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Jamie T  Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)

Like a best friend you aint seen in years, its great to hear the return of those grasping vocals Louder Than War

Greg Freeman  All Set The Bone

Commendable for its thematic ambitions and instrumental sharpness Northern Transmissions

Jamie T  Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)

On his sixth album, the British singer-songwriter turns ideas from old voice memos into the beginning of a powerful new chapter in his storied career NME

Role Model  Chuck Timely & The Hourglass

On Chuck Timely and the Hourglass, Role Model uses an affable alter ego to navigate relationships, commitment, and what it means to be a pop star PopMatters

Greg Freeman  All Set The Bone

The indie rock songwriter’s latest album is menacing and ambitious, overflowing with quotable lyrics and the feverish energy of something about to fall apart Pitchfork

Protomartyr  Hotel Usona

You can check out but you’ll never leave the Detroit post-punks’ new concept album, which grimly parodies the United States’ ugliest realities as odious guests at a cursed hotel Pitchfork

Wishy  Natures Pill

This is a confident, good-time record, and there’s enough promise and magic on show to suggest Wishy could really smash it next time out Clash

Beck  Ride Lonesome

It’s a sound that speaks to those in psychic pain, although the message is not necessarily comforting Louder Than War

Echo And The Bunnymen  Apples For Isaac

So how joyous it is to discover that, almost 50 years into his career, McCulloch has rediscovered the sprite-like majesty and mischief that defined the group’s most spirited work Louder Than War

Johnny Marr  The Age of Everything

The Mancunian icon confronts modern malaise, fractured times and the shifting sands of the now with restless, life-affirming rock ’n’ roll with an added post punk inventiveness Louder Than War

Charli XCX  Music, Fashion, Film

Following the impossible success of Brat, Charli XCX refuses to repeat herself on a bold, introspective album that questions fame, identity and artistic legacy Still Listening

Ariana Grande  petal

Represented by the image of a petal growing out of the cracks in the pavement, Ariana Grande’s eighth studio album, naturally dubbed petal, is an eerie embrace of unfiltered rage immersed in a haunting sonic scenery of gloomy synths, shimmery lower-register harmonies, and delicate, distorted electronic textures Still Listening

The Mountain Goats  Days

Another year, another Mountain Goats album. Confronting mortality by lending his pen towards a characteristically broad swathe of subjects – ranging from Guinea Pig 2 to grunge – Days proves John Darnielle is only sharpened by age Still Listening

Ravyn Lenae  Blue Island

Proving she’s no one-hit-wonder, Lenae delivers an eclectic lesson in sonic heartbreak and cements her status as an artist without constraint Still Listening

Man/Woman/Chainsaw  Cannonball

The fêted South London crew’s full-length debut catapults them further into the spotlight. Refreshingly shorn of irony, and unafraid to draw on their pop nous, it’s their most panoramic, assured and openhearted work yet Still Listening