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Amyl And The Sniffers
Cartoon Darkness
Lyrically soundtracking a real time is pretty much what most want from an Amyl and The Sniffers record, and on that ‘Cartoon Darkness’ delivers
DIY
Halsey
The Great Impersonator
Like an audible exercise book, Halsey working through a tumultuous time in their personal life via song
DIY
Primal Scream
Come Ahead
While not a top-notch epic, the record successfully starts a new era for the group, albeit in quite an unusual retro fashion for them. Finally, Bobby released a big budget sounding album to match the shiny suits he wears these days
Sputnik Music (staff)
Primal Scream
Come Ahead
The first Primal Scream album in eight years gives Bobby Gillespie’s acid-dipped grooves a funky, cinematic sheen
Pitchfork
Our Girl
The Good Kind
It’s a record that reveals new layers with each listen, inviting us to curl up and lose ourselves in its comforting embrace. ‘The Good Kind’ proves that sometimes, the long wait is worth it
Dork
Mount Eerie
Night Palace
The strength of the album isn’t in the casual listening or in the individual songs – these are all weaknesses for the songs by themselves do not work as well as when they are listened to alongside the others
Northern Transmissions
Mount Eerie
Night Palace
Night Palace is an atmospheric, ambitious album by one of modern music's most open songwriters
Exclaim
Our Girl
The Good Kind
There are some moments that fall flat, but as a general rule, Our Girl has made something wonderful
Far Out
Our Girl
The Good Kind
Unlike their debut, this album is more grown-up. Less staring at the feet, sitting on large sofas, with cold cups of tea
God Is In The TV
Our Girl
The Good Kind
Community and self-realisation win out on Our Girl's sublime second album. Print edition only
Record Collector
Our Girl
The Good Kind
While The Good Kind opens with an affirmation and proceeds to calmly reflect on gratitude and struggle, it never quite leaves uncertainty behind, including ending on the intimate "Absences," a song about seizures and secrets
All Music
Our Girl
The Good Kind
This is an incredibly exciting LP that fans of the group’s debut will lap up and will hopefully win over new fans
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