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Iron & Wine  Light Verse

Samuel Beam returns with an expanded sonic palette while also rekindling the bright spark that made 2007’s The Shepherd’s Dog so magical Paste Magazine

St. Vincent  All Born Screaming

Clark has always been more of a storyteller than a memoirist, and All Born Screaming finds her getting back to communicating something human as opposed to something about her Spectrum Culture

Justice  Hyperdrama

Parisian dance duo Justice’s first album in eight years might not bottle the same lightning as their debut, but it’s still got enough charge for a wild night out PopMatters

Taylor Swift  The Tortured Poets Department

She’s made some phenomenal music in her career and a handful of songs on The Tortured Poets Department are welcome additions to her canon. These are sadly outnumbered by bland filler and compromised by an overwhelming sense of stasis No Ripcord

Hovvdy  Hovvdy

The Austin duo’s hushed and unassuming double album is a capstone to their career so far, a scrapbook of moments of love and loss from a life well-lived Pitchfork

Hovvdy  Hovvdy

The pair have fully blossomed from their early DIY start, showcasing an incredible range of indie pop craftsmanship and a grounded centredness built on empathy and understanding Exclaim

Hovvdy  Hovvdy

If at times you crave for something unhinged across these 19 songs, the sonic equivalent of a psychic break to disrupt the constant temperate mood, you inevitably fall back on Martin and Taylor’s fluid warmth. Their transition into scarred adult terrain still sounds remarkably peaceful Under The Radar

Hovvdy  Hovvdy

Their previous albums have gently invited you to settle into them, but Hovvdy pulls at you, trying to draw out moments of catharsis or festival-ready melody. If you give into that pull, the results are as endlessly blissful as ever The Line Of Best Fit

Hovvdy  Hovvdy

The Texas-bred duo’s new double-LP showcases a new spin on their signature light-footed production as well as a heavier subject matter Paste Magazine

Hovvdy  Hovvdy

Hovvdy houses their most eclectic transitions and banger-certified pop songs Spin

St. Vincent  All Born Screaming

Recreating the noises in her head, Annie Clark’s first fully self-produced album ranges across styles and emotions, and is her most direct yet The Observer

Justice  Hyperdrama

The French producer duo attempt a return to their roots, but the results are a little too polished The Observer

St. Vincent  All Born Screaming

An album that confidently states Annie Clark as one of the greatest songwriters around while Dork

Justice  Hyperdrama

While the album may lack the tension that once made Justice’s music feel so robust, it’s a valiant effort nonetheless—a sonic escapade that’s equal parts exhilarating and frustrating Northern Transmissions

St. Vincent  All Born Screaming

The iconic, chameleonic rocker’s course-correcting seventh solo album is as harrowing as it is hopeful—and her heaviest yet Paste Magazine