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The National  Trouble Will Find Me

Six albums down the line, the late developers have perfected their ruminative rock, the beauty of their intricate arrangements ensuring the end product never sounds pedestrian The Observer

Daft Punk  Random Access Memories

With RAM – a masterpiece complete with flaws – Daft Punk have shone a laser beam into dark corners of the 70s and 80s and made them sing again, with timbres more human than ever before The Observer

Daft Punk  Random Access Memories

It's an album which makes you feel warm. It's the sound of love, after all Independent on Sunday

The National  Trouble Will Find Me

The occasional off-kilter touch throws things sufficiently askew to deny listeners any complacency Independent on Sunday

The National  Trouble Will Find Me

It's both the most personal, and most melodically welcoming, of their albums, its subtle, multi-layered arrangements seeming to hover weightlessly while Matt Berninger's lyrics drill into emotionally troubling territory The Independent

Pistol Annies  Annie Up

If Annie Up doesn't quite break the country genre's familiar format, it's a hell of a lot of fun Slant Magazine

Pistol Annies  Annie Up

A pretty tasty serving of grits and sass Spin

Pistol Annies  Annie Up

A record that feels in every sense like a thoroughly integrated effort; the work of a group, not three individuals All Music

Pistol Annies  Annie Up

Their hearts are in every line and note Paste Magazine

Pistol Annies  Annie Up

The lyrics are carefully written and thoughtfully sung; the arrangements share similar qualities, with settings that suit the songs and brief solos that come in and echo the song’s emotions in a way that feels perfect Pop Matters

Pistol Annies  Annie Up

Country's new generation of strong female voices is on a roll in 2013 – and Pistol Annies remain at its forefront The Guardian

Pistol Annies  Annie Up

There may be better bands than Pistol Annies, but what band is more of a hoot? Rolling Stone

Wampire  Curiosity

Their songs have a sharpness to them that makes them sparkle through the lysergic fug. Print edition only Q

Laura Marling  Once I Was An Eagle

Once I was An Eagle is entirely Laura Marling's trip - beautiful, heartfelt, searching, sublime - and thrillingly open-ended. Print edition only Q

Var  No One Dances Quite Like My Brothers

Something serene, tender even. Print edition only Uncut