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Nilüfer Yanya  My Method Actor

An understated meditation on performance and emotional excavation, somehow manifest like the grandiose approach of cinema Northern Transmissions

Floating Points  Cascade

In Cascade, Floating Points reclaims the dancefloor while elevating the genre beyond its traditional boundaries Northern Transmissions

Porches  Shirt

A departure from the easy listening that fans love, and challenges listeners in a more confrontational urgency and intensity Northern Transmissions

Porches  Shirt

There’s a grand achievement in assembling a record so abstract but universal Far Out

Porches  Shirt

Plunges him back to the old soundworld of heavily Auto-Tuned ballads (of the 12 tracks here, only Bread Believer is pacey) and a voice that sounds like it’s on the verge of tears, even if the lyrics sound more disorientated than tragic. .... But Maine’s nagging melodies hold up, and Shirt still feels convincingly real. Print edition only Mojo

Porches  Shirt

As Shirt progresses, grungey riffs begin to cut through on “Itch” and the White Stripes-y chorus of “Rag”. Elsewhere, his slacker songcraft commands evermore empathy as “Voices In My Head” employs a neat acoustic motif and “Music” offers a piano-led lullaby to close a short, deceptively sweet affair. Print edition only Uncut

Porches  Shirt

For those willing to dive into its depths, Shirt offers a homespun experience that further cements Aaron Maine’s place as one of the more singular voices in contemporary indie music The Line Of Best Fit

Porches  Shirt

Sadistic and reckless as biking home past curfew with blood in your mouth and a smirk on your face, Maine's portrait of suburban America wants to take us all down with it… and who are we to resist? Exclaim

Porches  Shirt

Album highlight "Rag" is at least as incendiary as well as catchy, with drops, shouty starts, and stops making it even more unstable. That song is like a microcosm of the album All Music

Tindersticks  Soft Tissue

While the album succeeds in creating a cohesive sound and an undeniable atmosphere of melancholy, one that’s difficult to find fault with, it falls flat in places by not pushing beyond those initial ideas. It’s a rainy day rather than a storm Far Out

Tindersticks  Soft Tissue

Tindersticks don’t come across as the most jolly of people but 'Soft Tissue' involves no wallowing about in never-ending wretchedness The Arts Desk

Tindersticks  Soft Tissue

From Terry Edwards’ dysregulated trumpet on Always A Stranger to the wheezy strings of The Secret Of Breathing, Soft Tissue is a magnificent reminder that few people know better how to arrange life’s broken pieces, how to orchestrate the chaos. Print edition only Mojo

Tindersticks  Soft Tissue

It’s all strong enough to hopefully attract listeners beyond Tindersticks’ hardy fanbase. Print edition only Uncut

Tindersticks  Soft Tissue

From 70s soul to glowing strings, the cult outfit continue to illuminate the fringes of pop music, celebrating the beauty in small things The Guardian

Tindersticks  Soft Tissue

Fourteenth album from Stuart Staples and co features all of their classic hallmarks but also exists in a more elevated, refined realm musicOMH