Do yourself a favour and cop this release. Rap is good nowadays, so indulge.

The payoffs on Kveikur aren't immediate, but they're no less orchestrated than previous work, coming across like a more focused and fleshed out Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra with sweeter vocals.

Born Sinner is an honest account of Cole's growth and development, revealing his humble beginnings, challenging successes and bright future.

As with his previous output, regardless of the myriad influences in effect, you never once have any doubts you are listening to a Zomby record.

It's Kanye West baring his fangs, over-sharing and consciously grappling with this over-reaching, over-indulging beast within.

In joining the "real world," he's crafted his best album yet.

As with earlier releases, This River is a seamless mix of Southern soul, rock, funk and blues.

While there's nothing abhorrent about this album, it's so unobtrusive that it's practically not there, just one more forgettable release from a guy we're all secretly rooting for.

Baroque in complexity and dripping romantic drama, Altered State is a strong move in the right direction for TesseracT.

A daring and decadent series of witch rituals, The Eldritch Dark is one of the finest examples of the doomy occult-rock resurgence.

Retox promised devastation with Ugly Animals and have delivered it again, sharper and surer, with YPLL.

If more attention was paid to crafting better songs, rather than just sounds, Howl would have been much more fulfilling.

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 a perfectly flowing album that is, at times, as calming as it is chaotic.

The result is a fine summer pop record that encourages listeners to approach as they will.

While Tomorrow's Harvest makes for a wonderful listen, and a perfect gateway album for new fans, it's not the revelation many devotees were hoping for.

Dva is a calmly delivered artistic statement, one that makes a compelling case that Emika could earn the kind of praise currently lavished upon James Blake.

The surreal strings on "We Work Nights," the doubled percussion on "An English House" and the sultry, repetitive warble on closer "Reprise" give the release a much needed kick, but Half of Where You Live still lacks the strength it needs.

This is a deeply enjoyable, satisfying and fun slab of melodic heaviness.

Here, every riff is full of life, the chemistry popping out in the open spaces, Ozzy's melancholy once again finally, and fittingly, overtop the soundtrack of metallic joy and madness, the whole thing combining to create a perfect metal sound the way only the masters can.

With simple rhyme schemes, by no means is Chance an incredible rapper, but he is true to his artistry, the person he's growing into and is becoming a force in the new age rap realm.

The abrasive noise gradually builds, the rhythms intensify, only to smoothly slip apart at the end, leaving us with an open ending that is delightful and disturbing all at once.

The album's winning touches come from Bruner's soulful vocal melodies. They're a calming element tying each of the record's varied creative efforts together beautifully.

If the self-titled debut was the unobtrusive introduction, Avalanche represents the showy breakthrough the duo have been angling for.

It's the fact that Disclosure make bookish, aurally factual electronica sound so carefree that makes Settle such an artistic success.

Desire Lines refurbishes '50s pop, turning it into modern classics filled with unabashedly lovely melodies, just the way Camera Obscura want it, and just what we've come to expect, and love, about them.

At just an hour in length, Immunity savours every moment, pulling on your heartstrings, lifting you off your feet and inviting you right back for more.

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