Icily cinematic, Arnalds has a widescreen future. [Dec 2020, p.85]

It feels doubly elegiac, a mood best caught by Nick Cave's tremendous Cosmic Dancer. Even so, there's fun to be had. [Oct 2020, p.86]

White's rage and fear drives the album's songs across any number of stylistic lanes. ... Which is good news for us, because their timeless fury is just what we need more of right now. [Dec 2020, p.82]

Enhancing the listener's wonder at her rapid evolution, shoreline to treetops in under four years. [Dec 2020, p.90]

An intense, trip-hoppy and orchestral examination of love in all its forms. [Dec 2020, p.88]

It's a beautifully eclectic one. [Dec 2020, p.97]

Symbols of hope still gatecrash his bruised world. [Dec 2020, p.80]

An album that's lighter on its feet than its closest relation, When I Was Cruel. Jagged but innovative and angry but wry. [Dec 2020, p.86]

Although there are hints of his alter ego GLOK's textured electronics throughout, experimentation is evenly balanced with his love of '60s classicism. [Dec 2020, p.86]

Some of its best moments, including Savannah's rolling, tumbling Lynard Skynyrd-style grooves, are steeped in '70s Americana. Others, though, are distinctly so-so. [Dec 2020, p.86]

This is music for interiors, sequestered days in tune with the beauty of our immediate surroundings. [Dec 2020, p.85]

Across a double album, Clarke's songwriting landscape can start to feel featureless, his big-sky country demanding tighter focus, more interesting rock formations. [Dec 2020, p.88]

clipping.'s finest refinement yet of their abrasive horror-rap. [Dec 2020, p.87]

Highlights a voracious creative appetite and their relationship's enduring strength. [Dec 2020, p.87]

Savour John Darnielle singing. [Dec 2020, p.86]

Loma are quite capable of drawing listeners in with their own perspective. [Dec 2020, p.86]

Posse-laden re-workings of deathless anthems Public Enemy Number Won and Fight The Power are suitably superfly; rehashing four tracks from 2017's Nothing IS Quick In The Desert less so. A welcome blast if righteous funky wisdom nonetheless. [Dec 2020, p.83]

The most cohesive Gorillaz album since Demon Days 15 years ago. [Dec 2020, p.81]

Love Is The King is determined to hold on tight to the good things while keeping a sharp eye on the mirror. [Dec 2020, p.80]

The vital spark that graced Fleet Foxes' debut is back. [Dec 2020, p.80]

Ultimately, what redeems Letter To You from notions of idealised nostalgia is the rigour of its performances, particularly those of Springsteen himself, who for the second successive album is in the singing form of his life. [Dec 2020, p.78]

Offers many perfect showcases for their ability to take lounge inside a groove 'til something remarkable happens. [Nov 2020, p.85]

Several songs here feel swamped. [Nov 2020, p.88]

The overall message is of gentle positivity. [Nov 2020, p.80]

Songs draws itself into clearer focus through Lenker's sweet, freshly-cut voice. [Nov 2020, p.83]

It's not gloom and vitriol, it's gorgeous. [Nov 2020, p.83]

It's an adrenalin rush to experience rather than listen to, and the 11 tracks are over too soon. [Nov 2020, p.81]

Punchier and more accessible, while still showcasing the sextet's psychedelic bona fides. [Nov 2020, p.84]