Fontaines D.C.
Dopamine Chamber
A wrecking ball of innovation that proves the band are a power unto themselves, and each new challenge posed by the release of a new album continues to draw out their undeniable genius
Far Out
Fontaines D.C.
Dopamine Chamber
Dopamine Chamber sounds like a busted limbic system that forces you to let all of the emotions hit you at once
Still Listening
Fontaines D.C.
Dopamine Chamber
Dopamine Chamber is larger than life in a way that very few bands can achieve, and although it dives into feelings of digital isolation, it manages to feel like a collective experience
All Music
Fontaines D.C.
Dopamine Chamber
A masterpiece from the greatest band of their generation
The Independent
Fontaines D.C.
Dopamine Chamber
Grian Chatten and co swap guitars for icy synths and confront a world of endless conflict, digital dependency and creeping despair
Uncut
Richard Thompson
Hippies, Thugs And Heroes
Continues a powerful run of modern classics from an artist who shows no sign of slowing down
Louder Than War
Richard Thompson
Hippies, Thugs And Heroes
A latter-day classic. Print edition only
Uncut
Richard Thompson
Hippies, Thugs And Heroes
A dozen tracks confirm Thompson favours quality over quantity. Print edition only
Record Collector
Richard Thompson
Hippies, Thugs And Heroes
A bit of a downer, but those who have found their way to Thompson's songs - via Fairport, or fellow travellers like Robyn Hitchcock, Tom Verlaine, Bob Mould, Pere Ubu, R.E.M. and now The Tubs - will know how intoxicating his kind of gloom can be. Print edition only
Mojo
The Avalanches
No Bad Memories
The dance duo’s fourth album is their most eclectic and chaotic to date, for better and for worse
NME
Leon Bridges
Happiness Anytime
On Happiness Anytime, Leon Bridges delivers an openhearted celebration of human connection
Spectrum Culture
The Avalanches
No Bad Memories
It still forms a cohesive whole, never wavering from the basic concept - no matter how disorientating and claustrophobic it may become
The Arts Desk