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Dua Lipa
Radical Optimism
The British superstar has said her new album is influenced by Britpop, rave culture and Primal Scream, but you could go mad trying to find the evidence
The Guardian
Dua Lipa
Radical Optimism
Unlike many of her pop peers, Dua Lipa doesn’t offer any diaristic glimpses into her private life
The Independent
Dua Lipa
Radical Optimism
The disco style of ‘Future Nostalgia’ is resuscitated on the singer’s third record
The FT
Kamasi Washington
Fearless Movement
The tenor saxophonist continues his musical exploration with an array of guests
The FT
Dua Lipa
Radical Optimism
As Beyoncé ventures into country and Taylor Swift wallows in another break-up album, Lipa’s the star we need right now
The Irish Times
Kamasi Washington
Fearless Movement
For his first album in six years, the most influential jazz musician of the 21st century offers an immense, multilayered work that could be described as the aural equivalent of Los Angeles
The Irish Times
Mdou Moctar
Funeral For Justice
Repeated riffs, hand-clap percussion, explosive guitars and call-and-response vocals all combine to build an irresistible set
The Arts Desk
Mdou Moctar
Funeral For Justice
Only relenting for the odd Tinariwen-esque chill moment (Takoba; Imajughen), this one's an amps-on-11 polemical masterpiece that warrants worldwide respect. Print edition only
Mojo
Mdou Moctar
Funeral For Justice
Despite remarkable playing and energy that charges through much of this record, it’s also contemplative, varied and tender at times, with the gentle sway of tracks like “Takoba” hitting as hard as the noise and fury of “Sousoume Tamachek”. Print edition only
Uncut
Mdou Moctar
Funeral For Justice
Moctar has refashioned a piece of my own musical history, now shiny and chrome. The grandeur is all-enveloping here; a minor epic built from a surfeit of dissident spirit and Van Halen fanaticism
Exclaim
Mdou Moctar
Funeral For Justice
Funeral for Justice is the band’s most forceful album yet, tailor-made to melt minds at massive festivals
Rolling Stone
The Lemon Twigs
A Dream Is All We Know
The singing is as smooth as the top of a kitten's head
The Arts Desk
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