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Yard Act  You're Gonna Need A Little Music

Beset by a deep, transformative weariness, Yard Act’s latest is nevertheless an album bursting with personality, passion, verbose observations and energy Spectrum Culture

Shania Twain  Little Miss Twain

It serves as both a celebration of Shania’s extraordinary legacy and a reminder of the fearless, genre-blurring artistry that made her a defining force in modern country music Clash

Shania Twain  Little Miss Twain

Twain’s voice has famously suffered health depredations, and its slightly weathered edge suits this material The Arts Desk

Yard Act  You're Gonna Need A Little Music

The rising British band’s most musically adventurous album yet delivers rousing highs, even if a few songs struggle to keep pace Rolling Stone

Gracie Abrams  Daughter From Hell

The singer has yet to discover a sound or sensibility that truly distinguishes her Slant Magazine

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom  ? of When

Acknowledgement and concentration on what you do best and what you enjoy doing. Whether those things – like in the case of Panda Bear and Sonic Boom – coalesce or remain two different entities, it’s always worth trying The Quietus

Jack White  Frozen Charlotte

Demonstrates once again that Jack White remains a high level blues rock maestro and tone scientist still in the prime of his career PopMatters

Tricky  Different When It’s Silent

The trip-hop icon’s latest album is stylistically uneven, but he sounds creatively energized, particularly on brooding, desolate songs where he grapples with parental grief Pitchfork

Nia Archives  Emotional Junglist

The UK musician sounds emboldened and unguarded on her latest album, building on her drum’n’bass foundations while expanding her expressive range Pitchfork

Kelela  new avatar

Contrary to the shoegaze influences throughout New Avatar, which come across as a little overstated in her exploration of new sounds, the lyrical themes more convincingly point to her natural process of renewal No Ripcord

The Rolling Stones  Foreign Tongues

25th album from one of the world's greatest rock'n'roll bands shows they still have something to say, and they're doing so quite thrillingly musicOMH

Gracie Abrams  Daughter From Hell

Production feels like the next stage of success Abrams needs to bring into her realm of talent in order to push boundaries we have not yet heard, then we can truly hear the lyrically rebellious artist raise hell Clash

Loathe  A Stranger To You

The breakthrough metalcore band’s latest is hampered by its own omnivorous ambition and bafflingly muddy production Pitchfork

Loathe  A Stranger To You

Granite-hard riffola collides with balm-like electronics and tinkling jazz piano in a thrilling fourth album of musical metamorphosis The Guardian

Loathe  A Stranger To You

Easily Loathe’s most accomplished effort to date: the musicianship and subtle use of harmonies, brazen guitar attacks and strenuous rhythm sections are often breathtaking and dripping with originality Sputnik Music (staff)