Tricky
Different When It’s Silent
Even where the album falls short, it’s still enough to get someone to tune in for Tricky at his inevitable new form
Northern Transmissions
Yard Act
You're Gonna Need A Little Music
It’s not a tidy record, and it doesn’t try to be, but it’s Yard Act’s most confident and cohesive work yet. Chaotic by design, generous with its hooks, and unwilling to repeat itself just because the old formula worked
Northern Transmissions
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom
? of When
A ? of WHEN may not be as instantly lovable as Reset, but spend enough time with it, and with each new return visit, it gradually reveals itself as the richer, more ambitious record
Northern Transmissions
Gracie Abrams
Daughter From Hell
Sounds like an already-dated relic of the COVID era of pop music dominated by breathy, sedated vocals and minimalistic guitar-and-piano arrangements
Paste Magazine
Nia Archives
Emotional Junglist
Lust, heartbreak, melancholy and yearning swirl around in this heady potion of an album
NME
Gracie Abrams
Daughter From Hell
Secret showcased the potential Abrams has to become the kind of main pop girlie referred to by first name only. It's disappointing, then, that Daughter from Hell often feels like following up a summer blockbuster with a telemovie
Exclaim
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