A.G. Cook
Britpop
Less sprawling and all-encompassing than his previous seven-disc opus ‘7G’ and its curious partner ‘Apple’ released in 2020, ‘Britpop’ feels like the perfect encapsulation of A. G. Cook, the artist
Dork
Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard And Soft
A bold, well-crafted pop record
Sputnik Music (staff)
Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard And Soft
It’s an ambitious, focused, condensed and intimate and knowing piece of work
The Arts Desk
Beth Gibbons
Lives Outgrown
This is a brave album from a woman who doesn’t shrink from darkness
The Arts Desk
Beth Gibbons
Lives Outgrown
More than thirty years on from her game changing musical debut, Beth Gibbons’ first solo effort plates up a hearty blend of poetry and psychedelia, stirred in amongst a helping of folk, and finished off beautifully with her stunning voice. It’s hard to resist coming back for seconds
God Is In The TV
Amen Dunes
Death Jokes
Much like its climactic track, Death Jokes is enigmatic, overwhelming, and even indulgent, but it is also a singular and stirring effort, one which rewards those who choose to untangle its knots
Under The Radar
Beth Gibbons
Lives Outgrown
Lives Outgrown is a collection that will make you feel small, such is its world view and acknowledgement of the natural world’s — and time’s — brutal indifference to human suffering
Under The Radar
Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard And Soft
Hit Me Hard and Soft makes you marvel at how far she’s traveled as a pop artiste
Rolling Stone
Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard And Soft
The album is a world unto itself and the most fully realized version of the singer’s sound
Slant Magazine
Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard And Soft
Nonconformist at heart, Hit Me Hard and Soft’s sonic realm she constructs alongside Finneas adds even more bizarre quirks to the definitive palette
The Line Of Best Fit
Arab Strap
I'm totally fine with it don't give a fuck anymore
There's a playfulness to their genre-hopping tact, with Moffat fitting his often-loose prose to warped club beats (Bliss), folk twang (Molehills), and 80s-inspired soft-rock (You're Not There)
No Ripcord
Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard And Soft
Tender, weird, emotional, surreal, and completely unique – this might be the very best pop album of 2024
musicOMH