Patrick Clarke
At the helm of an enormous, constantly shifting collective, the former Black Midi man swings for the fences.
2mo
The London fivesome shapeshift more than ever on their third album, and they’re all the more intriguing as a result.
7mo
The Baltimore singer-songwriter and producer returns from hiatus in some style with an album captures the chaos and beauty of newfound fatherhood.
10mo
On their third album, the Irish band aim to purge the inertia behind their previous record, ‘Gigi’s Recovery’, but occasionally fall short.
1y
On her first album in seven years, Anohni eschews experimental sonics for warm vintage soul, but the results are no less vital.
2y
The London band's second album is a bold leap forward, one that sets the band apart from their contemporaries and defies categorisation.
3y
The generationally-acclaimed modern greats are at their best on a long-awaited collaboration that constantly delights.
3y
Mike Hadreas has always had an experimental streak, but with this sixth album the artist allows himself to embrace the avant-garde.
3y
On their 12th album, the alt-rockers have embraced their country music influences with open arms, but sidestepped all of the genre's clichés.
4y
The songwriter and poet's fourth record is a direct and dazzling step forward, and provides a shining example of the power in emotional exploration.
4y
The New Zealand singer-songwriter's rich fourth album takes time to sink in, but your patience will be rewarded several times over.
4y
The icon's lockdown project, and his second great album in under a year, proves that he's an inspired and eclectic as ever.
5y
‘STATE’S END’ is a tumultuous record for tumultuous times, but there’s a piece of galvanising beauty for every moment of crushing dread. For all the gunshots and explosions in the background, there are church bells and birdsong too. Godspeed’s new album articulates dark times, but it also presents the countermovement with breathtaking power.
5y
It might not be quite the experimental opus you feel Weller’s still holding back, but that feels a churlish complaint when the songs are this well-written.
5y
For every moment of flair there are two more where the record meanders and plods, like the soundtrack to a middling sci-fi flick.
6y
Though not quite closure, ‘Lost Wisdom Pt. 2’ is the sound of Mount Eerie reaching clarity.
6y
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