Kate Tempest
The Book Of Traps And Lessons
It is a genuine surprise that this is Tempest's first record not to be Mercury Prize-nominated, given it could well go down as her best, but regardless, this is a highly satisfactory work
Under The Radar
Ride
This Is Not A Safe Place
Those moments where the album soars instead of stalls, come too infrequently to leave any lasting impression
The Line Of Best Fit
Blanck Mass
Animated Violence Mild
What better way to rebel than making the lushest, sweetest music of his career?
The Quietus
Blanck Mass
Animated Violence Mild
Blanck Mass' Animated Violence Mild drops unrelenting electro-industrial melodies, practicing excess to explore personal grief and the global devastation of consumerism
PopMatters
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Infest The Rats' Nest
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard go full metal to craft a brutal warning against ecological destruction on their 15th studio album, Infest the Rats' Nest
PopMatters
Bon Iver
i, i
Justin Vernon's (Bon Iver) lyricism is as cryptic as ever, but the firmness with which he sings his abstractions robs his fourth album of much of its mystery
PopMatters
Young Thug
So Much Fun
‘So Much Fun’ is a free-spirited record that comes with heavy doses of ridiculousness, but it’s lovably silly, and is a welcome dose of light relief
NME
Young Thug
So Much Fun
Although it may not be the best project that Young Thug has released, certain tracks off So Much Fun are guaranteed to become classic party anthems played at max volume for years
Exclaim
Young Thug
So Much Fun
Featuring several of his acolytes, So Much Fun remains a triumphant showcase for the iconoclastic Young Thug and one of his best albums to date
Pitchfork
The Hold Steady
Thrashing Thru The Passion
The Brooklyn indie rock institution’s seventh album is as joyous and rousing as their best efforts
Pitchfork
Sleater-Kinney
The Center Won't Hold
The Centre Won’t Hold sees them as vital, compelling and as searingly relevant as ever
music OMH
Ride
This Is Not A Safe Place
Here Ride aren’t just treading water so much as striking out for the horizon
music OMH