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Ezra Collective  Here Because of Hope

Arguably the biggest jazz band in the country return with an album that shows off both their exuberant and more reflective sides musicOMH

Ezra Collective  Here Because of Hope

The measure of any great concept-driven record is its feel from start to finish, and Here Because Of Hope absolutely delivers here—a rewarding, balanced, and thoughtful work, framed expertly by spoken word and guest vocal spots. And crucially, brimming with hope No Ripcord

Gilla Band  Pugnello

Exploding its signature blend of noise-punk and dance music to masterful extremes, the Irish band gets louder, rawer, funnier, and more methodical on its exhilarating fourth album Pitchfork

Slow Pulp  Melodie

The Midwest indie rock band returns with a new wave-influenced album that explores our innate desire to understand and be understood Pitchfork

This is Lorelei  The Singer In My Band

Nate Amos’ most heralded project, This Is Lorelei, swaps out electropop for bluegrass and folk with The Singer in My Band PopMatters

Gilla Band  Pugnello

This earhole-scouring noise isn't for everyone. But if you possess the itch Pugnello satisfies, you'll scratch 'til you bleed. Print edition only Mojo

Gilla Band  Pugnello

As always, frontman Dara Kiely's brio and wit somehow prevent it from devolving into chaos. Print edition only Uncut

Gilla Band  Pugnello

Pugnello finds the band focused and reinvigorated. Print edition only Rolling Stone

Ezra Collective  Here Because of Hope

There are fewer showpiece guest moments than last time. But the world the album covers is wider, and the playing is the best argument in it. Joe Armon-Jones and the Koleoso brothers have been locked together since their Tomorrow’s Warriors days, and it shows in how little any of this strains The Quietus

Gilla Band  Pugnello

Placed alongside their contemporaries in the last decade’s post-punk boom, what they’re doing is far harder to define, and a great deal more interestin The Line Of Best Fit

Julia Jacklin  The Gem

If The Gem is frequently beguiling, it’s for this tamped volatility or simmering despondence, a not-so-quiet desperation bubbling in the depths The Line Of Best Fit

Julia Jacklin  The Gem

The album asks what independence is worth when it starts to look like crushing loneliness Slant Magazine

Julia Jacklin  The Gem

The Gem’s highlights will easily stand alongside Jacklin’s multi-faceted works to date Under The Radar

Ezra Collective  Here Because of Hope

This is a fun record, perhaps lacking the surprise factor of a major hit like “God Gave Me Feet For Dancing,” but still clearly cementing them as a key act who are growing, as well as spreading joy wherever they go Under The Radar

Echo And The Bunnymen  Apples For Isaac

For the most part, Apples For Isaac holds up extremely well God Is In The TV