Any decent music? We review the reviews. You get the final word

Beth Gibbons  Lives Outgrown

‘We all know what’s coming,’ sings Gibbons on an elegiac, folk-imbued record that’s been 10 years in the making The Observer

Billie Eilish  Hit Me Hard And Soft

It’s evident Eilish is conveying a musical restraint beyond her years, moulding a musical identity to her image and not the ephemeral pop game Clash

Beth Gibbons  Lives Outgrown

As she explores aging with haunting beauty and resolute honesty, Lives Outgrown reveals Gibbons' music is only getting richer as the years pass All Music

Keeley Forsyth  The Hollow

Solemn songs unfold with intense singing, mournful beats and swelling drones The FT

Keeley Forsyth  The Hollow

The British singer-songwriter’s harrowing, physical folk music forces you to confront an awful and awesome kind of beauty Pitchfork

Keeley Forsyth  The Hollow

Even when her words are sometimes obscured by the way she stretches and contorts them, she elicits a visceral reaction purely through her voice’s unsuspecting force and precise shapes Beats Per Minute

Keeley Forsyth  The Hollow

This is a stark and often moving listen, setting her coldly operatic voice against a backdrop of billowing modern classical and wintry electronics. Print edition only Uncut

Keeley Forsyth  The Hollow

These non-linear creations are vehicles for an incredible contralto that echoes Anohni, Diamanda Galas, Jarboe, even late-era Scott Walker. Print edition only Mojo

Keeley Forsyth  The Hollow

While it’s far from cosy easy listening, as an entry point into the bewitching, disquieting world of its maker, this album is pretty special musicOMH

Keeley Forsyth  The Hollow

A couple of tracks have endings so abrupt they feel artificial. They definitely have me wishing for longer codas and wig-outs. Does she ever let it go on longer? Is this instinct, or discipline? A plan, or just how songs came out? But crucially, where Limbs felt like someone still developing their sense of direction, The Hollow sounds like someone nearing absolute mastery The Quietus

Beth Gibbons  Lives Outgrown

Thirty years after stepping into the spotlight, the Portishead singer reintroduces herself with her debut solo album. History weighs heavy on her songs, but she takes pains to avoid her musical past Pitchfork

Dehd  Poetry

Dehd exude a youthful charm that is hard to replicate on Poetry. They are infectious and their sunny melodies and sincerity make their music compelling PopMatters

Beth Gibbons  Lives Outgrown

Beth Gibbons gives us the understanding of our mortality that we all need on her most revealing work The Quietus

Billie Eilish  Hit Me Hard And Soft

The singer’s music is energised by her push-pull relationship with fame The FT

Beth Gibbons  Lives Outgrown

The Portishead singer has a powerful sense of feeling in her voice on her solo debut The FT