Nathan Evans

Thaiboy Digital - Paradise
Pitchfork
70
The Drain Gang rapper teams with the Swedish production collective for an album whose dreamlike visions of 2010s EDM are tinged with nostalgia and aching melancholy.
Rema - HEIS
Pitchfork
78
On his second album, the Nigerian star pays tribute to Benin City and its history with spring-loaded rhythms and gleeful provocations.
Various Artists - funk.BR - São Paulo
Pitchfork
78
NTS’ latest compilation is a brain-frying rollercoaster of club maximalism, showcasing the funk paulista underworld’s endless creativity.
BAMBII - INFINITY CLUB
NME
80
The Toronto-based DJ delves into a wealth of styles across a jubilant new collection that explodes with personality.
Travis Scott - UTOPIA
NME
60

The Houston rapper's first album since 2018 teases a brave new sonic world, but has little to say about what might happen if we get there.

Jim Legxacy - homeless n*gga pop music
NME
100
This ambitious new mixtape sees the enigmatic star bend a mix of emo, Afropop, hip-hop and club beat styles to his off-kilter will.
Bree Runway - WOAH, WHAT A BLUR!
NME
80
Hopping from Baltimore club sounds to slow-burning Afropop, this surprise release flaunts the London artist's boundless creativity.
Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes
Clash
80

Flogged into focus by multi-genre producer Danger Mouse, ‘Cheat Codes’ is Black Thought’s most complete project to date.

700 Bliss - Nothing To Declare
Pitchfork
83
On the duo’s debut full-length, DJ Haram’s East Coast club influences meet Moor Mother’s shape-shifting wordplay. It’s a noisy, thrillingly confrontational album.
Roddy Ricch - LIVE LIFE FAST
Clash
50
'LIVE LIFE FAST' unfolds as a series of fleeting moments of genius and far more frustrating red lights.
James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart
Clash
80

Vocally, he’s unsettlingly beautiful.

Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue
Clash
70
The amount of moments of contemplation away from the mosh pit benefits the listenability of the album, though its overall sequencing is blotchy and still more like a mixtape.
Drake - Certified Lover Boy
Clash
60
Drake took three years out, enough time to go out and experience new things, change lifestyle and come back re-energised. Alas, the Pregnant Woman Emoji album is more of the same at its core.
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - HARAM
Clash
70

The best tracks on 'Haram' come together with crooked production that twitches with sharp samples and cuts, and AH’s billy woods and Elucid filling the space with pointed flows.

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