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Big Boi  Boomiverse

‘Boomiverse’ won’t be remembered as Big Boi’s finest moment, but that’s more a testament to a fine career than anything else Gig Soup

Lorde  Melodrama

You can hear Lorde replacing the passion of a failed relationship with a renewed fervor for getting lost within the songs themselves, celebrating music’s uncanny ability to make her dance again as well as rescue her from despair The Line Of Best Fit

Fleet Foxes  Crack-Up

Melodies as miraculous as White Winter Hymnal, Mykonos or Battery Kinzie are in short supply here, but moments of the old magic remain music OMH

Bedouine  Bedouine

Operates in a genre that’s seen it all, and yet, it still feels entirely new Earbuddy

Bedouine  Bedouine

A talent as intriguingly fully-formed and distinctive, in its own way, as Marling, Mitchell and Bush The Independent

Palehound  A Place I'll Always Go

A more tonally subdued though no less inspired approach for Kempner's talents as she delivers a poignant set informed by the loss of her grandmother, the sudden death of a close friend, and the thrill of beginning a new relationship All Music

Palehound  A Place I'll Always Go

Proves the fact that Palehound are one of the most relevant indie rock bands to date The 405

Palehound  A Place I'll Always Go

It feels like you’re in on something here, that she is sharing this CD-R with just you and a few other friends Earbuddy

Palehound  A Place I'll Always Go

There's a distinct '90s sound, a channelling of Pavement complete with head-swaying riffs Under The Radar

Algiers  The Underside Of Power

Algiers are several orders up in terms of gravitas and power and the sheer conviction of their sound, not just over Bloc Party but pretty much everything else right now Drowned In Sound

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard  Murder Of The Universe

Maybe by the end of 2017, five records of this headache-inducing madness might be too much, but, at least for now, those reptilian magicians have got us wanting more. Bring on album number 11. Let’s embrace the weirdness Drowned In Sound

Kevin Morby  City Music

While City Music certainly doesn’t surpass Singing Saw, it’s a hell of a lot of fun to hear Morby take a walk on the wild side American Songwriter

Vince Staples  Big Fish Theory

Whatever this is, it’s jaw-dropping. Over to you, Kendrick NME

Lorde  Melodrama

Feels like a volatile house party. There are moments of utter euphoria (‘Green Light’), passionate intimacy (‘Sober’), heartbreaking quietness (‘Liability’), reflection on excess (‘Perfect Places’), and beyond The 405

Com Truise  Iteration

If he hopes to continue the project, he may eventually need to adapt. But for now, his tried and true formula of evoking 80s nostalgia in an authentic and beautiful way continues to work The 405