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Father John Misty  Mahashmashana

Tillman sounds abundantly alive: flushed with wit and luminous melodies, his songcraft remains an inexhaustible pleasure. Print edition only Record Collector

Father John Misty  Mahashmashana

Father John Misty singing about the collapse of the modern world is like Elvis belting out a love song. And as the artist gathers up all the best bits of every direction he’s ever taken, this new one is fueled by uncompromised greatness Far Out

Michael Kiwanuka  Small Changes

Flowing like a country stream unimpeded by the extraneous impact of man, Small Changes is one of those rare albums that engages you without you having to try too hard Far Out

Michael Kiwanuka  Small Changes

This is him at his most assured, resulting in an album that is genuine, gracious, and absolutely first-class Dork

Father John Misty  Mahashmashana

Josh Tillman’s sixth record might be the healthiest and most wisecrack-laden thesis on the circle of life in recent memory Paste Magazine

Kim Deal  Nobody Loves You More

Able to disarm and surprise us, even after all these years DIY

Michael Kiwanuka  Small Changes

An intimate but confident record that reveals more of its magic with every listen DIY

Father John Misty  Mahashmashana

Striking a compelling balance between the epic and the intimate DIY

Father John Misty  Mahashmashana

After “a few non-elective ego deaths”, the once terminally online singer-songwriter looks inward for a gently psychedelic record on which sarcasm is in short supply NME

Father John Misty  Mahashmashana

While still an immensely enjoyable record, coming from someone who never shied away from mixing it up, it's hard not to walk away from the last song thinking, "Has Tillman lost his nerve?" Exclaim

Linkin Park  From Zero

Through its highs and lows, the album does manage to hit many eras of the band and attempts to bring back the sounds of the past Sputnik Music (staff)

Kim Deal  Nobody Loves You More

On her first proper solo album – the most unfiltered, uncompromising iteration of Kim Deal – the restless songwriter flicks through genres as though spamming the TV remote Loud And Quiet

Father John Misty  Mahashmashana

Father John Misty has left the building. Mahashmashana, his latest album, reads like an elegy, backed by some of his most ambitious and hefty arrangements to date Loud And Quiet

Father John Misty  Mahashmashana

Unequivocally stunning The Arts Desk

Kim Deal  Nobody Loves You More

Kim Deal, the guitarist and vocalist of trailblazing bands like Pixies and The Breeders, goes it alone on her debut solo album The Skinny