Brilliant pop songs – and sometimes that’s all that really matters.
A vibrant, evocative LP, and a welcome addition to the Phosphorescent catalogue.
A beautiful updating of traditional British folk music.
An LP as weighty, compelling and brilliant as The Bad Seeds have ever produced.
A soulful, self-contained delight of a solo album.
Young singer-songwriter’s debut hints at a bright and beautiful future.
A largely successful second set from the Californian outfit.
Surrender to this album’s charms and it will soothe and transfix.
A shimmering, lovely thing, this debut is also full of adventurous spirit.
San Francisco songwriter’s latest LP is a rambunctious 35-minute blast.
Northeast indie trio’s second LP is most striking at its most atypical.
The two-piece carves out a distinctive, powerful identity all of its own.
Bright and confident, unafraid to revel in repetitious figures and fuzzy vocals.
Calexico have lost none of their power to evoke and enthral.
A brave and adventurous change in direction from Chan Marshall.
The emotion and honesty on display are qualities that will never go out of style.
A six-track tour of WHY?’s wicked, warped and wonderful world.
A great fourth album in a career not lacking for high points.
A meaty, satisfying listen suggesting greater things to come.
One of the most refreshingly direct and enjoyable albums of the year so far.
The product of a young talent, but not yet a distinctive one.
Nichols’ latest LP is another serving of not-quite-as-you-know-it country.
This debut is never less than pleasant, but only rarely is it truly memorable.
A natural progression, and the best LP yet from the indie-folk couple.
Album three broadens her already sublime sound while exhibiting greater confidence.
A marvel of a record from start to finish.
This gem of a long-player deserves all the plaudits that will hopefully meet its release.
Embrace your inner Christmas spirit and you’ll find much to enjoy here.
A perfect second LP which rewards the careful ear unequivocally.
Finds the Canadian singer in the form of her life.
Their most adventurous, confident and engaging record in years.
A luminous, lilting, lovely debut album, perfect as the nights begin to draw in.
A more concise affair than its predecessor, but the Chilis’ latest is far from vital.
Full of the kind of weary romanticism its maker could probably patent by now.
An extraordinarily confident work, shaped by confusion and turmoil.
A sixth album of exuberant, glammy pop and driving Southern-fried rock.
Though born out of a fraught gestation period, this second LP is a thing of beauty.
One of the most contented and rewarding albums of his career.
An impressive, graceful addition to the indie veterans’ catalogue.
There is something fantastically indulgent and heartening going on here.
Californian quartet’s third LP is a decidedly mixed bag.
An arresting fifth collection featuring turns from Eminem and Drake.
A record that seeps with clear-eyed hope, regret and wisdom.
An exceptionally sparse debut, but utterly disarming too.
It is warming to hear Hegarty sing so unencumbered by his demons.
A hazy weave of organic instrumentation and slide guitar.
A more playful, relaxed listen than its predecessor, but a little slack of execution.
Deft flourishes and considered wordplay that Thompson fans will be familiar with.
Quiet, unassumingly lovely fifth album from celebrated Canadian songstress.
A kaleidoscopic, breathless run through the genres and eras that have inspired her.
