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Phoebe Bridgers  Lost Weekend

The beloved singer and songwriter reemerges into the spotlight with an ambitious album that finds her exploring new ground to exhilarating effect Rolling Stone UK

Shaboozey  The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales

Some might say Shaboozey's 10-gallon hat is half empty. Really, it's half full Exclaim

Shaboozey  The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales

Two years after his breakout hit, the country star returns with an ambitious concept album whose strongest moments place him in a deeper conversation with his genre Pitchfork

Shaboozey  The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales

An ambitious concept, combining storytelling with a country/hip-hop blend PopMatters

Shaboozey  The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales

The country hitmaker takes a major swing with his new Wild West concept album, and mostly connects Rolling Stone

Shaboozey  The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales

On his conceptual fourth album, the country-fusion star is weather-worn and tougher than before NME

Shaboozey  The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales

Beneath the Hollywood narrators, Pink Floyd-y interludes and accompanying comic books lies songwriting that proves the Tipsy singer’s breakout success was no fluke The Guardian

Nia Archives  Emotional Junglist

Few artists can convey the pain of going through it with such rawness as Nia Archives does in Emotional Junglist No Ripcord

Shearwater  The New World

Headphones and considered listening are essential. It’s a cerebral slow-burner in a world of quick dopamine hits No Ripcord

Arca  XXXXX

The Venezuelan avant-gardist uses the concept of a radio show – “Diva Experimental FM” – to casually flit between arrangements, soundscapes, emotions and vibes musicOMH

Overmono  Pure Devotion

The Russell brothers bridge the big-beat thrills and soaring emotions of their live shows with a more intimate, stripped-back, headphone-ready sound Pitchfork

Overmono  Pure Devotion

Tom and Ed Russell tap into the tactile and tangible, resulting in a tighter and more focused follow-up to the sinuous sprawl of their 2023 debut Paste Magazine

Overmono  Pure Devotion

Tom and Ed Russell's love letter to the art and fun of dancing carries forward the spirit of post-punk and allows freedom to experiment musicOMH

Overmono  Pure Devotion

Offers songs for reflection, whether the calm before the storm or the soul-searching afterwards The Skinny

FLO  Therapy At The Club

The British R&B girl group’s follow up to 2024’s Access All Areas is lyrically spicy and musically diverse but lacks the hedonism the title suggests The Guardian