Aine Devaney

It's striking how simple and affecting Devotion is as a whole. At a time when so much music is political and intellectualized, Tirzah's sincerity and candor is a breath of fresh air.

Humanz is a chaotic experience – a rollercoaster of booming highs and some pretty awkward lows.

Transmuting the hopelessly bittersweet suffering and anguish of life into blindsiding art, Arca has crafted the best album of the year so far.

With restrained repetition, Basinski’s work reminds us that life is a series of perpetual cycles.