Culture Abuse
Bay Dream
At first glance, it's easy to underestimate Culture Abuse for the part-time slackers they present themselves to be, but there's a lot more to them than meets the eye on this satisfying second effort
All Music
Culture Abuse
Bay Dream
A breezy, poppy and oh-so melodic summer album
Punk News
The Carters
Everything Is Love
This album is really just a fart that smells like dingy dollar bills
Earbuddy
Sophie
Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
Art isn’t immediately good just because it’s progressive or moral, but OIL OF EVERY PEARL's UN-INSIDES isn’t moralising. It’s an invocation, a diarising, the personal becoming political through its own pertinence
The 405
Kamasi Washington
Heaven & Earth
When was the last time a jazz album included seven violas?
The Arts Desk
Neko Case
Hell-On
This is an album of disparate musical tones that together create an emotional journey
God Is In The TV
The Carters
Everything Is Love
A triumphant, albeit compromising, capstone to the superstars’ reconciliation saga
Consequence Of Sound
Sophie
Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
A powerful statement of identity, a shattering of traditional genre boundaries and nuanced, moving expressions of emotion where there once was an inscrutable deadpan. The fact that it all sounds so irresistibly good is the icing on the cake
music OMH
Nas
NASIR
Nasir proves Nas’ ongoing relevance as one of New York’s biggest living rappers, with the best overall production and best quality control since Illmatic
music OMH
The Carters
Everything Is Love
Closing with “LOVEHAPPY”, Beyonce and Hov are at their most transparent about the moment that almost broke their marriage
The Independent
The Carters
Everything Is Love
The duo’s surprise release, rooted far more in hip-hop than R&B, embraces their romantic bliss and phenomenal wealth as well as highlighting racism in the US
The Guardian
The Carters
Everything Is Love
A powerful celebration of love, family and legacy
Rolling Stone