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Brandi Carlile
Returning To Myself
With its comparatively restrained approach only reasserting Carlile's gifts as a confident, compassionate, and sympathetic communicator, Returning to Myself offers an equally compelling edition of the musician that may appeal to new, less country-inclined fans
All Music
Brandi Carlile
Returning To Myself
Carlile’s eighth album does the difficult work of cracking open the soul to let flow her vulnerability. The songs succeed in their tasks: bringing her into a fresh creative moment where she flourishes
Paste Magazine
Skullcrusher
And Your Song is Like a Circle
Whilst not always hitting compositionally and emotionally, the sharper structure and snappier performances tend to capture the weight that Skullcrusher is pulling from
Northern Transmissions
Demi Lovato
It’s Not That Deep
Lovato’s 10th record shudders its way to the bathroom and makes time amid the intense beats and strobe lights for self-exploration. “It’s not that deep unless you want it to be,” she sings. It’s good to be flexible
Northern Transmissions
Tortoise
TOUCH
Thirty years in, Tortoise are still searching, still listening, still following the sound wherever it leads
Northern Transmissions
The Last Dinner Party
From The Pyre
Scenery and bombast are still on the menu for the Last Dinner Party’s second course
Spectrum Culture
Dave
The Boy Who Played the Harp
Returning with his first album in four years, the arena-filling UK rapper is still such a smart, sharp lyricist as he explores a series of existential crises
The Guardian
Dave
The Boy Who Played the Harp
This is a staggeringly powerful record. Continually evading easy descriptors, Dave pushes his art to higher levels
Clash
Demi Lovato
It’s Not That Deep
Whether she’s sticking her neck out into newer territory or playing faithful to her roots, one thing’s clear: Lovato’s at her best when it comes easy
Clash
Tortoise
TOUCH
Touch reflects the curiosity that has driven Tortoise since the beginning -- and still drives them all these years later
All Music
Lily Allen
West End Girl
A hard-hitting pop exposition, it frequently feels daring, while also providing an endless supply of hooks. ‘West End Girl’ finds Lily Allen at the centre of a romantic implosion, making imposing shapes out of the rubble
Clash
The Antlers
Blight
The group’s seventh album simmers with dread about environmental catastrophe, which is addressed both sincerely and tediously
Pitchfork
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