9 December 2024
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Lauren Mayberry Vicious Creature
The Scottish vocalist’s album is a largely soft-edged and subtle exploration of what makes her tick The Irish Times
Haley Heynderickx Seed of a Seed
Much like on her debut, every song here offers its own treasures, and Heynderickx still sounds like no one else All Music
In many ways, Vicious Creature is less about delivering a flawless debut and more about Mayberry reclaiming her autonomy as a songwriter and performer Northern Transmissions
An album that manages to be poignant and pointed without sacrificing any of its unabashed sparkle DIY
Harnessing a uniquely spellbinding and sensitive power DIY
Juanita Stein The Weightless Hour
A mature record that sounds completely at peace with its place in life DIY
Lyrically, she nails it, but the music is not always as convincing The Arts Desk
The singer attempts to illustrate how grim being a woman can be with mixed results Slant Magazine
Debut solo album from Chvrches singer showcases an intriguing, off-kilter pop edge musicOMH
As solo records go, Mayberry’s first is fun and often touching, but like many before, it is trying to find its identity Clash
‘Vicious Creature’ is what happens when you take all that carefully managed restraint, wrap it in razor wire, and let it loose on an unsuspecting world. Expectations were high, but the realisation is stratospheric Dork
After 10 years as the unmistakable leader of the Scottish synth-pop band, the singer finds out who she is as a solo artist NME
Mount Eerie Night Palace
Night Palace is a chaotic (good) album, one that doesn’t comply with pigeons or holes, and just won’t fit into a neat coherent narrative, as much as I have attempted to horn that shoe Sputnik Music (staff)
White Denim 12
It is unlike any previous White Denim album The Arts Desk
12 is a bright, fresh joy, lovingly tooled for pure uplift. Print edition only Record Collector
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Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together