The rawness of the band puts them in a different category than other soul revivalists like Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, but the visceral quality of Boys & Girls gives Alabama Shakes an edge.

With progression and reinvention a staple of Romare's work, we can only wait in anticipation for his next release

Unsurprisingly, the results are some of Crutchfield's biggest rock'n'roll anthems yet.

Essentially, Yukon Blonde sound like a new band, and they may just be your new favourite because of it.

These are supremely creative songs ― violently sexy, humorous and malformed extractions from some of experimental music's most delightfully twisted minds.

The absence of track titles sometimes forces the listener to reach further into the album's alien sounds, but as Ultimate Care II hits the five-minute mark the novelty wears off and absorption into the composition's overall mood takes place, as Matmos do a terrific job of blending the album's noises (which ranges from water sloshing to lids slamming to knobs grinding) into a captivating whole.

This album strikes an intriguing, if slightly schizophrenic, balance between gently meandering almost-psychedelia and the restless rhythmic activity of recent dance styles.

Barragán is not an album determined to grab you in one listen; it's a "grower," as they say, but once it grows, it's apparent there's no shortage of baroque delights to discover on this veteran band's ninth album.

At only 22-years-old, Cara doesn't feel gimicky, nor like an over-produced product of a record label. She's raw and pure, an obvious example of an artist who will only continue to build momentum.

Tahoe is the kind of ambient album we've come to expect from Warmsley--mostly due to the fact that it's not your typical ambient album.

You'll love this album, but you won't learn much from it.

Structural concerns aside, Singularity still finds Hopkins exploring sonic textures as deeply as ever. It's an album that, in its best moments, finds one of electronic music's great minds operating in peak form.

Low's latest finds Sparkhawk and Parker at a thrillingly creative and intrepid peak, building off their experimental blueprint laid out with their 2015 LP Ones and Sixes and fully realized on Double Negative. Although HEY WHAT falls squarely in between the two, it's safe to say that no one is making music that sounds remotely similar to what Low is giving us.

A winning debut jam-packed with raucous outlaw energy.

If Soft Landing doesn't make you feel good inside, all the drugs in the world won't help you.

It would be unwise to view Amnesty (I) as the rebirth of Crystal Castles; it's simply the next step in the band's evolution, a welcome return.

Mission of Burma continue to create inspired, groove-laden post-rock that threatens to overshadow the acts they've influenced at every turn.

This is no elementary Valentine's card; it's a treacherous and wonderfully unreliable encyclopedia of romance.

The Wake continues Voivod's musical legacy with a pulse-pounding album that stands alongside their classics.

Though it's not pushing boundaries, Reluctant Hero proves metal can be catchy without being stupid. If melodic groove metal needs a hero in 2020, it's Killer Be Killed.

An unexpectedly celebratory affair.

A decade after "Take Me to Church," Unreal Unearth's muscular production and defined vision proves Hozier's maturity as an artist, complete with his usual employment of religious imagery. He doesn't shy away from the darkest parts of the human condition, but he isn't afraid of having a little existential fun either.

They haven't lost the heart of their sound, only shown it in a new light. If last year's Cruel Country was a nod to their country roots, then Cousin is a departure from those origins in favour of new sonic shores.

Ultimately, what So Pitted have--besides a name derived from a YouTube video of a surfer waxing poetic about a perfect wave--is the discovery of a rad tunnel of sound where noise and melody can high five each other with impunity.

Kire had a vision to create his dream album and War Psalms is true punk rock, done exactly right.

Material Control is an invigorating yet familiar release from the band and by far their angriest and densest music to date.

Krug doesn't let the instrumental limitation restrict him and, while the listening experience jarringly contrasts his past body of work, it exposes a rawer, more intimate side of Krug, to much success.

By focusing on the scars that aren't always visible on the surface, Crystal Castles have delivered their most consistent album yet.