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Laura Marling  Once I Was An Eagle

Laura Marling seems to be an unshakeable creature, whose art firmly belongs to herself. Compare her to Bob Dylan all you like, but to issue a bold statement, Marling here proves herself, not as a product, but as an equal This Is Fake DIY

The National  Trouble Will Find Me

A layered, resoundingly human work that extends their winning streak without so much as breaking a sweat The Quietus

Laura Marling  Once I Was An Eagle

A work that demands to be taken as a whole, another reminder of the peculiar power of the album form, despite frequent premature declarations of its redundancy The Independent

CocoRosie  Tales of a Grass Widow

Easily CocoRosie's most satisfying, fully realised work so far The Independent

Mount Kimbie  Cold Spring Fault Less Youth

The pair focus more on song structure on their second album, so their soft-focus compositions don’t fade into the background so much Evening Standard

Laura Marling  Once I Was An Eagle

Her latest record is actually her most lighthearted and joyful Evening Standard

Tribes  Wish to Scream

By the end you won't so much wish to scream as laugh out loud. Print edition only Q

Baths  Obsidian

An uncommon ear for texture and rhythm. Print edition only Q

CocoRosie  Tales of a Grass Widow

Bold and beautiful. Print edition only NME

Tribes  Wish to Scream

An improbable shot of charity shop psychedelia. Print edition only Mojo

CocoRosie  Tales of a Grass Widow

A neat balance of darkly powerful and whimsical. Print edition only Uncut

CocoRosie  Tales of a Grass Widow

Vivid, dreamy songs from harrowing subject matter. Print edition only Q

CocoRosie  Tales of a Grass Widow

It's uplifting, triumphant and inquisitive Drowned In Sound

CocoRosie  Tales of a Grass Widow

It’s CocoRosie and it’s beautiful God Is In The TV

CocoRosie  Tales of a Grass Widow

A bewitching, beautiful album, with no two songs alike Clash