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Arlo Parks  Ambiguous Desire

One of those albums that evokes a tangible mood; in this case, somewhere adjacent to the sun coming up after a rollercoaster of a night out. As such, it's frequently wonderful. Print edition only Uncut

Arlo Parks  Ambiguous Desire

"We're blossoming," she sings of a new romance, but she could easily be talking about herself and her artistic trajectory, having pulled off a daring makeover with such style. Print edition only Record Collector

Arlo Parks  Ambiguous Desire

Any fear, dissociation or sorrow Parks describes is repeatedly shaken off in the communion of the dancefloor The Independent

Sunn O)))  Sunn O)))

You may rejoice, you may be bemused, or you may soil your drawers and run for the nearest exit. It's quite an experience, however you find it. Print edition only Record Collector

Sunn O)))  Sunn O)))

What remains undeniable is that Sunn O)))’s all-enveloping textures occupy a landscape like no other. Slow your breathing, open your ears and let yourself be taken there Kerrang!

Sunn O)))  Sunn O)))

At over an hour, it’s not casual listening. But SUNN O))) have always been about testing limits, pushing boundaries, (destroying speakers). That’s precisely why the album works and why the band have endured: ‘SUNN O)))’ feels like a reaffirmation — of process, of power, and of why they remain darlings of the underground Clash

Sunn O)))  Sunn O)))

The album is a magnificently heavy double of downtuned, epic riffing. Print edition only Uncut

Sunn O)))  Sunn O)))

The enrobed duo of Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson have produced a beguiling work that distils the overwhelming impact of nature on the human psyche into 80 minutes of utterly transcendent avant metal The Quietus

Thundercat  Distracted

Thundercat invites listeners into a space where confusion, beauty, and pain coexist, reminding us that even in a fractured world, there is still room to feel, create, and live fully Northern Transmissions

Thundercat  Distracted

The American musician serves up audio comfort food with some stylistic progression and a generous helping of technical skill musicOMH

Thundercat  Distracted

He's still finding joy inside the pain, supplying the high notes with that ethereal contratenor and the low end with those sinuous basslines All Music

Thundercat  Distracted

Thundercat has finally made the all-out pop album he's been hinting at. It fits like a glove. Print edition only Mojo

Thundercat  Distracted

Distracted may be his most coherent album to date. Less prone to abrupt zigzags than its predecessors, it's his smoothest, too. Print edition only Uncut

Arlo Parks  Ambiguous Desire

This blissfully atmospheric album opts for the polished beauty of the chillout room, where it makes a fine soundtrack to dancing away heartache musicOMH

Sunn O)))  Sunn O)))

Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson's vast primordial compositions all but dissolve structure, leaving the evocation of feeling to celebrate a communion of man and the natural world musicOMH