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boygenius  boygenius

widens the horizons of each artist while simultaneously nailing down what makes each one of them unique. The Skinny

The Good, The Bad & The Queen  Merrie Land

On this near-perfect second album, Albarn yet again proves to be streets ahead of the pack The Irish Times

The Good, The Bad & The Queen  Merrie Land

The combined presence of Albarn’s organ and flattened voice, Paul Simonon’s dubby bass, and occasional horns gives songs such as Nineteen Seventeen and The Truce of Twilight something of the mood of the Specials’ Ghost Town, but without that song’s almost hallucinatory clarity The Guardian

Mumford & Sons  Delta

There is emotion, but it's been intentionally encased in a digital cocoon, one that flattens the group's bold accents (such as an embrace of vocoders) and turns Delta into soft, shimmering background music, ideal for any soothing setting you'd like All Music

The Smashing Pumpkins  Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1: No Past. No Future. No Sun

Corgan delivers something unexpected: music that's rich but settled, music that plays to his strengths, music where he seems happy in his own skin All Music

The Smashing Pumpkins  Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1: No Past. No Future. No Sun

Deliciously accessible yet acerbically Pumpkins-esque, Shiny is unexpectedly bright The Music

The Smashing Pumpkins  Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1: No Past. No Future. No Sun

Even with the limited tracklist, there’s still enough room for ‘Alienation’ to reach ‘November Rain’ levels of pomp, though, like a bad pre-game rendition of a national anthem. We’ll call this a slight return, then Loud And Quiet

The Good, The Bad & The Queen  Merrie Land

The humble supergroup offer a groove-happy message of fear, love, and measured hope Consequence Of Sound

Mumford & Sons  Delta

The band return with radio-ready earworms that still challenge expectations Consequence Of Sound

The Smashing Pumpkins  Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1: No Past. No Future. No Sun

Save the few fire-breathing dragon moments of Lollapalooza-era churn, it’s the Smashing Pumpkins in name only, and that ice cream truck has long left the gas station Rolling Stone

Imagine Dragons  Origins

Masters of hook, clearly gifted in vocal performance, attuned to hip musical tweaks, Imagine Dragons could have been alt-rock heroes in another life Rolling Stone

The Smashing Pumpkins  Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1: No Past. No Future. No Sun

The Smashing Pumpkins in 2018 are an anachronism. Whether that’s an anachronism to relish, or render them irrelevant is up for debate, but Shiny and Oh So Bright… sadly offers little to further their considerable legend Drowned In Sound

Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra  The Capitol Studios Sessions

Though humour abounds, there's also some serious musicianship on display, both from the mercurial Goldblum and his excellent band. Print edition only Mojo

Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra  The Capitol Studios Sessions

Goldblum knows his limitations and never sounds out of his depth. Print edition only Uncut

Mumford & Sons  Delta

On their fourth album, all pretense at rootsy authenticity is gone - this is machine-tooled stadium pop, with producer Paul Epworth in the Brian Eno role. Print edition only Uncut