One of the most engrossing UK electronic albums to land in 2022.

This is Westside’s last studio album, it seems like he wants to try other avenues and go out on a high, and while it’s not his best work, it’s the defiant idiosyncratic outlook of one of hip-hop’s most iconic upstarts with all the deserved cockiness of someone who never fell off under pressure to cater to a wider audience.

As a debut, it cements the band as one with a long path ahead of them. As an album, it’s a deeply moving, mesmerizing work with themes that stick with you long after listening.

For longtime fans of Everything Is Recorded, this album represents a bold new chapter-one that trades frenetic energy for quiet reflection. And for newcomers, ‘Temporary’ is a stunning introduction to Richard Russell’s ever-evolving musical world.

At its best, ‘Ruby’ is an exhilarating listen that proves Jennie is capable of much more than she’s been given credit for.

The group tread the perfect line between evolution and honouring their trademark style.

Infuriatingly irresistible.

Patchy with flashes of killer bee sting.

Beginning and ending on a high note, Hardwired miraculously leaves the listener hungry for more, following an all-out binge on some of Metallica’s strongest work since 1991.

Even an all-star cast can't save Caracal from its restrained atmosphere and overly polished production

Most certainly a bedroom record affair and perhaps suffering for this fact but the overall sentiment captured make up for whatever shortcomings may be presented.

There are moments of meandering musicality, and uncertain songcraft. That said, there’s plenty in here to soak up – from its title out, ‘Let’s Start Here’ seems to point to a fresh beginning for Lil Yachty.

It’s just irresistible and should proudly sit alongside the successes of their Bella Union labelmates.

It’s just unfortunate that ‘ISTHISFORREAL?’ is less of a philosophical treatise and more a frustrated misrepresentation of Purdy’s abilities.

All of this means that, in spite of the anguished self-interrogation that went into its making, this still sounds exactly how a Toro y Moi album should sound. However, Boo Boo feels like what we might call a coming-of-age album.

'Escapades' is an audible hallucinogen, and it’s a trip you’re gonna want to take.

The tracks ebb and flow, never stopping in a static moment but chasing a thought, an ideal and holding out hope.

‘Some Like It Hot’ blurs the line between performance and vulnerability. bar italia’s lyrics explore identity and conflict, with the duality giving the album its undeniable pull.

It might not have had a huge single to push those extra sales, but it feels real, it feels soulful, and it’s a representation of Rihanna that she will hopefully still be proud of 15 years on.

Finely crafted folk is elevated towards greatness by the stunning voice of Alessi Laurent-Marke.

For this, Fruit Bats' fifth outing, the Chicagoan took inspiration from a decade-old train ride.

Being a tad derivative isn't a crime, however, and everyone needs an influence. What's important is that the songs are good--and they are.

Designed as much for the dance floor as smoke-filled bedrooms, this album is a window into the mind of a producer refusing to be defined by, or reduced to, a singular style.

Abnormal and mystifying, audiobooks amplify bewilderment on a remarkable second album.

An enthralling listen from a compelling artist prepared to push the unorthodox.

With a low-fi high-five feel, The Black Keys appear to gentrify the rock’n’roll rodeo with an album of carefully poised tunes adhering to the rock-pop formula they spent their golden years trying to avoid.

Sure, it’s certainly not his best long-player, but the highlights stacked here--the truly awesome ‘The Introduction’, established heaters like ‘Fuck The Police’ (sequenced perfectly here towards the climax)--ensure The Diary is, in the end, a solid addition to the J Dilla catalogue.

In the end, ‘Rocket Power’ isn’t perfect, but it’s definitely rewarding.