundercat  Distracted

Distracted is more than just another installment in his legacy as an artist; it's a pillar of alliance and love, new and old Earmilk

Thundercat  Distracted

Thundercat continues to demonstrate himself as one of music’s most impressively pioneering and experimental forces necessary for keeping things interesting but perhaps Distracted doesn’t quite meet the hype of a six-year gap Spill Magazine

Angine de Poitrine  Vol.II

The album breathes on its own and speaks without words. Angine de Poitrine let the music do the talking Northern Transmissions

Arlo Parks  Ambiguous Desire

On her third album, Parks uses thrumming club beats to propel a collection of tidy, emotive songs that sometimes feel a smidge too produced Paste Magazine

Thundercat  Distracted

Stephen Bruner’s first album in six years contains glimmers of his in-the-pocket bass skills, but it too often cedes ground to mid-tempo monotony Paste Magazine

The Twilight Sad  It's The Long Goodbye

It’s an album whose memory is firmly planted in this world forever, and one that will haunt you long after it’s done Sputnik Music (staff)

José González   Against The Dying Of The Light

It’s a fabulous work that would be well suited to echoing around a forest of some description: both ageless and perfectly timely God Is In The TV

Sunn O)))  Sunn O)))

SUNN O))) reconnect with nature and signal our doom on their self-titled comeback record The Skinny

Sunn O)))  Sunn O)))

Their visual aesthetic is always striking as well. As such, it should also be noted that the artwork featured here is a reproduction of two paintings by the legendary artist Mark Rothko, and that they collaborated with French artist Elodiei Lesourd on the inner sleeve artwork, along with liner notes by the acclaimed British writer Robert McFarland Under The Radar

Thundercat  Distracted

On his new album, Distracted, the bassist and R&B visionary stares down loss while making the struggle as beautiful, funny, spacey, and vibe-y as he can Rolling Stone

Angine de Poitrine  Vol.II

For a split second, the melodies almost become danceable. Rhythms nearly resolve. And before you’re yanked sideways into another dimension, these brushes with normality make you realise the ingenious duo understand pop enough to continually dodge it Far Out

Angine de Poitrine  Vol.II

With an expansive tone that ‘Vol. I’ lacks, this is an addictive, clever, and primal magnum opus that refuses tropes and easy predictions, going far beyond the niche of fiddly psychedelia Angine De Poitrine’s viral following came from Clash

Angine de Poitrine  Vol.II

On the heels of viral success, the anonymous, polka-dotted math-punk duo takes the throne as the world’s weirdest party band Pitchfork

Angine de Poitrine  Vol.II

The viral Québécois duo carve headbangers out of microtonal polyrhythms on Vol. II, an album that will satisfy long-time music theory geeks and casual vibers alike Paste Magazine