Any decent music? We review the reviews. You get the final word

Ed O’Brien  Blue Morpho

‘Blue Morpho’ offers a reminder that, as he and his other bandmates have repeatedly proved, O’Brien boasts a wholly-uninhibited approach to how rock and pop music is arranged, resulting in works that move and grow like the building blocks of life itself Clash

Kevin Morby  Little Wide Open

Represents a musical homecoming for Morby to the Americana that is central to much of his work No Ripcord

Lykke Li  The Afterparty

On a purportedly final album, the Swedish electro-pop singer’s disenchantment takes shape around sparkling synth and light-touch disco beats Pitchfork

Paul McCartney  The Boys of Dungeon Lane

A richly nostalgic trip that proves this legend is still as creative as ever Rolling Stone

Tori Amos  In Times Of Dragons

Her vocals have rarely sounded better. A husky tone has slowly emerged, giving her a Patti Smith croon to her words of scorn. Anyone who has followed Amos’ career to date will relish this addition to her cannon. It might, hopefully, attract new fans too Under The Radar

Ed O’Brien  Blue Morpho

Full of wonder, full of creativity, and possibility, fully realized and here for our delight. Like the album as a whole this is a truly excellent piece. It features lyrics full of thankfulness as we “feel the grace in all of life, thank you for this time.” What a great note to end a special album on Under The Radar

The Coral  388

By the time the rocksteady sway of “Spirit Catcher” and the effortless pop beauty of “Crossing The Sands” close the album, The Coral seem firmly back in the swing of creating music again. Hiatus done and dusted XS Noize

The Coral  388

Every choppy guitar line and snaking Hammond or Farfisa lick form hooks in their own right The Arts Desk

The Coral  388

By reconnecting with their past, The Coral have found the essence of who they are now - and it's pretty magical Mojo

The Coral  388

It's an utter delight, an album that touches on all those influences [rocksteady, doo wop, soul, ska and 2-Tone] but still sounds like nothing but The Coral. Print edition only Record Collector

The Coral  388

It’s a lucky number thirteen for fans – The Coral remain a band to cherish Clash

The Coral  388

Despite an unorthodox release pattern that harks back to an era before streaming, the Wirral outfit's 13th album is one of their most accessibl musicOMH

Broken Social Scene  Remember The Humans

While Remember the Humans aims to recapture something of vintage Broken Social Scene, the key aspects of their old sound simply can’t be reproduced by this version of the band Spectrum Culture

Kevin Morby  Little Wide Open

The singer/songwriter makes a valiant pivot into rock, though he lacks the backbone, grit and conviction to make it work Spectrum Culture

Ed O’Brien  Blue Morpho

The guitarist’s second solo outing – but first under his actual name – offers mindfulness via a widescreen prog-folk trip NME