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Bloc Party  Anatomy Of A Brief Romance

Twenty-one years ago, the group opened its debut LP with a breakup song for the ages. Its latest comeback is a breakup record that may have even longtime fans eyeing the exit Pitchfork

Bonobo  Distance in Static

The singers are superb. Simon Green's eighth album could afford to be a little less sure of what happens between them Dork

This is Lorelei  The Singer In My Band

Nate Amos has made a lovely country and folk record. Occasionally, you wish he'd remembered how strange he can be Dork

Bloc Party  Anatomy Of A Brief Romance

The spark may not burn as brightly as it once did, but there is still enough fire here to remind us why we cared in the first place XS Noize

Haroumi Hosono  Yours Sincerely

Borrowing from fifties doo-wop, freak folk, bossa nova, Beethoven, Liszt, parts of the Japanese musician's new LP sound like hollow echoes of his rich discography. But the music remains a wonderful soothing trip into his worlds Paste Magazine

Haroumi Hosono  Yours Sincerely

There’s more going on in Yours Sincerely than an attractive recapitulation of earlier themes. The sheer comfort of the sound is what the album is really about, and also, the key to what is going on under its delightful surfaces The Quietus

Haroumi Hosono  Yours Sincerely

Unpredictable and utterly beguiling, the septuagenarian beloved by Harry Styles brings a hint of mischief to his innocently charming songs The Guardian

Haroumi Hosono  Yours Sincerely

Ingenuousness bordering on whimsicality is certainly the album's hallmark. Print edition only Mojo

Haroumi Hosono  Yours Sincerely

His intelligence and Satie-like lightness of touch prevent any excess o whimsy even when the results are as peculiar as "M For Mandala", which resembles a Kraftwerk song reimagined for a gamelan ensemble. Print edition onlyunc Uncut

This is Lorelei  The Singer In My Band

Pleasant to listen to but lacking adventure, The Singer in My Band is the product of close study but fails to take liberties with established forms Spectrum Culture

Bloc Party  Anatomy Of A Brief Romance

Though Anatomy of a Brief Romance recounts a loss of love for Okereke, this feels like the first album since Four where the band have fully healed and become whole again. The desire for whoever this former partner was is well and truly spent, but the passion for Bloc Party 2.0 begins anew Under The Radar

Mike D 5D  Thank You

It’s all quintessentially Beastie Boys without feeling trapped by the past The Quietus

This is Lorelei  The Singer In My Band

While The Singer in My Band may not be the out-of-the-blue surprise that album was for many, it shares the feeling of a generational talent coming into his own. Someday, other people will sing these songs, but now it's Amos' turn All Music

Bonobo  Distance in Static

Alternating between club tracks and downtempo songs, mostly featuring guests, Distance in Static is a well-paced journey that expertly plays with tension and release All Music

Bonobo  Distance in Static

For all its multi-locale sessions and noble attempts at breaking down categorisation, Distance in Static just never ventures anywhere too thrilling Bonobo’s worldly electronica flex would try to convince otherwise Far Out