Brilliant pop, effervescent and evergreen, but seriously bruised.
An essential experience, and quite probably the peak of the rapper’s continuing career.
Quite simply one of the greatest debut albums of the 1990s.
Every single track is essential to a story that shows no sign of stopping.
Callaway has crafted his finest Cee-Lo long-player yet.
A short-term delight which sets its makers in good stead for a winning sequel.
Album four from Pharrell and company features its share of dancefloor fillers.
New Jersey hard-rockers of worldwide appeal release a new hits collection.
Size’s celebrated Mercury winner suits home listening as well as the dancefloor.
A fine example of how bonkers The Beatles could be when working with others.
Several of these 19 tracks are solid-gold greats.
Hardly essential, but a worthwhile companion to the excellent-in-places Black Light.
Wears its cracked heart on a neatly stitched sleeve of the most luxurious fabric.
A frequently startling and ambitious third LP from the young kings of British metal.
Full of genuine promise that, unfortunately, will never be fully realised.
Rising UK producer’s latest EP points the way towards an anticipated debut album.
A colourful-of-cacophony, career-to-date defining EP from Glasgow’s wonky pioneer.
A cracking little set that will appeal to film buffs and electronica boffins alike.
Northamptonshire quartet’s debut is a synth-pop affair high on potential hits.
Carlos’ celebrated talent is bound somewhat by the pieces he’s covering here.
Band's ambitious third LP still sounds remarkable a decade on.
A belated UK release for one of the best-received US debuts of 2009.
Noisy rock that your parents could love? It’s not right, but it is brilliant.
Superb 24-track best-of from the reformed Seattle hard-rockers.
A haphazard collection from the Cali’ sextet, but one that scales some new highs.
Ten years old this week, we look back at an evergreen, ever-vital rock classic.
Enchantingly minimalist between-albums EP from the sometime Efterklang member.
At its most hypnotic, Holkham Drones transcends genre limitations entirely.
The best set yet from this still-rising Rhode Island quintet.
New York rockers’ ninth album finds the trio playing to established strengths.
A wild yet charming soundtrack to one of this summer’s best, and weirdest, blockbusters.
Battles-indebted Wrexham quartet delivers an enticing introductory EP.
Efterklang’s finest LP to date reissued with bonus EP.
Marked the vital revival of an artist who continues to fascinate.
The Pumpkins’ best album contains one of the greatest guitar-pop songs ever.
A little wonder that’s considerably more than the sum of its admittedly excellent parts.
Skittering electro that is by turns incredibly beautiful and beguilingly intricate.
A fourth-hand retelling of a story best heard elsewhere.
An unmemorable collection of clichéd rap numbers from the Gym Class Heroes vocalist.
Glasgow band’s excellent third LP reissued on its tenth anniversary.
One of the year-so-far’s most recommended under-the-radar releases.
An appealing entry point into Digitonal’s salubrious sonic horizons.
A collection of covers from the bluesy London songstress.
A complex, captivating work that retains its magic and mystery several plays later.
A pretty excursion into the recent musical past of a talented pair.
XO remains a heart-breaking listen several years after its release.
Charms with a breezy ease that guarantees it a spot on your stereo.
The Mew/Coldplay/a-ha supergroup is certainly more than the sum of its parts.
The Melbourne band’s sights are now focused on reaching the stars.
Pownall’s easy-going style of acoustic pop is sure to find an accepting audience.
