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Billie Eilish  Hit Me Hard And Soft

It's an ideal synthesis of the ever-developing style that Billie and Finneas have been crafting since the late 2010s on their continuing campaign to rule the music world All Music

Vampire Weekend  Only God Was Above Us

Indian raga, hip-hop and scuzzy, Strokes-like rock replace the west African guitar sounds of old on Ezra Koenig and co’s dazzling fifth album The Observer

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

The emcee’s sixth studio album sees him embrace and expand on his vision of fatherhood A.V. Club

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

Able to reach an intensity that’s not been as often touched upon since 2012’s ‘Good Kid M.A.A.D City’ DIY

Cindy Lee  Diamond Jubilee

Overall, Diamond Jubilee is a compelling diamond in a year of classics that, while hurt by some issues, strives to a level of uniqueness and brilliance that makes it one of the most needed albums to listen to this year Spill Magazine

Cindy Lee  Diamond Jubilee

The record – just like the medium of music – is doomed (or blessed) to exist in this in-between state of ghost-like liminality. Some things exist only through their non-existence, in a brief flash of time, defined through the myths we attribute to them, the outlines we long to perceive within, to imagine another, to feel ourselves Beats Per Minute

Cindy Lee  Diamond Jubilee

An out-of-the-blue magnum opus from the Canadian indie drag artist. Print edition only Uncut

Cindy Lee  Diamond Jubilee

The sprawling and spectacular Cindy Lee album is an essential trove of music. Each song is like a foggy transmission from a rock’n’roll netherworld with its own ghostly canon of beloved hits Pitchfork

Cindy Lee  Diamond Jubilee

“Diamond Jubilee” is more than just an album—it’s an experience, a journey into the unknown that challenges our preconceived notions of what music can be Northern Transmissions

Cindy Lee  Diamond Jubilee

Patrick Flegel’s new double-album, available only on YouTube and GeoCities, sounds like it’s coming from the other room, if not another gauzy galaxy Paste Magazine

Saint Etienne  The Night

It is thematic and specific and at the same time one of the most coherent efforts the trio has come up with so far Spill Magazine

Linkin Park  From Zero

For long-time fans, From Zero offers a mix of nostalgia and renewal. For newcomers, it’s an invitation to explore the band’s rich discography. Either way, it’s clear that Linkin Park is not just surviving but thriving in this new chapter of their career Vinyl Chapters

Saint Etienne  The Night

The Night is a meditative journey through sound, seamlessly blending moments of quiet introspection with richly textured ambiance. The hyponic ambience that they’ve crafted must be experienced Northern Transmissions

Saint Etienne  The Night

It’s a lullaby for the modern age—best savoured before sleep, one delicate note at a time XS Noize

Snoop Dogg  Missionary

As a follow-up to the history-making ‘Doggystyle’, ‘Missionary’ swaps out its predecessor’s hedonistic charm for some more mature nuggets of wisdom NME