18 May 2024
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Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard And Soft
It’s evident Eilish is conveying a musical restraint beyond her years, moulding a musical identity to her image and not the ephemeral pop game Clash
Beth Gibbons Lives Outgrown
As she explores aging with haunting beauty and resolute honesty, Lives Outgrown reveals Gibbons' music is only getting richer as the years pass All Music
Keeley Forsyth The Hollow
Solemn songs unfold with intense singing, mournful beats and swelling drones The FT
The British singer-songwriter’s harrowing, physical folk music forces you to confront an awful and awesome kind of beauty Pitchfork
Even when her words are sometimes obscured by the way she stretches and contorts them, she elicits a visceral reaction purely through her voice’s unsuspecting force and precise shapes Beats Per Minute
This is a stark and often moving listen, setting her coldly operatic voice against a backdrop of billowing modern classical and wintry electronics. Print edition only Uncut
These non-linear creations are vehicles for an incredible contralto that echoes Anohni, Diamanda Galas, Jarboe, even late-era Scott Walker. Print edition only Mojo
While it’s far from cosy easy listening, as an entry point into the bewitching, disquieting world of its maker, this album is pretty special musicOMH
A couple of tracks have endings so abrupt they feel artificial. They definitely have me wishing for longer codas and wig-outs. Does she ever let it go on longer? Is this instinct, or discipline? A plan, or just how songs came out? But crucially, where Limbs felt like someone still developing their sense of direction, The Hollow sounds like someone nearing absolute mastery The Quietus
Thirty years after stepping into the spotlight, the Portishead singer reintroduces herself with her debut solo album. History weighs heavy on her songs, but she takes pains to avoid her musical past Pitchfork
Dehd Poetry
Dehd exude a youthful charm that is hard to replicate on Poetry. They are infectious and their sunny melodies and sincerity make their music compelling PopMatters
Beth Gibbons gives us the understanding of our mortality that we all need on her most revealing work The Quietus
The singer’s music is energised by her push-pull relationship with fame The FT
The Portishead singer has a powerful sense of feeling in her voice on her solo debut The FT
A.G. Cook Britpop
Tracks explore the past, present and future of the striking hyperpop style pioneered by the producer The FT
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"There’s evidence on this, the Followills’ ninth album, of magic still coursing through those weary old Nashville bones" (8/10 - msuicOMH). "The family band sound their best in years" (7.8/10 - Paste)
Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together