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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

Kim Deal  Nobody Loves You More

Nothing fits, but that’s the point – it’s four decades of experience distilled into an eclectic, fun, and eminently listenable album Spill Magazine

Father John Misty  Mahashmashana

He never sacrifices any song for the sake of being different, but rather expands the boundaries of a song Spill Magazine

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

This collection of songs is well worth your time and another example of a singular voice who doesn’t need any of us to help gas up his GNX Northern Transmissions

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

There is no Big Three. There never really was. There’s just Kendrick Lamar, and then there’s everyone else Sputnik Music (staff)

Kim Deal  Nobody Loves You More

Kim Deal’s first solo record is a pleasant and likeable album with hidden depths, channeling deep, powerful and often ambivalent emotions into a set of surprisingly mild and melodic pop songs Spectrum Culture

Poppy  Negative Spaces

Vocally Poppy has come on leaps and bound from what she was laying down on ‘I Disagree’, but it’s the instrumental composition across most of the album that causes it to fall so flat God Is In The TV

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

He embraces his dual identities of spiritualist and block thumper Rolling Stone

070 Shake  Petrichor

The American singer-rapper, who had a breakthrough hit with Raye, showcases her imaginative musical scope The FT

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

The rapper seems inspired by his recent feud with Drake in songs riffing on rivalry, loyalty and status The FT

070 Shake  Petrichor

The one-time rapper unleashes howling guitars, weeping strings and OTT vocals – including those of Courtney Love – on her overcooked third album The Guardian