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Father John Misty  Mahashmashana

Josh Tillman ties together the misery, wit and showmanship of his previous albums on a set laced with strings and swagger The Observer

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

Fresh from his feud with Drake, the US hip-hop star’s latest album finds him on imperious form The Observer

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

Kendrick's most speaker-knocking set to date All Music

Gwen Stefani  Bouquet

Love and marriage are to be celebrated, but on this evidence they don’t make for the world’s most exciting music musicOMH

Gwen Stefani  Bouquet

Considering this is an album that started development 4 years ago, we’re just lucky it’s only a 30 minute listen Sputnik Music (staff)

Gwen Stefani  Bouquet

The music is presented about as unironically as the singer’s views on marriage Slant Magazine

Gwen Stefani  Bouquet

Bouquet is fine as a first country album – there’s a relaxed sheen over the whole thing, and she sounds great as ever – it’s just disappointing for what we know Stefani to be capable of The Line Of Best Fit

Gwen Stefani  Bouquet

Album continues the ex-SoCal punk’s rebranding as a down-home country gal Rolling Stone

Gwen Stefani  Bouquet

Whilst still channelling her pop song writing tendencies, there is a distinct sense of emotional depth at the heart of ‘Bouquet’, which feels as though it finds Gwen Stefani at the peak of her songwriting craft Clash

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

Things get crazy, scary, spooky and hilarious on the Compton rapper’s triumphant new record musicOMH

Lauren Mayberry  Vicious Creature

The Scottish star’s solo debut is about ‘empowering myself to listen to my own intuition’ – leading her to alternately clumsy and deft songs influenced by Y2K pop The Guardian

The Cure  Songs Of A Lost World

A work of genius that was worth the wait. Print edition only Record Collector

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

It may be album aimed at club or in-car entertainment than listening at home but that doesn’t stop it having a rich and eclectic sound The Irish Times

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

A truly remarkable feat and already one of the best rap records all year, proving once again that Kendrick continues to operate at a level all to himself Clash

Michael Kiwanuka  Small Changes

The London-born musician tweaks his sound and thematic concerns, burrowing deeper into the niche he has forged The Irish Times