Presenting a portfolio of some of the best ‘rawk’ songs 2017 has to offer, The Amazons have remained consistent and have begun to embed themselves into the rich tapestry of rock ‘n’ roll with a bolshy stadium sound. If it ain’t broke...

An intense, ingenious and utterly insane listen, Murder Of The Universe is another brilliant addition to King Gizzard's already stellar and ever-expanding discography.

While this might not be the most pivotal ‘sad pop’ record from someone who arguably coined the genre, it can stand toe-to-toe with the best of them and few albums have ever been as appropriately named as so sad so sexy.

A 23 track double album, the compositional sense at show on ‘Old Friends, New Friends’ is worthy of Satie or Sakamoto; opener ‘4:33 (a tribute to john cage)’ blushes with intimacy, while ‘Late’ and ‘Berduxa’ are blessed with a twilight pensiveness.

Making Time is a solid album, but it's elevated even further by the presence of closing track, 'Dedicated'.

Crafted to perfection, Silhouette is outstanding in its audible beauty.

‘The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We’ is Mitski at her most emotionally raw.

The result of her personal awakening is an album that is cathartic, tender and heartbreaking in equal measure.

Mad and all-consuming, this is music for disillusioned youth with enough wry wordplay to back it up. In all its angst and menace, you can't help but feel liberated.

Authentic, uplifting and instantly enriching, ‘The Big Decider’ was absolutely worth the wait.

Haunting, visceral, and often beautiful 'The Great Dismal' is a record well worth checking out.

It’s energetic, diverse, raw and full of the forward- thinking chemistry and cool that The Kills are notorious for.

the duo have created a record that captures the leap from breakout buzz to real influence, marking the moment a rising act becomes a shaping force.

The concept enhances the experience but ignorance of it doesn’t affect it as one of The Coral’s strengths has always been the powerful imagery their music creates.

The lyrics are as sharp and malevolent as they've been in ages.

Her self-imposed solitude during its gestation period (she apparently spent 10 days in complete silence at a Vipassana retreat while writing) has led to a very introspective work that somehow still feels relatable.

Martyn manages to strip through countless layers, to absorb numberless ideas without losing sight of his own identity. A fine return.

it’s evident enough that Franz Ferdinand are masters at crafting stylish, guitar-driven anthems. Right Thoughts affirms this expertise, and is a very danceable fourth LP.

By reshaping the packaging of her thoughts and anxieties, West hasn’t swapped her lyrics for carefree, blissed-out pop anthems about a wonderful life. ‘Heaven 2’ and its outlier single ‘Arrow’, along with its music video, show that even under high-energy pop rhythms, you can still find yourself dancing alone in a parking lot at night.

A remarkable talent, this is an album to cherish.

Sabbath have produced a muscular, urgent sounding record that does no disservice whatsoever to those early metal masterpieces.

Pure vaudeville, pure theatre--and pure Sparks.

‘Being’ is the most enjoyable album Maal has released to date.

Iridescence feels like Brockhampton have regrouped musically to create a great, if not perfect, representation and platform to build on.

Nothing Was The Same offers the listener a lot of what they’ve come to love (or loathe, indeed) about its maker, with the occasional flash of something a little more daring than might’ve been anticipated.

It again boasts a plethora of instruments and will likely remind fans why Belle and Sebastian are so great at what they do.

While the pace hardly fluctuates wildly, the constant twists and turns create an emotional collage that's stunning: expect to be left contemplative and euphoric in equal measure.

His wheelhouse has always been in conveying emotion, profound sincerity and of course his stellar storytelling, and ‘Look Up’ is the perfect showcase for him to do that.