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Mastersystem  Dance Music

Ok, so nothing here is exactly reinventing the wheel, but this record is so much fun that it hardly matters The Skinny

Mastersystem  Dance Music

It almost feels like the shackles have been let loose. Allowing its creators to rediscover their brutal side both lyrically and musically Drowned In Sound

Mastersystem  Dance Music

In their carefree and uncontrived approach, they’ve effortlessly made one of the best and most pleasurable listens of the year so far NME

Mastersystem  Dance Music

It’s bold, carefree, and gripping throughout, with centrepiece ‘Old Team’ representing the sound of teenage dreams being fulfilled some two decades on Clash

Mastersystem  Dance Music

Honest, sore, delving deep and pouring out the revelations of a soul searcher, Mastersystem’s Dance Music will be well recognisable to seasoned Frabbits fans – which is an excellent thing God Is In The TV

DRINKS  Hippo Lite

While Hippo Lite does have its moments, well before the end you find yourself reflecting that Young Marble Giants, Rosa Yemen and the Raincoats did this far better almost 40 years ago The Observer

DRINKS  Hippo Lite

What initially appears whimsical and slight becomes more charming with each spin The FT

DRINKS  Hippo Lite

Something new on every listen DIY

Alexis Taylor  Beautiful Thing

It doesn’t always quite hit those high notes, but the pair have set out to create a sometimes elusive feeling of connection DIY

Alexis Taylor  Beautiful Thing

Taylor sounds pretty emotional, a sadness underscoring his signature vocals throughout A.V. Club

A Perfect Circle  Eat The Elephant

That nothing here much resembles the band’s heyday hits is theoretically admirable; this is not the work of a lazy nostalgia act. But as end-of-the-world music goes, it’s more whimper than bang A.V. Club

Tesseract  Sonder

Sonder is a logical next step for TesseracT, one that stands on par with anything they've previously released, yet evidences more authority, musical restlessness, and sonic multi-dimensionality than anything in their previous catalog All Music

Old Crow Medicine Show  Volunteer

Old Crow Medicine Show feel focused and fully realized, as if they're just hitting their stride after two decades in the business All Music

DRINKS  Hippo Lite

Like Hermits on Holiday, it's first-rate experimental rock made by two musicians with interesting, complicated ideas and the skills to bring them to life All Music

Tesseract  Sonder

They continue to set themselves apart from their modern prog metal counterparts with Sonder, continuing a confident push into quieter spaces Exclaim