22 July 2017
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Album number six from the Canadian dreamy, bluesy folk trio recorded in France
7.4
This new sound of theirs was not just a good move but a great one Read Review
Few albums will encapsulate 2017 with such elan. Print edition only
Balancing the political disquiet is a vein of romantic yearning, with Kirk’s plea in “Moment” for “desire deserving of something more” offers a fitting summary of the album as a whole Read Review
This 2017 take on Eighties cinematic synth-pop is an unexpected joy in which to relish the impending political slime approaching us Read Review
The old school electronica and synth work makes Sincerely, Future Pollution a grand, beautiful, but occasionally uncomfortable listen Read Review
The dark absurdity of American politics provides a suitably grim backdrop for the group's fourth album Read Review
As its title suggests, Timber Timbre’s latest record is defined by the spectre of romantic decay and geopolitical destruction that looms over it Read Review
Threat levels peak on Sewer Blues' ominous, John Carpenter reverberation. Print edition only
Sees Taylor Kirk ceding more creative control to guitarist Simon Trottier and keyboardist Mathieu Charbonneau than on any previous albums, with the result being a shift into electronic and also funk territory Read Review
Sincerely, Future Pollution is Timber Timbre's most confident record Read Review
These nine songs are at once a throwback to the experimental ’80s and an exciting indication of how Timber Timbre continue to grow Read Review
Sincerely, Future Pollution materializes a distinctly '80s coldness, with electric guitar pep-talks aside fuzzy, building synthetics Read Review
Kirk's fondness for gloomier realms prevails, especially in his noteworthy wordplay and on the ominously noisy title track. Print edition only
Sincerely, Future Pollution continues to raise the band’s crooked bar. Read Review
A sense of surging depravation pervades the entirety of Sincerely, Future Pollution Read Review
A great work about a toxic world Read Review
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Timber Timbre: Sincerely, Future Pollution
Dizzee Rascal Raskit
Fresh and forward-looking - vulnerability offset by cheekiness' Evening Standard
Declan McKenna What Do You Think About The Car?
Political messages packaged inside great pop songs Evening Standard
Lo Tom Lo Tom
It’s got some of his most aerodynamic songs in over a decade, but suffers from redundancy Pitchfork
Childhood Universal High
A summer soul smash. Print edition only Mojo
Boris Dear
Celebrate their quarter century in seismic style. Print edition only Mojo
Avey Tare Eucalyptus
These immersive 63 minutes mostly ripple with hallucinatory effect, overdubs virtually free of beats. Print edition only Mojo
Arcade Fire Everything Now
State of the union address from the Montreal sextet. Print edition only Mojo
As twinkly-toed as debuts come. Print edition only Q
Serves up smart, sweet-sounding indie pop music that comes with a well-justified sting The Irish Times
A thought provoking, powerful record, showcasing Declan's lyrical talent as well as the bands incredible musical ability Gig Soup
This 18-year-old’s politically charged debut is a powerful love letter to the youth NME
Opening with a rush of pure pop before moving onto more serious topics, McKenna’s debut bursts into life with a point to prove and those aims have certainly been fulfilled The Line Of Best Fit
Sun-soaked protest songs The Guardian
A floppy-haired teen singer-songwriter Declan may be - Jake Bugg he’s definitely not DIY
A dense and challenging listen DIY
Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past eight years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Anaïs Mitchell Hadestown
Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker
Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell
Mount Eerie A Crow Looked at Me