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22 April 2018

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MastersystemDance Music

NME reckon this side project from members of Frightened Rabbit, Editors and Minor Victories is "one of the best and most pleasurable listens of the year so far". Clash say it's "bold, carefree, and gripping throughout"

Manic Street PreachersResistance Is Futile

Mojo describe the 13th LP from the Welsh indie rock band as "a complex, multi-layered work" while Q say "they sound revitalised by the radiance of these songs"

HindsI Don't Run

The Skinny admire the "sunny garage rock weighted by concrete hooks" on the Madrid quartet's second LP, although UTR find it "a meandering detour through chill, lo-fi, and sometimes flat songs"

The DamnedEvil Spirits

"A master class in growing older without becoming lame and embarrassing" - The Arts Desk take on the first album in a decade from the punk veterans. Record Collector say it's "their best work in 35 years"

The VaccinesCombat Sports

NME say that with their fourth album the West London indie rock band "return battle-scarred but buoyant" while The Line Of Best Fit think it reaffirms them "as one of the most exciting British bands around"

EelsThe Deconstruction

"More staggering works of heartbreaking genius " - The Skinny's take on album number twelve from the California indie rock band led by Mark Oliver Everett. Uncut say it's "predictably overwhelming"

Hop AlongBark Your Head Off, Dog

Pitchfork find the Philly quartet's third is "filled with rich stories rendered beautifully in the abstract", and DIY reckon "they're just as enticing and attention-grabbing when practicing restraint"

Goat GirlGoat Girl

"Funny, raging, unpredictable and electric, this is a record that feels alive" - The Line Of Best Fit's verdict on the debut from the South London post punk quartet. Q say it's "fantastically alive, electrifying and witty"

Jack WhiteBoarding House Reach

Clash say the 3rd solo LP from the former The White Stripes leader and Raconteur member is "easily one of the most layered and compelling releases of 2018". Q thinks it's his "most surprising and eccentric record"

Diana Krall

Turn Up The Quiet

Thirteenth studio album from the Canadian jazz pianist and vocalist

ADM rating[?]: 6.7
Label: Decca
UK Release date: 05/05/2017
US Release date: 05/05/2017

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8.0 95909
8.0 | Mojo

Classy and elegant. Print edition only
8.0 95912
8.0 | Evening Standard

Buoyed by Christian McBride on agile double bass, and long-time collaborator Russell Malone on guitar, Krall is all warm, frayed intimacy
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7.0 95911
7.0 | All Music

So elegant, it seems effortless
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6.0 95913
6.0 | Slant Magazine

The album gracefully moves from one song to the next, but its consistent mood is a blessing and a curse, as things can get a little sleepy in places
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6.0 95910
6.0 | Uncut

Served without schmaltz and only occasionally flirts with the soporific. Print edition only
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