Using an eclectic blend of powerful female guest vocals and shimmering disco production, Mark Ronson's latest album is the ideal epitome of it's title; fitting the crying in the club aesthetic it was designed for. Late Night Feelings is a pop heartbreak album for melancholy slow dancing, an unapologetic good time in the face of emotional adversity.

Avicii was an obviously extremely talented EDM producer, releasing some of the most iconic commercial dance tracks of his generation, but he's the latest artist to fall victim to record label grave-digging. There are a couple of okay songs on this posthumous release but it's nothing we haven't heard before; I can't help but feel that if Tim were still alive he wouldn't have released the majority of these songs. It's hard to talk about posthumous releases like this because it isn't the fault of ... read more

GoldLink has one of the more impressive flows in modern hip-hop and his last record At What Cost was a refreshing display of this, boasting big hits and slick anthems. His latest effort Diaspora feels larger than it's predecessors in the way it is produced as well as the star-studded feature list (Tyler The Creator, Khalid, Pusha T etc.), but the glitzy shimmer of afrobeat meets trap music can grow tiring as the tracks follow. It's a really focused effort with obviously great songs and is ... read more

Long gone are the days of Tourist History and the simpler times of summer 2010; and Two Door Cinema Club are hell bent on embarking on new musical journeys with their fourth album here. While False Alarm does manage to maintain the obviously groovy indie-rock vibes that made the band stars, it dares to experiment even further; using glamorous production, polished Caribbean influence and even an Open Mike Eagle feature to get their point across. It's a fun little record but not one I see myself ... read more

Last year Denzel Curry dropped one of the most cutting-edge hip-hop albums of the year in TA13OO; this year he returns with new intentions and new sounds that may not hold the contextual meaning of the predecessor, but that was never the plan. ZUU is all about the hits and Denzel does that better than just about anyone these days.

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Skepta's fifth studio album is his most polished and refined effort to date, opting for vastly expressive production and introspective lyrics while still managing to maintain that cutting edge braggadocio that made him a grime legend. Ignorance Is Bliss feels like the work of a veteran who simply refuses to settle; still pioneering change and artistically developing over a decade after his inception.

Hailing from an early 00s era of garage-rock inspired indie bands was never going to make it an easy task for The National to break out and leave a mark but here they are; almost two decades later still going strong. They've always been ones to draw influence from alternative tastes, and this latest album I Am Easy To Find is no different. It is stripped back, open and desolate and in my eyes a return to form after an album I considered to be somewhat indifferent in Sleep Well Beast. It may not ... read more

On their third album, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes maintain watertight songwriting credentials, arguably flexing that end of their sound better than either of the previous albums. It is deeply personal, a kaleidoscopic glance into the world of Frank Carter's mental health and struggles with love, life and negative experiences. While I would consider it an upgrade on their previous effort, End Of Suffering feels somewhat lacklustre in moments where it could really be captivating; it was a ... read more

Injury Reserve have been bubbling under the surface of hip-hop for a few years now, dropping eclectic and socially aware mixtapes that just so happen to go hard as fuck. On their debut album the trio continue their rise to prominence with a fresh set of clever ideas, hilarious metaphors, abstract production and some deeply personal meaning. If you don't know about them, here is the perfect place to start.

Catchy and melodic flavours are on the menu for Ten Tonnes' debut album and he certainly serves us that in abundance. While I was never a huge fan of Lucy as a single, there are moments on here that largely outweigh that song and prove Ethan Barnett's qualities in songwriting. It has a classic mid 00s pop rock sound and while some songs could be accused of lacking inspiration at times, the self titled project feels like a solid opening chapter of his career. Give us more songs on the level of ... read more

Logic is a technically proficient rapper, someone who's earlier projects I thoroughly enjoyed because of his quirky, bar-heavy deliveries and rapid fire flows. So what the hell happened? Well, it would appear Sir Robert Bryson Hall II has decided to want to be a "woke" voice for the new generation. Nothing wrong with that, so long as the subject matter is meaningful and clever. NOPE. This whole damn album is basically Logic whining about how unfairly he gets treated by critics and ... read more

This, quite simply put, is a DJ Khaled album. We know what to expect from them by now so this end product on Father Of Asahd does little to surprise me. It is surface level, over-produced garbage that uses star power to drag sales and streams from lifeless efforts. The Nipsey Hussle feature is a very nice touch and his performance on Higher is a testament to the late rapper's talents; but that is just about all I have to shout about here. The SZA song is a literal whole track sample of ... read more

Mac Demarco's newest album Here Comes The Cowboy is without doubt the most lukewarm of his career, taking the snoozy downbeat approach a step too far from his previous efforts. There are definite moments of solidity on here but sadly they're too few and far between to consider the album as anything other than his weakest project to date. The songwriting feels lazy and Choo Choo might just rank as the worst song he has ever done; he will always have a valid place in the industry but the lack of ... read more

Following on from Emotion was always going to be a tall order, and it would appear Carly Rae Jepsen has been hit with the sever weight of expectation. While Dedicated is by no means bad (it actually possesses some of her best ever songs), it was always fighting a losing battle because of just how excellent Emotion was. Songs like Julien and Now That I Found You are wonderfully catchy singles but the album as a whole just lacks that cutting edge substance required at times. Dedicated is an ... read more

After a four and a half year wait, widely-hailed producer Flying Lotus has returned with Flamagra, a bold soundscape that thematically dives into the world of fire and desire. It's a mammoth listen at 67 minutes but keeps you intrigued and polarised from start to finish with a wide range of production dexterity and a batch of forward-thinking. FlyLo has always been ahead of his time and Flamagra is no exception to this, assuring us once and for all that there may well be nobody in his world ... read more

Overnight megastar Lewis Capaldi's debut album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent recently became the fastest selling album of 2019 so far in the UK; overtaking Ariana Grande's thank u, next. It shows the obvious vocal talents of the Scottish singer-songwriter and boasts some genuinely solid breakup anthems, including number one single Someone You Loved and Grace. My main criticism of this album comes from just how one-dimensional it sounds, really living up to the title but not in the way ... read more

The punchy-sophomore album of Reading rockers The Amazons is an impressive flex of their musical muscles, showing development from the debut and maturity in the album's focus. The best moments soar to dizzying highs and come far more often than the occasional lulling lows. They've given the old corpse of British rock music a good old kick back to life and while it will not be the flagbearer for pioneering change; it is certainly a proficient good time and an impressive display of crashing ... read more

Album number six for Tyler is perhaps his most focused and conceptual piece yet, transcending his previous work and taking the next bold leap in his artistic career as well as his personal life. IGOR is a thoroughly laden project that proves once and for all that Tyler Okonma is one of the true pioneering minds of our time; taking all creative possibilities and multiplying them by a million.

On his unapologetic debut album, Northampton rapper slowthai enters the echelons of working class musical hero that blatantly inspired his gritty sound; using brutality and admirable honesty to tell us all candidly that there is Nothing Great About Britain.

Six years is a mighty long time in the music industry; and in the case of Vampire Weekend it has brought about a dawning of maturity and sombre reflection, as can be seen on their new album Father of the Bride. Ezra Koenig has always been an artistically abstract songwriter, but his latest batch of tracks here have seen him take the spiritual journey of life, death and everything in between.