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Ariana Grande  petal

petal isn't much of a statement of intent, and simply can't hold a candle to Grande's multitude of game-changing pop moments Exclaim

Shania Twain  Little Miss Twain

Her legacy is secure, and the music alone, however middling it might be, couldn't chip away at that in a million years Sputnik Music (staff)

Shearwater  The New World

Shearwater's The New World is made up of sprawling coastal forests and shifting tides, requiring listeners to reassess their surroundings Spectrum Culture

Charli XCX  Music, Fashion, Film

Rages against many forces in Charli’s life, but ultimately “No One Lasts Forever” triple-underlines the message as a reminder to herself — and to us — that the fame, the insecurity, the confidence and everything in between is fleeting Spectrum Culture

Phoebe Bridgers  Lost Weekend

For a record so defined by absence, Lost Weekend proves, thankfully, that Bridgers is still very much here Mojo

Phoebe Bridgers  Lost Weekend

Of course, it’s Bridgers’ lyrics that have long been the puncta of her songs, renowned for their emotional integrity, vividness and wry humour, and here she’s at the top of her game Uncut

Phoebe Bridgers  Lost Weekend

After a six-year break between solo projects, the songwriter returns with Lost Weekend, a spectacular song cycle on love and loss Rolling Stone

Phoebe Bridgers  Lost Weekend

The album is a rigorously crafted memorandum charting a period of dissociation Slant Magazine

Phoebe Bridgers  Lost Weekend

An album of cycles with a lyrical approach as ambitious as anything in modern music Consequence Of Sound

Phoebe Bridgers  Lost Weekend

After sweeping the Grammys and being scrutinised by the press, Bridgers deploys electronics and unsettling sound design to brilliantly evoke emotional turmoil The Guardian

Ariana Grande  petal

On Grande’s defiant eighth studio album, she deals with heavy subjects while ebbing along in a sort of ethereal funk The Irish Times

The Strokes  Reality Awaits

The Strokes’ Reality Awaits doesn’t deliver the same charm or hit with the same immediacy fans have come to expect from them PopMatters

Ariana Grande  petal

The sophisticated pop artist is in total command of her sound, albeit coming from a troubled place lyrically No Ripcord

Arca  XXXXX

The Venezuelan artist’s latest LP harks back to her experimental mixtapes &&&&& and @@@@@, trading the KiCK series’ pop and reggaeton impulses for confrontational, uncompromising electronic sounds Pitchfork

Arca  XXXXX

The album may be a tad amorphous, but it’s never dull Slant Magazine