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SPELLLING  Portrait Of My Heart

On her fourth studio album, Chrystia Cabral lets listeners inch closer under her otherworldly glow NME

Sam Akpro  Evenfall

There's an enduring warmth to the record that comes from the fuzz of psychedelia that holds everything together. Print edition only Uncut

Sam Akpro  Evenfall

Akpro sounds like he's still finding himself, but his first album is an evocative mixture of nocturnal city scenes and youthful expression, and there's no telling where he'll go from here All Music

Sam Akpro  Evenfall

Gloomy and often claustrophobic – much like the city that birthed it – ‘Evenfall’ is an intricate snapshot DIY

Sam Akpro  Evenfall

The experimental songwriter takes listeners meandering down the dark alleyways of south London with a deep, hypnotising moodiness NME

Sam Akpro  Evenfall

Sam Akpro finds a fascinating way to piece together the present time, and in return has produced his finest work to date in an introspective, yet also reflective fashion detailing the complex yet compelling world Clash

Will Smith  Based On A True Story

A prime example of why some comebacks should remain hypothetical A.V. Club

Will Smith  Based On A True Story

An often-insubstantial record, ‘Based On A True Story’ doesn’t offer much beyond surface. If Will Smith wanted to get his feelings down on tape, this album doesn’t come close; what emerges is instead a flailing, futile gesture Clash

Will Smith  Based On A True Story

Following that Oscars slap, could the sometime Fresh Prince’s first album in two decades be a raw, cathartic, mask-off moment? musicOMH

Will Smith  Based On A True Story

It seems fair for Smith to want to exorcise the past few years. It’s just a shame that he’s chosen to do it with quasi-inspirational songs that don’t bang The Independent

Will Smith  Based On A True Story

Based on a True Story is clunky and sullied by the fallout of the 2022 Oscars, when it could have been so much more Rolling Stone

Dean Wareham  THAT'S THE PRICE OF LOVING ME

The album is indebted to its wide range of influences, particularly drawing from the lush, timeless sounds of figures like Burt Bacharach and Segie Gainsbourg, all the while retaining that distinctive Wareham twang Far Out

Dean Wareham  THAT'S THE PRICE OF LOVING ME

Dean Wareham savors meaningful relationships, especially when their collaboration is this kinetic. The Price of Loving Me shows noticeable depth PopMatters

Dean Wareham  THAT'S THE PRICE OF LOVING ME

That's the Price of Loving Me might pull you into a golden vortex of their shared reverie, but it's a small price to pay. All Music

Dean Wareham  THAT'S THE PRICE OF LOVING ME

This is a delightful, delicate return. Print edition only Record Collector