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Pet Shop Boys  nonetheless

They are the Pet Shop Boys, just being the Pet Shop Boys and they’ll be the Pet Shop Boys forever. Thankfully God Is In The TV

Dua Lipa  Radical Optimism

The title strongly suggests an attempt to regain the magic mood that Future Nostalgia conjured The Arts Desk

Camera Obscura  Look to the East, Look to the West

Camera Obscura is back, and they’re better, stronger and more cohesive than ever Spectrum Culture

The Lemon Twigs  A Dream Is All We Know

They already proved they could recreate the sound of their idols, but with conceptual songwriting under their belt, they further distance themselves from the “imitator” label Spectrum Culture

Iron & Wine  Light Verse

After a lengthy break, Sam Beam returns with more tales of hushed heartbreak and strange, enchanting wonders Spectrum Culture

Mdou Moctar  Funeral For Justice

Justice are back. Turn up the volume, roll down the windows and stop thinking about it Spectrum Culture

Chastity Belt  Live Laugh Love

They feel stronger than they did on Chastity Belt, but it doesn’t feel like they’ve come up with anything new to set it apart from the rest of the band’s catalog except sharper songwriting Spectrum Culture

Iron & Wine  Light Verse

If you enjoy indie folk, Light Verse is worth your time as a quality late-career effort Sputnik Music (staff)

Camera Obscura  Look to the East, Look to the West

Camera Obscura have found their way through the dark. As Campbell surmises on the final track: "In a strange kind of way / Life, it goes on and on" Exclaim

Dua Lipa  Radical Optimism

The superstar’s third album, produced with Tame Impala and Danny L Harle, chases hedonistic and carefree vibes – yet the results are mixed NME

Mdou Moctar  Funeral For Justice

The Niger band – spearheaded by their eponymous leader – are fearless, inventive and urgent on their seventh studio album NME

Kamasi Washington  Fearless Movement

The US saxophonist and bandleader's sixth studio album stars André 3000, Herbie Hancock and more on this limitless journey NME

Dua Lipa  Radical Optimism

Plenty of sun-drenched sonic optimism, but not so much that’s all that radical DIY

Kamasi Washington  Fearless Movement

A haunting and beautiful portrait of so many things, as well as a record that will likely end up defining the year Northern Transmissions

Mdou Moctar  Funeral For Justice

Rich in passionate, and anti-colonial sentiment, you can feel the urgency in Moctar’s harrowing vocal melodies and angular guitar playing Northern Transmissions