15 September 2026
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Third album from Australian electronic musician Harley Edward Streten includes collaborations with Oklou, May-a, Kucka, Laurel, Virgen María, Emma Louise, Caroline Polachek and Damon Albarn
6.2
This techno-charged offering upscales the drops, fidgety distortion and replay value that has proved a constant in his playbook Read Review
On this third album, the musician couples his floor-shaking, hit-making style with quieter moments of introspection, reaching new heights in the process Read Review
Intended to be enjoyed by both faithful Flume stans and new listeners drawn to the beauty of a cacophonous, glitched-out style popularised by super-producers like SOPHIE, Danny Harle, and more Read Review
Although not without its inspired moments, Harley Streten’s third LP confirms that he’s most creatively free outside the album format Read Review
Flume’s Palaces is as surprising as it is forgettable Read Review
The Australian producer’s latest gets stuck between innovation and the urge to party like it’s 2014 Read Review
Palaces is so obsessed with the serenity of open air that it forgets how much more exciting Flume is when he picks apart a single concept Read Review
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Bonobo Distance in Static
The singers are superb. Simon Green's eighth album could afford to be a little less sure of what happens between them Dork
This is Lorelei The Singer In My Band
Nate Amos has made a lovely country and folk record. Occasionally, you wish he'd remembered how strange he can be Dork
Bloc Party Anatomy Of A Brief Romance
The spark may not burn as brightly as it once did, but there is still enough fire here to remind us why we cared in the first place XS Noize
Haroumi Hosono Yours Sincerely
Borrowing from fifties doo-wop, freak folk, bossa nova, Beethoven, Liszt, parts of the Japanese musician's new LP sound like hollow echoes of his rich discography. But the music remains a wonderful soothing trip into his worlds Paste Magazine
There’s more going on in Yours Sincerely than an attractive recapitulation of earlier themes. The sheer comfort of the sound is what the album is really about, and also, the key to what is going on under its delightful surfaces The Quietus
Unpredictable and utterly beguiling, the septuagenarian beloved by Harry Styles brings a hint of mischief to his innocently charming songs The Guardian
Ingenuousness bordering on whimsicality is certainly the album's hallmark. Print edition only Mojo
His intelligence and Satie-like lightness of touch prevent any excess o whimsy even when the results are as peculiar as "M For Mandala", which resembles a Kraftwerk song reimagined for a gamelan ensemble. Print edition onlyunc Uncut
Pleasant to listen to but lacking adventure, The Singer in My Band is the product of close study but fails to take liberties with established forms Spectrum Culture
Though Anatomy of a Brief Romance recounts a loss of love for Okereke, this feels like the first album since Four where the band have fully healed and become whole again. The desire for whoever this former partner was is well and truly spent, but the passion for Bloc Party 2.0 begins anew Under The Radar
Mike D 5D Thank You
It’s all quintessentially Beastie Boys without feeling trapped by the past The Quietus
While The Singer in My Band may not be the out-of-the-blue surprise that album was for many, it shares the feeling of a generational talent coming into his own. Someday, other people will sing these songs, but now it's Amos' turn All Music
Alternating between club tracks and downtempo songs, mostly featuring guests, Distance in Static is a well-paced journey that expertly plays with tension and release All Music
For all its multi-locale sessions and noble attempts at breaking down categorisation, Distance in Static just never ventures anywhere too thrilling Bonobo’s worldly electronica flex would try to convince otherwise Far Out
On what he has hinted may be his final “traditional” LP as Bonobo, the UK producer cycles through moods and styles, with a particular focus on the clubby soundscapes of his DJ era Pitchfork
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Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Rosalía Lux
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Hayley Williams Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways