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