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Kneecap  FENIAN

Ultimately the best way to absorb Kneecap’s music is in a field, with thousands upon thousands of fans – and that’s exactly the place the Northern Irish group find themselves in. ‘Fine Art’ took them from the funny pages to the front pages. For all its flaws, ‘Fenian’ could be the point Kneecap truly crossover Clash

Kneecap  FENIAN

The Irish rap trio capitalizes on its notoriety with a savage second album that offers more sophisticated songcraft, a wider range of beats, and a sharpened political bent Pitchfork

Noah Kahan  The Great Divide

On the follow-up to his 2022 breakthrough, the very popular New England songwriter stretches beyond his comfort zone with the hopes of growing more self-aware, more complex, and more deserving of the spotlight Pitchfork

Tomora  Come Closer

Tomora’s Come Closer exists in its own world with a clear sense of identity forged from Aurora and Tom Rowland’s distinctive musical journeys PopMatters

Kneecap  FENIAN

The shockingly personal look at every contour of this lofty title FENIAN – all the happiness, empowerment, community, successes, sacrifices, disenchantment, confliction, grief – makes for a far more interesting, humanising record. Kneecap’s fire understandably dimmed, but it never sizzled out The Line Of Best Fit

Kneecap  FENIAN

After a year spent mired in political controversies, the Irish rap trio are back with more provocative, artistically daring music Rolling Stone

Foo Fighters  Your Favorite Toy

The rhythm evens out and picks up, the guitar drives and climbs the fretboard, and Grohl lets out one last drawn-out scream. It’s hard to not see this as more of a beginning Under The Radar

Kacey Musgraves  Middle of Nowhere

After a decade of twists, turns, and experiments, the country star goes back to her roots on an expertly written, guest-heavy new album Pitchfork

Kacey Musgraves  Middle of Nowhere

It’s safe to say she’s riding her own horse and will keep freely picking and choosing whichever roads she wants to take on her musical journey Beats Per Minute

Kacey Musgraves  Middle of Nowhere

After two underwhelming pop-leaning records, the country star gets back to basics on this sparsely produced gem filled with wit and hard-won lessons The Guardian

Kacey Musgraves  Middle of Nowhere

The singer-songwriter’s best album in nearly a decade revels in the sounds of her home state and shows off some hard-won wisdom Rolling Stone

Kacey Musgraves  Middle of Nowhere

Written in the wake of a painful breakup, the album sees the singer taking stock of her life Slant Magazine

Kacey Musgraves  Middle of Nowhere

Line for line it's her best and funniest album in a decade. Print edition only Uncut

Kacey Musgraves  Middle of Nowhere

Grammy-winning star revels in sprawling songs about single life, dry spells and toxic exes, against a sonic backdrop inspired by her homes in Mexico and Texas The Independent

Kacey Musgraves  Middle of Nowhere

An excellent, absorbing, entertaining, truly witty and serious album The Arts Desk