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Tyla  A*Pop

As a unified project, its broader artistic thesis feels blurred: it carries the anxiety of a singles-driven artist striving to construct a traditional LP, arriving at its most arresting moments when her South African roots take centre stage The Quietus

Tyla  A*Pop

The breakout South African artist’s second album is packed with irresistible singles and effortless charm, but it falls short of the bold promise of its rollout NME

Tyla  A*Pop

The title says African music is pop music. The most persuasive evidence is not in the singles. It is in the fact that a 2009 Johannesburg house record is now on a global pop album, and sounds like it belongs there Beats Per Minute

Tyla  A*Pop

The South African singer reflects on love’s highs and lows on her second album, nimbly flipping between moods but with her voice always holding attention The Guardian

Tyla  A*Pop

Without a doubt, A*POP is a much riskier and more personal effort than Tyla, which was the type of accessible, star-making debut engineered to be an across-the-board smash. Give it a few more listens and A*POP reveals itself to be equally worthwhile All Music

Tyla  A*Pop

If ‘TYLA’ introduced one of contemporary pop’s brightest new voices, ‘A*POP’ is the album that strengthens the foundation beneath her Clash

Charli XCX  Music, Fashion, Film

Charli plays to her strengths on ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ and cuts straight through the fluff Dork

Charli XCX  Music, Fashion, Film

There's a lot to be said for capturing inspiration while it's still raw, especially when it sounds as inquisitive and invigorated as Music, Fashion, Film All Music

Charli XCX  Music, Fashion, Film

Across a lean 30 minutes, the songs feel like diary entries, laced with biting humour and self-awareness as she dissects the culture she helped define Hot Press

Yard Act  You're Gonna Need A Little Music

Proves just how far Yard Act have come Dork

Sienna Spiro  Visitor

Too much of 'Visitor' feels like prestige-pop assembled from familiar parts Dork

Madonna  Confessions II

Our Madge does what sequels usually never manage - she improves on the original's emotional range Dork

Tricky  Different When It’s Silent

This is a brilliant return for Tricky, and it reminds one of just how much his music and art is needed today Spill Magazine

The Strokes  Reality Awaits

It was Rick Rubin who put the group back into the front line of contemporary rock, maybe this album proves that The Strokes have, two projects into their collaboration, already outgrown the superstar producer-cum-guru Beats Per Minute

Charli XCX  Music, Fashion, Film

A junkyard of half-formed thoughts, pretentious grabs at poetry, and amusing cultural critique. It might be her rawest album—in terms of writing and production—but it’s hard to separate the ambitious star who loves being on top of the world and one traumatized by its effects Northern Transmissions