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Dua Lipa
Radical Optimism
The English-Albanian pop superstar’s follow-up to Future Nostalgia lacks color, edge and instinct, as its 11 songs get lost beneath Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle’s psychedelic dependencies
Paste Magazine
Hana Vu
Romanticism
Even if the record’s themes or lyrics play as a touch dramatic, Vu makes it easy to get swept up in the melodrama of each ascendant harmony and pounding guitar chord, seizing on the time when each swirl of emotion felt new and potent
Under The Radar
Kamasi Washington
Fearless Movement
Jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington’s latest album, Fearless Movement, inspires motion and emotion by combining contemporary jazz with pop, soul, and rap
PopMatters
Sia
Reasonable Woman
The Australian hitmaker’s 10th studio album is an overproduced amalgamation of disco, hip-hop, and radio pop that even Sia’s gale-force delivery can only carry so far
Pitchfork
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
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