J Simpson

Whether you're brand new to the band or have been listening for decades, Hoggar is a great place to climb aboard the Tinariwen train.

Where Peel felt like being outside looking in, Kin feels decidedly in it, almost overwhelmingly so.

For all its immediacy, its hooks and high production values, you need to be a bit of a connoisseur to truly appreciate Butterfly’s intricacies.

Locket is a slow-and-steady evolution of Madison Beer’s best features. It’s a highly satisfying, seductive, heartbreaking, heartbroken pop opus.

Let’s Eat Grandma’s Jenny on Holiday captures love’s emotions on an intimate, confessional record wrapped in a glossy, pretty synthpop package.

Marissa Nadler’s tenth studio album, New Radiations, is her most raw, stripped-down, and intimate to date. It’s also one of her best.

Richard Fearless delivers his most personal Death in Vegas album yet, 30 years into his career, on Death Mask. He’s never sounded so good.

In GOLLIWOG, billy woods explores the endlessly shifting shades of horror. It’s not an easy listen, but it’s a stunning achievement.