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Jessica Pratt  Here In The Pitch

With her best songs yet, the Californian singer’s fourth album could transform her from fringe act to mainstream success The Guardian

Jessica Pratt  Here In The Pitch

Jessica Pratt’s fourth album of hypnagogic folk music hones her mysterious song to its finest point Pitchfork

Jessica Pratt  Here In The Pitch

Here in the Pitch is another leap forward that sees her pushing into new realms with stunning effect Under The Radar

Jessica Pratt  Here In The Pitch

Her songs are still wounded and far away, but the expanded instrumentation gives them a prismatic glow and makes for one of the most fascinating and repeatable sets from an artist who was already in a class by herself All Music

Jessica Pratt  Here In The Pitch

Don't worry so much about what it all means, lie back and let the tape hiss. Print edition only Mojo

Jessica Pratt  Here In The Pitch

A cresting, rolling record of complexity and depth. Print edition only Uncut

Jessica Pratt  Here In The Pitch

The Los Angeles singer-songwriter’s fourth album — and her first in five years — attempts to reckon with time and all of its charms, disasters and unknowns Paste Magazine

Dua Lipa  Radical Optimism

I can’t see ‘Radical Optimism’ sliding in straight to number one in fans’ affections, but if the slow-burn of ‘Future Nostalgia’ is anything to go by, Dua Lipa would have grounds to be, as her latest project suggests, radically optimistic about the album’s future Clash

Camera Obscura  Look to the East, Look to the West

Testament to a determination to make the most out of life, and to pay tribute to their late friend, this album is a tribute to the Glaswegians’ resilience musicOMH

Dua Lipa  Radical Optimism

Dua Lipa’s star power sounds muffled on her much-anticipated third album, which has many interesting ideas for songs and a surprisingly low hit rate Pitchfork

Camera Obscura  Look to the East, Look to the West

Earlier, Camera Obscura contrasted their mocking pessimism of adult life with innocence. The group may still be twee, but their sneer has become more of a frown PopMatters

Vampire Weekend  Only God Was Above Us

Only God Was Above Us demonstrates that melodic, clean guitars are welcome but optional and that Vampire Weekend have plenty of other tricks up their sleeves PopMatters

Mdou Moctar  Funeral For Justice

Even by Mdou Moctar’s high standards, Funeral for Justice is extraordinary. Its music and lyrics are searing, and the messages are essential in 2024 PopMatters

Dua Lipa  Radical Optimism

Nobody needs to know the details of Lipa’s real life to lend her songs weight, but there should still be something in her performance, delivery, songwriting or production that sets them apart from platitudes, from background noise The Line Of Best Fit

Mdou Moctar  Funeral For Justice

If you’ve heard a previous Moctar record and pieced together the best bits, you’ll have an imitation of Funeral for Justice’s righteous glory, but if you haven’t, use this record as a roadmap in discovering the previous odd-decade of Moctar’s talent The Line Of Best Fit