Kelsey Lu
So Help me God
Aided by Jack Antonoff, Kim Gordon, Sampha and more, the cello-playing singer-songwriter’s abstracted yet tuneful second album is worth the seven year wait
The Guardian
Kelsey Lu
So Help me God
Alive and resplendent with cinematic compositions and eclectic collaborations, harnessing these lush soundscapes to explore healing, pain, and faith
Paste Magazine
Kelsey Lu
So Help me God
A series of beautifully crafted, unfolding journeys that showcases Lu at a new creative peak
The Skinny
Olivia Rodrigo
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love
Gossips have rushed to the lyrics for details about her personal life, but the rest of us can just get on with luxuriating in Rodrigo’s funny, Cure-infused craft
The Guardian
Olivia Rodrigo
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love
While the pacing within the songs has experienced a major uplift, Rodrigo’s continuous problem of album sequencing remains glaring. The ratio of replayable, sticky songs to completely forgettable ones hovers around 2:3
Northern Transmissions
Tori Amos
In Times Of Dragons
On her eighteenth studio album, Amos is reflective, angry, self-referential, and sorrowful, but never subtle. The results are often effective, but sometimes cumbersome
Paste Magazine
Olivia Rodrigo
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love
The popstar goes three-for-three on her introspective, gut-punch depiction of adult relationships
NME
Olivia Rodrigo
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love
Olivia Rodrigo has finally reached the potential I always knew she had, and even further exceeded it in many ways. You Seem Pretty Sad… will go down as one of the decade’s finest albums, and it sits comfortably among the ranks of other modern pop classics
Sputnik Music (staff)
La Sécurité
Bingo!
Bingo! finds La Sécurité expanding outward, but never loses its sense of fun, even when it's toying with something heavier
Spectrum Culture
Olivia Rodrigo
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love
It tries to build a brittle exterior before 'the memories turn dark' and it all falls away
The Arts Desk
Olivia Rodrigo
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love
Rodrigo unfurls her own restlessness and unhealthy impulses, leaving even the record’s happiest moments feeling raw and exposed on repeat listens. If you let her, she will strip away the cynicism of age, transport you back to your younger years, and take you on the rollercoaster of your first real heartbreak again
Under The Radar
Olivia Rodrigo
You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love
The album sees the singer taking her skillset to a new level
Slant Magazine