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Ladytron  Ladytron

A distinctive sound in search of hooks The Observer

Chaka Khan  Hello Happiness

Thankfully, there are no awkward duets, but instead seven paeans to the consoling powers of love and music The Observer

Ariana Grande  thank u, next

In the wake of huge traumas, Ariana Grande has pumped out the hits, challenged the pop machine – and now releases an album she rustled up in two weeks The Observer

Methyl Ethel  Triage

The centrepiece Post-Blue is a creepy, falsetto-drenched melodrama that suggests even better to come Evening Standard

RY X  Unfurl

There’s definitely a perfect time and place for these songs — the classiest of musical wallpapers Evening Standard

Avril Lavigne  Head Above Water

The album’s enervating emotional drama makes this comeback heavy going Evening Standard

Chaka Khan  Hello Happiness

It’s such a enjoyable comeback that you really don’t want it to end Evening Standard

Avril Lavigne  Head Above Water

The album is designed to offer solace while also being a rallying call. Inspirational music, in other words All Music

Ladytron  Ladytron

A welcome return, Ladytron is a remarkably consistent and engaging album that befits the band's status as synth pop veterans All Music

Chaka Khan  Hello Happiness

Even when a surplus of synthesizers, organs, and flame-throwing guitars threaten to overtake her elsewhere, she cuts straight through with full-tilt, life-affirming power All Music

Homeshake  Helium

His trademark vocal delivery of smooth and borderline erotic whispers and coos sound distant, as if Segar himself wasn't fully committed to what's coming out of his mouth Under The Radar

Ladytron  Ladytron

An accomplished return, and a welcome and relatable one for these dismal times music OMH

Chaka Khan  Hello Happiness

Pays respect to Khan’s funk and disco heydays, drawing a through-line via modern production’s showy window dressing The Guardian

Chaka Khan  Hello Happiness

At just seven tracks, ‘Hello Happiness’ could have felt like a tentative return. Instead, the less-is-more approach feels measured, and while not every track is a bona fide hitter, it’s still an album that delivers highlights with little filler Loud And Quiet

Chaka Khan  Hello Happiness

Pure escapism certainly has its place in these uncertain times The Arts Desk