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Kamasi Washington  Fearless Movement

A haunting and beautiful portrait of so many things, as well as a record that will likely end up defining the year Northern Transmissions

Mdou Moctar  Funeral For Justice

Rich in passionate, and anti-colonial sentiment, you can feel the urgency in Moctar’s harrowing vocal melodies and angular guitar playing Northern Transmissions

Girl In Red  I'M Doing It Again Baby!

Having your cake and eating it can be a messy affair, but Ulven doesn’t sound like one to shy away from a food fight – even if it is with herself Beats Per Minute

St. Vincent  All Born Screaming

It is very hard to convey the sheer creative joy within these compositions Clark has come up with Beats Per Minute

Mdou Moctar  Funeral For Justice

The innovation it attempts, most of the time, falls flat on its face Spill Magazine

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