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Taylor Swift  The Tortured Poets Department

A unique experience that, even with all its flaws, merits engagement Beats Per Minute

Pillow Queens  Name Your Sorrow

Once again proving the four-piece as some of the best songwriters going DIY

Pillow Queens  Name Your Sorrow

With such a stellar collection of songs there is no reason to think this is going to end any time soon, especially when taking into consideration their current run of form, Pillow Queens’ journey is both brighter and bolder than ever Clash

Pillow Queens  Name Your Sorrow

Pillow Queens are still pining after lost loves, but heavy, howling instrumentals and post-production effects make Name Your Sorrow their most emphatic plea so far The Skinny

Pillow Queens  Name Your Sorrow

This has ‘album of the year’ stamped all over it, with every track packing a punch The Irish Times

Pillow Queens  Name Your Sorrow

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Pillow Queens  Name Your Sorrow

Stands as a commendable effort, boasting a handful of standout tracks Northern Transmissions

Claire Rousay  Sentiment

An album to be played and replayed, and will I think be some people’s favorite record of the year Northern Transmissions

Mark Knopfler  One Deep River

See review link Record Collector

Khruangbin  A LA SALA

Like its simple, evocative cover painting of puffy white clouds drifting by a window, Khruangbin’s music hangs and hovers, creating an ethereal ambiance beckoning the listener to explore more of their addictive, atmospheric sound American Songwriter

Melvins  Tarantula Heart

What Tarantula Heart represents for Melvins, at the end of everything, is a fresh start, a new look Sputnik Music (staff)

Pearl Jam  Dark Matter

Dark Matter ended up as the most interesting and energized record since Backspacer Sputnik Music (staff)

Girl In Red  I'M Doing It Again Baby!

Marie Ulven Ringheim explores different feelings and moments as if they're still happening, but it doesn't feel like she's ready to spread her wings, sonically speaking Spectrum Culture

Claire Rousay  Sentiment

On sentiment, ambient composer Claire Rousay reveals herself to be a writer of affecting confessional songs, but it’s her skill as a sound artist that makes it a rewarding album rather than a painfully raw listening experience Spectrum Culture

English Teacher  This Could Be Texas

The latest British post-punk phenoms turn in a staggeringly accomplished and ambitious debut Spectrum Culture