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Dua Lipa  Radical Optimism

Talk of a new musical direction proves unfounded as the Grammy-winning singer’s third album shares more retro-inspired dance pop and lessons from her love life The Observer

Kamasi Washington  Fearless Movement

He doesn't merely juxtapose instruments and sounds, he painstakingly combines them, bringing joy, intensity, political, social, and spiritual poignancy in a vision at once focused, restless, and playful All Music

Camera Obscura  Look to the East, Look to the West

Look to the East, Look to the West could not have been an easy record for the band to make: the obvious emotion and care they have poured into it are a fitting, hopefully healing tribute to a fallen loved one and a heart-warming gift to a fan base who feared they may never hear music from them again All Music

Mdou Moctar  Funeral For Justice

This is a band and artist working at their peak, and Funeral for Justice is a career highlight All Music

Hana Vu  Romanticism

Replacing the gothic, post-punk vibes for more accessible, mainstream tracks, it’s still a good indie-pop album, but you can’t help but long for slightly less glitter and slightly more grunge Dork

Hana Vu  Romanticism

In the constant struggle between hiding emotion and indulging in its depths publicly, Vu satisfyingly finds a way to prioritise reflection and release. Clash

Hana Vu  Romanticism

The LA singer-songwriter makes sadness eminently danceable on her sophomore LP Paste Magazine

Hana Vu  Romanticism

Setting its heavy heart aside, the album still affects with an emotional roller coaster of musical material, recommended together for a good dance-cry All Music

Hana Vu  Romanticism

With Romanticism, Vu exceeds the notable tensions of Public Storage – at once confessional and deflective, self-possessed and dissociative, direct and elusive The Line Of Best Fit

Dua Lipa  Radical Optimism

Dua’s place in pop is still a crucial one, as big pop albums become increasingly bloated with tabloid fodder, it’s refreshing to hear one from a superstar that isn’t suffocating under the weight of its own lore Dork

The Lemon Twigs  A Dream Is All We Know

It’s a testament to the enduring power of classic songwriting, and further solidifies the one word that could be used to describe this wonderful band: timeless Dork

Rachel Chinouriri  What A Devastating Turn Of Events

There’s a stream of light that threads its way throughout the album, something to cling to and eventually be encompassed by Dork

Kamasi Washington  Fearless Movement

A transformative collection of music that transcends expectations on all fronts Spill Magazine

Camera Obscura  Look to the East, Look to the West

Brilliant return in every respect Spill Magazine

Jessica Pratt  Here In The Pitch

Wandering everywhere, from subtle jazz and bossa nova, to seventies Laurel Canyon sound and elsewhere, wherever she saw her songs fitting in, and they all fit in like a perfect glove Spill Magazine