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