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Garbage  Let All That We Imagine Be The Light

Garbage haven’t mellowed but they have evolved. And in doing so, they’ve delivered one of the most emotionally powerful records of their career. In a time of chaos, perhaps the most subversive act is to believe in people Under The Radar

Miley Cyrus  Something Beautiful

A wide-ranging search for light (and sax solos) in the darkness Rolling Stone

Miley Cyrus  Something Beautiful

The singer’s ninth album has grand ambitions but – despite some sparkling songcraft – falls short of its mind-altering promises and the hits that made her a star The Guardian

Miley Cyrus  Something Beautiful

Pop star’s habit of veering so wildly off-piste is, in its own way, consistent The Independent

Miley Cyrus  Something Beautiful

The songs take their sweet time unfolding, luxuriating in sax solos, spoken interludes, and world-building Slant Magazine

Miley Cyrus  Something Beautiful

The musical shapeshifter’s ninth LP might not be her most hit-packed album, but it does feel like a fully realised artistic statement NME

Miley Cyrus  Something Beautiful

Miley Cyrus has historically been at the top of her game when her albums have plainly reflected its contents (Breakout was her breakout, Bangerz had bangers); and with Something Beautiful, she has created just that Sputnik Music (staff)

Miley Cyrus  Something Beautiful

Sprawling ninth album is another pleasingly unpredictable swing from one of our more intriguing and exciting pop stars musicOMH

caroline  Caroline 2

‘2’ is a stronger album than their debut. It takes more risks; it’s catchier and feels like a body of work Clash

Ty Segall  Possession

Possession is a solid album, but there are certainly moments where you wish for something more from Segall – after all, we know he’s got it in him Far Out

Ty Segall  Possession

In a discography known for its left turns and reinventions, Possession stands as a shimmering stone, proof that Segall is still searching, still evolving, and, crucially, still connecting Northern Transmissions

Ty Segall  Possession

Wrapping up a run of mercurial stylistic gambits, the So Cal garage rocker settles into back-to-basics psych and stadium rock on a record packed with feel-good anthems Pitchfork

Ty Segall  Possession

His Beatlesy nous aligns to a sort of strutting glam-baroque, without losing the dynamism that made Segall’s scrappier projects such fun. Print edition only Mojo

Ty Segall  Possession

Littered with songs that are grand, detailed and ambitious. Print edition only Uncut

Alan Sparhawk  With Trampled by Turtles

It’s his self-assured attitude, and perhaps self-fulfilling motivations that quietly center this record, even when it stumbles Northern Transmissions