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Willie Nelson  The Border

In all likelihood, Nelson’s 75th studio album won’t be his last. But the wisdom he imparts in a love song would bring to a profound close a career that’s as intimate as it is enormous Spectrum Culture

Willie Nelson  The Border

The country legend sings about escaping grief and the mysteries of the road on his latest album, and adds an epic story-song about immigration to his catalog Rolling Stone

Willie Nelson  The Border

Overall, The Border is an exquisite collection of tracks that not only emphasises Nelson’s artistic longevity (he’s 91) but also demonstrates his enduring ability to craft or convey profound and relatable narratives through song musicOMH

Willie Nelson  The Border

His gruff grumble suits the narrator’s weary stoicism, and not for the last time on this album, those gnarled fingers wring flamenco flavoured miracles from the fretboard of that battered, antique Martin. Print edition only Uncut

Willie Nelson  The Border

There are some upbeat moments (good ol' boy Made In Texas) but mostly it's on the slow side, a tempo in which Willie excels. Print edition only Mojo

Arooj Aftab  Night Reign

The singer and composer’s wondrous fourth album deepens the sound of her boundless folk-jazz style. Its gestures are bold, romantic, and often unforgettable Pitchfork

Arooj Aftab  Night Reign

Aftab has conflated the sounds of her heritage with more elegance and affinity than ever before, creating a jazz-Lahorian sound akin to Billie Holiday performing in the foothills of the Himalayas Far Out

Arooj Aftab  Night Reign

Night Reign is darker than dark with only Aftab’s voice as a guide; yet it upturns the unlikeliest of finds Beats Per Minute

Arooj Aftab  Night Reign

Mercurial and moody soundscapes are infused with wistful romance in one of the Grammy-winning singer and composer’s most spirited records to date The Guardian

Arooj Aftab  Night Reign

Night Reign is a powerful, sensuous, and commanding illustration of the artist's mature vision. It reveals just how receptive, and even vulnerable she is to the spirits of creative inquiry, possibility, and revelation All Music

Arooj Aftab  Night Reign

Dizzied, delirious, conflicted, Night Reign draws in tight around you. Print edition only Mojo

Arooj Aftab  Night Reign

Her songs feel so neatly woven that they deny all attempts to tease them apart. Listening to Night Reign, you mostly find yourself focusing on Aftab’s voice – a rich and smoky thing, gentle and open-hearted on “Whiskey”, reaching back through the centuries on “Na Gul”. Print edition only Uncut

Arooj Aftab  Night Reign

She has worlds in her voice, as intimate and expansive as her own imagination Rolling Stone

Arooj Aftab  Night Reign

Throughout the album, it feels like Aftab is standing on the precipice of transformation—taking a moment to peer into a wild, fluorescent new future and admire all it could have in store Spin

Isobel Campbell  Bow To Love

Opiated float-music, smeared to an often delicious gentleness The Arts Desk