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