Grant swaps pastoral 70s sounds for synth-pop on a stunning second solo LP.
A collection of strong emotions, gently expressed.
A triumphant, almost defiant, return – innovative, dark, bold and creative.
If Rose represents the future of American country music, it’s in safe hands.
A second album lacking cohesion, failing to showcase Deez’s strengths.
Sad songs with angry words, upbeat sounds contradicted by fierce tones: Eels are back.
Tales that hone in on the personal to enthralling and humanising effect.
A work of insidious beauty: creeping, pervasive and better for it.
A spirited album converting life’s sadder aspects into music graced with humour and joy.
A follow-up marking Villagers out as interesting, literate and imaginative storytellers.
A detailed and busy blend, entertaining and occasionally confounding.
Never stating the obvious, an album that is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining.
The Brighton band makes these warm, intense and persistent jams their own.
An album rich in storytelling and atmosphere, warm beneath its chilly edges.
Godspeed have once again created a challenging, intense, evocative work.
A band for times when only a growling, snarling blast of unreconstructed r‘n’r will do.
Slick yet oddball, fresh yet influenced by the past, this debut is a triumph.
As ever, Dinosaur Jr. successfully marry heaviosity with a warm, tuneful sensibility.
The quartet’s 11th album makes a breakup sound like the most fun you could possibly have
A perfect cerebral pop pairing: brass-led, but with a stylish, under-your-skin groove.
A smart and sophisticated album existing in its own pop moment.
One of the year’s most arresting debuts from a band sounding like nobody but themselves.
Album 18 hints at a jaded corner in the psyche of this sunniest of bands.
Indie-poppers bare their teeth on album three, blending sweetness with menace.
Avoiding a lapse into mid-career safeness, Metric have lots to say, and say it well.
