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Ryley Walker  Deafman Glance

Attempting a bold departure from the English folk style, Ryley Walker and his pickup band's pseudo-jazz flourishes and prog-jam pretentions drift in search of a destination PopMatters

Bernice  Puff: In The Air Without A Shape

Even among the new songs, not much stands out as memorable enough to keep Bernice on the mind Earbuddy

Snow Patrol  Wildness

If you love Snow Patrol, Wildness will please. But while it has moments that can be thoroughly enjoyed in increments, if you’re expecting developments – especially given the seven-year gap between released – then you’re out of luck music OMH

Bernice  Puff: In The Air Without A Shape

There is something innate about Bernice's music, full of Dann's knack for honesty, observation, and language that reflects on the natural beauty around us Exclaim

Wooden Shjips  V

Wooden Shjips’ fifth record, like pretty much all their records, is a pleasant, fun listen, perfect for the summer right around the corner as intended Drowned In Sound

Snow Patrol  Wildness

Overall, Wildness is a really great comeback record. There are a few dud tracks in there, especially in the first half of the album, but these are more than compensated for by the excellence of the remainder of the record Drowned In Sound

Bonny Doon  Longwave

‘Longwave’ is a gently simple record but one which manages to exert an almost hypnotic pull Clash

Parquet Courts  Wide Awake!

A brutally funny, scuzzy and lacking-in-seriousness affair, it truly is one of the most entertaining New York guitar albums of modern times Clash

Wooden Shjips  V

Lightness of touch is the real revelation here. Print edition only Q

Wooden Shjips  V

Woozy, melodic and reflective. Print edition only Uncut

Wooden Shjips  V

Creates a sense of space, both mental and physical, as well as the idea of an alternate perception that is the calling card of West Coast psychedelia. Print edition only Mojo

Wooden Shjips  V

Isn't a major departure from what fans of the Shjips have come to expect, as the group will seemingly always stick to a surging, hypnotic brand of Krautrock-inspired minimalism All Music

Wooden Shjips  V

Just a little sharper than Wooden Shjips have sounded before music OMH

Wooden Shjips  V

Never rises above space rock, making the album feel like any other '60s hippie/psychedelic record Exclaim

Wooden Shjips  V

An album of hazy intensity, perfect for these times and this summer The Guardian