This is an album that grows in grandeur with each listen, layers unravelling with every replay.

It feels like a genuine step up for the duo, and the divine collage of sounds and futuristic atmosphere make it an essential listen.

In The Seams is the most intricately beautiful auditory to coexist with. Just let it in.

‘Black Classical Music’ is a unique experience, a true journey, the musical autobiography of a musician central to the ongoing development of UK jazz.

By the time the record comes to a close, one thing is clear: ‘Traumazine’ is a deeper excavation of who Megan Jovon Ruth Pete is. While the glossy persona of “That Bitch” Megan Thee Stallion is able to roam free, introspective uncertainties linger beneath the surface. ‘Traumazine’ abounds in empowering affirmations but, beneath it all, this is a release that starts to unpack Megan the human.

The Road is at once the antithesis of quick-fire culture and the very embodiment of it: a mixtape, picking and choosing the best bits and distilling them into one heady brew. Bring on Part III.

There’s obviously going to be more in here for die-hard devotees than the passing generalist, and the sheer size of the release makes it far from the ideal jumping off point for a newcomer. However, it is an undertaking of rare unfiltered insight that allows those willing to stay the course to get under the skin of a true genius in a way that, had the 1990s gone a different way, may never have been possible.

Lotic has pushed the envelope sonically, and compositionally, to create a brave and breathtaking view of gender in 2018 and, ultimately, what it means to be alive.

A fast-paced, immediate selection ‘Dark Matter’ easily ranks amongst Pearl Jam’s most straight-forwardly enjoyable releases.

More than simply a side project and definitely not just a collection of cast-offs, Oddments Of The Gamble is a remarkably cohesive listen for something assembled over time and without restrictions.

It’s a fearless, intricately crafted and sonically expansive body of work that effortlessly showcases why he’s one of the UK’s most talented songwriters.

Not For Radio’s ‘Melt’ is an incredible introduction to her solo world.

It is what it is: a passionate, purposeful and wonderfully presented collection of combustive rock songs.

Memory Streams is mesmerising. It feels familiar, but is ultimately new and exciting.

Front Row Seat To Earth strongly standing as one of the year's most affecting and luscious releases.

Ambitious, anthemic and at times, gut wrenchingly emotional, At Hope’s Ravine is a staggering piece of work.

Succinct – a smidge under 30 minutes, all told – ‘I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away’ manages to be extremely impactful.

Spine-tinglingly brilliant.

Long in gestation, ‘Mother’ feels finessed, her technical skills as a producer aligned to a gut instinct for what works in a club environment. Deftly pieced together, this feels like one of 2024’s most assured and enjoyable electronic records.

A bold, kaleidoscopic funnel of sound, Valet's rich return is worthy of celebration.

The most impressive thing about this large-scale (in terms of both musicianship as well as time) collection, particularly given its improvisatory nature, is that it never tests your patience. The final five tracks are least impressive, but the earlier stuff, particularly in the first half, are spell-binding.

Raw Money Raps is an exciting audible adventure into progressive hip-hop.

An assured work framed engrossing ideas.

The material more than matches the ambition on these 11 bewitching songs.

At times brooding, at times impossibly bubbling with light joy, this is a release that highlight Mattiel’s musical abilities - easily able to drop one sound for another at a moment’s notice, and doing it all with absolute class.

Why Love Now is a brash ballache of an album that will make you hate yourself as much as it makes you hate the world. Rest assured lads, the bar is now slightly higher than it was a week ago.

An energetic and vibrant project, that is exactly what the music scene needed in such an uncertain time. One of J Balvin’s strongest projects to date.

They’ve created something quite distinct from their former work. In this regard, Relaxer places them firmly back on track.