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Album – Kendrick Lamar: Untitled Unmastered

Kendrick Lamar’s surprise release consolidates the scat-like techniques we loved on TPAB, and then some

Album: Wax Idols – American Tragic

The vulnerability poured into the Wax Idols’ otherwise-polished American Tragic is a winning combination

Album: Neon Indian – VEGA INTL. Night School

Robin Davies reckons Neon Indian’s frenetic new record to be their best to date.

Album: Kode9 – Nothing

Kode9’s new LP is a hell of a ride

Album: Le Butcherettes – A Raw Youth

Le Butcherettes seal their position as one of the most inventive bands around

Album: Foals – What Went Down

Having been developing their sound for a few years, nothing on this album delivers the punch that many had hoped Foals would have achieved by now

Album: Richard Hawley – Hollow Meadows

Richard Hawley has created an intimate record with musical subtlety to match

Album: Synkro – Changes

Synkro’s excellent debut album showcases a more mature sound

Album: The Fall – Sub-Lingual Tablet

Sub-Lingual Tablet is a statement that stands on its own

Album: Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool

My Love Is Cool makes for an interesting sonic experience like nothing else

Album: George FitzGerald – Fading Love

Fading Love is an album for after the lights come up

Album: The Cribs – For All My Sisters

The Cribs go pop, via distorted guitars and wailing vocals

Album: Drenge – Undertow

Drenge’s new album graduates from their debut’s frenzy without falling flat or fading into the background

Album: Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell

Sufjan Stevens’ newest album may not be his most ambitious, but the raw quality of the unsettling emotional songs place it firmly alongside his very best

Album: Only Real – Jerk At The End Of The Line

Galvin has deftly produced an album that feels very much at home amongst other contemporary offerings

Album: Dutch Uncles – O Shudder

Cordelia Milward reviews Dutch Uncles’ latest offering, following them through their prolonged pursuit of the unconventional

Album: Rae Morris – Unguarded

Unguarded is a pleasant listen, but not without its flaws

Album: Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear

I Love You, Honeybear is a non-chronological discovery of love, strewn with copious amounts of sex and scathing satire

Album: AC/DC – Rock Or Bust

Rock Or Bust is a very sophisticated, foot-stomping album of no-nonsense rock ‘n’ roll

Album: Pink Floyd – The Endless River

Joe Evans fails to see any progression in the prog rock legends’ final instalment