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St. Vincent
All Born Screaming
On All Born Screaming, St. Vincent suggests the end of life is really just a new beginning. Love is the purpose. There is no joy without pain
PopMatters
St. Vincent
All Born Screaming
It’s music that evokes the terror we all share in just being alive, and the way that fighting through it is a form of constant rebirth we all share, too. That’s the kind of truth this album excavates and celebrates many times, and why this is some of Annie Clark’s most satisfyingly urgent music yet
Rolling Stone
St. Vincent
All Born Screaming
Rich in Rid Of Me-era PJ Harvey distortion and sludgy guitars straight from Seattle
The Arts Desk
Pearl Jam
Dark Matter
Thirty years ago, no one was expecting this sort of longevity from the grunge scene, but Pearl Jam carries on with fortitude, surprisingly undimmed in their mix of realism and optimism
Spectrum Culture
Justice
Hyperdrama
Well-layered textures and attractive vocals from an array of guests dominate the electronic duo’s fourth record
The FT
Justice
Hyperdrama
Ultimately hit and miss, Justice's gift for arena-friendly hooks remains undimmed. Print edition only
Mojo
Justice
Hyperdrama
Justice fuse funk and synthwave with their trademark electronica – the result is intentionally uneven, constantly exciting and extremely dramatic
The Skinny
Justice
Hyperdrama
The French duo’s first record in eight years – which stars Tame Impala and Thundercat – features their best songs since their 2007 debut
NME
Justice
Hyperdrama
If you'd cooled on the duo for this reason, now is the time to jump back in. Justice have purified their sound on Hyperdrama, largely for the better
Exclaim
Fat White Family
Forgiveness Is Yours
With more past members than current ones, the scrubbed-up oiks have made their most accomplished album. If it’s a swansong, it’s a fitting one
NME
Pet Shop Boys
nonetheless
Still at the top of their game and occupying their own esteemed place in the British pop pantheon, the Pet Shop Boys are as familiarly brilliant as ever
Dork
Pillow Queens
Name Your Sorrow
Grounding like the first sting of cold air on a fresh spring morning, ‘Name Your Sorrow’ is for the tired, tender hearts who, despite it all, keep on hoping. Pillow Queens have produced yet another triumph
Dork
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