Tate McRae
So Close To What
The main pop girl contender sharpens her sound on her third outing, recalling 2000s Rihanna, Britney Spears and the Pussycat Dolls
NME
Youth Lagoon
Rarely Do I Dream
Standing as a testament to the passage of time, and the strangeness of it, this album accentuates the importance of our relationships with other people, and the things we can’t keep, as well as the things that will remain
Northern Transmissions
Sam Fender
People Watching
Fender excels in providing hope and optimism with his songs. This ability excels when the record is coupled with the relatability of the everyday and ordinary as it becomes even more relatable
Northern Transmissions
The Murder Capital
Blindness
On their third album, the Irish band aim to purge the inertia behind their previous record, ‘Gigi’s Recovery’, but occasionally fall short
NME
Sam Fender
People Watching
Feeling existential, uprooted and disconnected from his old working-class life thanks to his rapid rise to fame, the British guitar hero channels it all into his gorgeous third album
NME
Patterson Hood
Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams
It isn't quite the unexpected triumph that Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance was, but it confirms Patterson Hood is capable of more than he's created with the Drive-By Truckers, great as they are, and it's a pleasure to hear him challenge himself with such impressive results
All Music
Patterson Hood
Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams
The Drive-By Truckers co-founder’s first solo album in over a decade presents a portrait that frequently reveals the personal without dwelling on the confessional, and it does so with a level of self-conscious reflection on the use of memory that keeps pushing deeper
Spectrum Culture
Patterson Hood
Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams
The Drive-By Truckers co-founder tries something different on his fourth solo album, and the result is an expansive but subtle collection of songs
Paste Magazine
Patterson Hood
Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams
The album contains some of Hood’s most impressive and freshest work in years
Slant Magazine
Patterson Hood
Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams
It's a miracle that anyone can sustain such quality songwriting over such a prolific output. Print edition only
Mojo
Patterson Hood
Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams
Hood's gift for the character study abundantly justifies the extra room to roam, and the ambitious arrangements spanning folk to jazz to electronica are fleshed out by a stellar cast of collaborators. Print edition only
Uncut
John Glacier
Like A Ribbon
Produced by Kwes Darko, Flume and Evilgiane, the production translates to something akin to Wu-Tang Klan’s 36 Chambers via DJ Shadow. John Glacier sits firmly at the helm, shifting the mood around her with each note and nuance, yielding a quiet magnetism throughout
The Quietus