The songs, although well assembled, lack the edge that the band is known for, which could be hazardous.

This album is yet another triumph in Bonobo's incredibly consistent career, and if the Black Sands and North Borders tours are anything to go by, the live rendition of Migration will be one of 2017's highlights.

Hypnotic Eye may just be a solid middle-of-the-pack release as far as Petty albums go, but only a fool would complain about having another 45 minutes of music from one of rock & roll's premier units.

In a Dim Light turns out to be a frustrating listen; it's an adventurous outing by a band that plainly need to sharpen their craft.

Mayer's instincts, developed behind the decks, come subtly bleeding through on Mantasy, but his sophmore album also shows an artist that's comfortable with revealing lurking melodies and smearing the lines between genres as a producer.

Bold and robust, these eight tracks are sure to engage any fan of the label's prior output.

Although the band manage to avoid the self-indulgence that often comes with ability and ambition, Autotheism does occasionally lose steam.

Lesser Evil proves that Doldrums can roam without fear of getting lost.

One of the very few bands that can combine melody with hardcore and make it pack a huge punch, BoySetsFire have crafted another excellent release.

The result is Protest the Hero's best effort to date, one where (relative) restraint yields a far more powerful product.

Rather than slow down and chill out, he chooses to mirror our own sped-up reality in his music, with impressive results.

Though it does eventually get bogged down under its own excess, considering the weight Slipknot had to shoulder to even get this album out, it's a considerable accomplishment and a lovely eulogy to their fallen comrade.

Cosmic Troubles is not only stunning, but unexpectedly so--it's not often we get musical reinventions as sudden or dramatic as this that work so well.

Many Levels of Laughter might not have the drugged out vibe that most psych enthusiasts search for, but J Fernandez's versatility makes him one of the most exciting new artists around.

Portraits is a successful attempt at an album steeped in tranquility that can also keep you moving.

E·MO·TION demonstrates how little improvement could be made on her sharp, consistent songwriting abilities. These are perfect pop songs; a few more rare glimpses of their rougher edges would make them all the more spectacular.

The material on Innocence & Decadence is everything you'd expect from a Graveyard album plus a little bit more.

Bringing a higher degree of polish to the table than past bedroom recordings, the duo also show off an impressive palette of sounds on their dozen beats.

While they exceed expectations on these non-assisted tracks, De La Soul also more than hold their own against their superstar guests.

With On Dark Silent Off, Radian have created a piece of art that's stubbornly beautiful.

Each song on The Bad Testament sounds old, yet somehow unfamiliar, a portrait of the outlaw country bad boy as an old man.

It's an album that sometimes benefits from its wealth of ideas but often finds itself trying to find its way back to a central one.

While the record doesn't necessarily break new ground, it succeeds in solidifying Unsane's rule as the kings of noise rock.

This is a rich and compelling record that deserves and rewards your close attention.

Full Closure and No Details feels more like a journey to the closure Cohen seeks through her songwriting than an answer itself — and what an important and journey it is.

Its first half features some of the group's sweetest pop confections since those massive singles, while its second delves into the muggy Barrett-isms of their more recent work.

Repetition in lyrics throughout Basic Behaviour amplifies the anxiety and restlessness that seem to fuel the record entirely. It begins to feel like an interrogation, the need to know, the frustration and a thirst for clarity. The melodies reflect these pangs, too, as the guitars twitch or tremble, trying to make sense of it all.

Firepower is exactly what you would expect of Priest almost 50 years into their career. It's well-produced, expertly executed and understandably quotidian.