Albums to watch

Mercury Prize 2016: how the ADM sources judged the nominations

8.37

Radiohead

A Moon Shaped Pool

"A Moon Shaped Pool is the best album we could expect from a rock outfit already into its third decade of existence, and a superb work from the last important band left in the universe."
Pretty Much Amazing

See all reviews


-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

8.35

David Bowie

Blackstar

"It's an album that sums up Bowie as an artist - restless, audacious, constantly looking forward to the next new idea."
musicOMH

See all reviews


-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

8.06

Michael Kiwanuka

Love and Hate

"Beautifully captures the artistic power of vulnerability."
The Line Of Best Fit

See all reviews

-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

8.05

Anohni

Hopelessness

"The most profound protest record in decades".
The Guardian

See all reviews

-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

7.84

Skepta

Konnichiwa

"A landmark in British street music, a record good enough to take on the world without having to compromise one inch in the process."
NME

See all reviews

-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

7.80

Savages

Adore Life

"With fearless approach and razor sharp delivery, Adore Life is so bruisingly intimate that it feels like a surgical hand taking grasp of your gut. When Savages speak, you listen."
The Skinny

See more reviews

-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

7.65

Laura Mvula

The Dreaming Room

"Her music has been described as "gospel-delia", and that's exactly what you get: gorgeous soul hymns as if sung in under-ether dreamtime."
The Irish Times

See more reviews

-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

7.42

The Comet Is Coming

Channel The Spirits

"The raw beauty of the ambitious 42-minute album is a joy to behold."
The Line Of Best Fit

See more reviews

-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

7.36

Bat For Lashes

The Bride

"With The Bride, Khan has created a sublime tale of sorrow and recovery, of accepting loss and working through pain to become a stronger person."
No Ripcord

See more reviews

-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

6.88

Kano

Made In The Manor
"Lyrically Kano's as good as he's always been, sonically his flow is good and there are a few killer hooks to get addicted to."
The Arts Desk

See more reviews

-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

6.79

The 1975

I Like It When You Sleep...

"An album that fancies itself as a challenging work of art, but turns out to be a collection of fantastic pop songs full of interesting, smart lyrics, but also peppered with self-conscious lunges for a gravitas it doesn't really need."
The Guardian

See more reviews

-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

6.73

Jamie Woon

Making Time

"He's matured both as a singer and a songwriter, and the tracks now have the hooks to make them linger in the memory rather than fade away instantaneously."
Clash

See more reviews

 

blog comments powered by Disqus

Latest Reviews

More reviews