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Washed Out  Purple Noon

Purple Noon is actually a pretty good rebound record. It feels like a relaxing trip home after a sporadic vacation turned bad Beats Per Minute

Another Sky  I Slept On The Floor

A simmering cauldron of vociferous protest Gigwise

JARV IS  Beyond The Pale

Back in his natural position as leader, a rejuvenated Cocker and his expressive band of musicians have made what may be a contender for 2020’s finest record A.V. Club

Jason Molina  Eight Gates

This posthumous release pays tribute to the late singer-songwriter's ability to craft a searing sense of melancholy from fractured imagery NME

Washed Out  Purple Noon

Given that the chillwave craze only lasted a year or two, this is another solid outing from an artist who has turned a flash-in-the-pan trend into a deep discography Exclaim

The Microphones  Microphones in 2020

Microphones in 2020 hits the pause button for Phil to reflect and catch his breath, and in that there’s a certain peace to be found Sputnik Music (staff)

Jessy Lanza  All The Time

Lanza will be one of the most perfect people to take over the pop world, but she’s not there yet Spectrum Culture

Jaga Jazzist  Pyramid

Created in two weeks with eight different voices to satisfy, Pyramid is perhaps most impressive in its lack of conflict. But that’s also its main disappointment; within a theoretically new, creatively explosive environment, Pyramid shrinks back into routine and largely find arid ground Loud And Quiet

Glass Animals  Dreamland

It’s brave and admirable for Dave Bayley and Glass Animals to take the challenging leap into more exposing lyrics God Is In The TV

Fontaines D.C.  A Hero's Death

This album is dark. There is light but it is in the cracks in the blind, the sun breaking through a bank of grey clouds God Is In The TV

Jaga Jazzist  Pyramid

On their first album in five years, Norway's Jaga Jazzist create a smooth but intricate pastiche of styles with Pyramid PopMatters

Max Richter  Voices

Choral singing, piano, synths, and an "upside-down" orchestra complement crowd-sourced voices from across the globe on Max Richter's VOICES. It rewards deep listening, and acts as a global rebuke against bigotry, extremism and authoritarianism PopMatters

Washed Out  Purple Noon

He’s a master of mood and melody, but a more pop-facing Ernest Greene needs to let rip a little The Observer

Washed Out  Purple Noon

It all washes over you like a breeze Evening Standard

Washed Out  Purple Noon

Interest soon wears thin when you realise you’ve heard this kind of radiant Balearic chatter so many, many times before The Irish Times