Colter Wall
Songs Of The Plains
Canadian alt-country guy updates the cowboy song tradition with tales of druggie drifters and shot-up Camaros
Rolling Stone
Colter Wall
Songs Of The Plains
Colter Wall captures a long-forgotten time and place, keeping the cowboy folklore alive by reminding us that poignant songs sung by a superb singer will never sound outdated
American Songwriter
Colter Wall
Songs Of The Plains
If he hadn't proven himself on his much-lauded debut, it's here for all to see on Songs of the Plains
Exclaim
Colter Wall
Songs Of The Plains
There’s no fuss in the instrumentation, either, mostly just gentle picking or brisk, deep thrums on Wall’s acoustic guitar, which are bolstered by icy laps of pedal steel and the occasional harmonica. It’s effective in the simplest of ways – and allows the listener’s imagination to do the rest
The Independent
Ella Mai
Ella Mai
The perfectly fine debut from the London R&B singer offers a grip of retro, snappy jams without sounding like a pastiche
Pitchfork
Connan Mockasin
Jassbusters
It’s intermittently gorgeous but frustratingly foggy
Pitchfork
Ella Mai
Ella Mai
A decent debut, then, but with Mai’s rich voice you can’t help feeling that it could have been stratospheric. Instead, it fails to innovate, and all feels a little beige
The Observer
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Look Now
Pretty but patchy
The Observer
Kurt Vile
Bottle It In
Leisurely, skew-whiff melodies
The Observer
Swearin’
Fall Into The Sun
Though Swearin’ are emotionally fully-grown on Fall into the Sun, there’s still ample youthful energy, making it one of the brightest, ruddiest albums you’ll hear this year
Paste Magazine
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Look Now
Follow Elvis Costello down the twisting paths of Look Now and you’ll find they lead to sublime musical destinations
American Songwriter
Hop Along
Bark Your Head Off, Dog
Bark Your Head Off, Dog is a form of choral story-telling, punctuated by internal variations and thorough carving of details
Gig Soup