SOAK
If I Never Know You Like This Again
While frequently poignant, If I Never Know You Like This Again feels like a post-catharsis moment of hanging out, talking into the late hours, and making music with friends
All Music
Lykke Li
Eyeye
Brilliant pop stripped back to the bare bones
The Irish Times
Kendrick Lamar
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Beyond petty bellyaching about bloat from a great, be forewarned that this is Lamar’s prickliest album to date
Albumism
Ethel Cain
Preacher’s Daughter
With more questions raised than answered, Cain’s unusually ambitious and fully-realised debut somehow leaves listeners craving more in spite of its wonderful, exhausting, 75 minute runtime
Beats Per Minute
Kevin Morby
This Is A Photograph
Locale’s always played a pivotal role in Morby’s material, and his time spent in Memphis directly comes into play for This is a Photograph. Holed up in the Peabody Hotel, Morby soaked in the essence of his influencers, then streamlined them into his own consciousness
Beats Per Minute
Harry Styles
Harry's House
Harry has delivered the soundtrack for a summer of love, but could it have fizzled out by winter?
Gigwise
Porridge Radio
Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky
On the Brighton four-piece’s excellent new record, they expand their massive sound in new and surprising ways
Paste Magazine
Kendrick Lamar
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers rejects conformity and leaves its flaws in on purpose, featuring some of Kendrick’s best and worst songs of his career
Paste Magazine
Harry Styles
Harry's House
Harry’s House is a summertime fling that, thankfully, seems like it will stick around for quite a while
American Songwriter
Everything Everything
Raw Data Feel
The band want to “revolutionise modern pop music” with a robot writing their lyrics – but the glistening instrumentation proves the focus here
NME
Harry Styles
Harry's House
The former One Directioner has described this record as his “biggest and the most fun, but by far the most intimate”. It's also his best yet
NME
Porridge Radio
Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky
WDBLTTS is a natural next step on the road to nowhere
Exclaim