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Gorillaz  The Mountain

A rich, rewarding take on living with and after loss, brimming with feeling, character and vibrant pop purpose. Print edition only Record Collector

Gorillaz  The Mountain

Gorillaz's most ambitious (and moving) record to date. Print edition only Mojo

Gorillaz  The Mountain

Its 15 tracks are filled with cheery major-key singalongs, sitar-soaked synth-pop bangers and whimsical waltzes that serve as ecstatic celebrations of life, rebirth and reinvention. Print edition only Uncut

Bill Callahan  My Days of 58

“The Man I’m Supposed to Be” starts eerie and slow, sounding like those early Smog releases. Callahan notes that he’s seen “that demon inside me.” With horns ominously tooting along, Callahan right then and there makes the case as one of our greatest pulp, not quite gothic, singer songwriters Northern Transmissions

Iron & Wine  Hen's Teeth

Iron and Wine displays Samuel Beam at the height of his songwriting powers as he delivers another melodic helping of folk rock XS Noize

Bill Callahan  My Days of 58

Eighth album from former Smog man finds him sharing personal reflections and stories in customary understated, unhurried style musicOMH

Bill Callahan  My Days of 58

The album sees the singer facing down mortality with candor and humor Slant Magazine

Bill Callahan  My Days of 58

It’s a collection of songs that are sagely and slightly sad, with a touch of characteristic wryness and dryness around the edges. Here’s hoping Bill has better days ahead Record Collector

Bill Callahan  My Days of 58

It's hard not to view My Days Of 58 as among his most transparently autobiographical works, as brimming with self-scrutiny and pontification as it is elegant wordplay. Print edition only Uncut

Bill Callahan  My Days of 58

Compelling meditations on humanity, mortality and the everlasting Mojo

Bill Callahan  My Days of 58

Veteran singer-songwriter Bill Callahan returns with a personal yet approachable masterwork The Skinny

Iron & Wine  Hen's Teeth

As one of the most consistently compelling musicians of his era, Sam Beam continues a streak of good albums that’s decidedly yet to meet its end Paste Magazine

Charli XCX  Wuthering Heights

The few stellar tracks on Wuthering Heights assert that Charli XCX is one of pop’s most forward-thinking artists. The rest of the album, however, is bland in a way that feels beneath what we know she’s capable of creating Spectrum Culture

Mitski  Nothing's About to Happen to Me

Mitski produces numerous thought-provoking lines, seamlessly blended again with rich tapestries of sound The Arts Desk

Gorillaz  The Mountain

Gorillaz explore life, death and what comes next on their ninth album The Mountain The Skinny