Jordan Rakei - Origin (Ninja Tune)
"[D]ives deep into joyously chill soul vibes." Read the full review here...
VOIID - Drool (Independent)
"The next chapter in their hostile takeover of the world." Read the full review here...
Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars (Columbia)
"He’s the greatest American singer-songwriter alive." Read the full review here...
Bill Callahan - Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest (Drag City)
"The six-year gap between records found fans and Callahan alike both wondering if he was busy living happily ever after. Yes and no." Read the full review here...
Kate Tempest - The Book Of Traps And Lessons (Fiction)
"[L]it by lyrically vivid scenes, compelling the listener to stop and absorb every detail." Read the full review here...
Chris Shiflett - Hard Lessons (Thirty Tigers)
"[S]imple story, basic chords, no frills, all thrills." Read the full review here...
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Black Star Dancing (Sour Mash)
"[Only Gallagher] could get away with something so cosmically conflicting." Read the full review here...
Stonefield - Bent (Flightless)
"[I]t all feels a little stodgy on record." Read the full review here...
Bastille - Doom Days (EMI)
"[I]t would be a refreshing turn if these guys just shook it up a tad with something that rises above the same old, same old." Read the full review here...
Hayden James - Between Us (Future Classic)
"James shows he is more than the usual blockbuster anthems we have come to expect." Read the full review here...
Baroness - Gold & Grey (Abraxan Hymns)
"Bursting with fist-pumping passages of inspired riffage." Read the full review here...
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real - Turn Off The News (Build A Garden) (Fantasy Records)
"Their undeniable musicianship and songwriting prowess is evident with each well-executed song." Read the full review here...
Calexico and Iron & Wine - Years To Burn (Sub Pop)
"[W]arm, grand and deeply comforting." Read the full review here...
And the rest of the releases...
Amber Lawrence - Spark (ABC)
Anna Lunoe - Right Party (Sweat It Out!)
Aurora - A Different Kind of Human (Step II) (Glassnote Records)
Bad Books - III (Loma Vista)
Hein Cooper - Underneath It All (Independent)
Jamestown Revival - San Isabel (Thirty Tigers)
Joan Banoit - Clerical (Lazy Thinking)
Julia Shapiro - Perfect Version (Hardly Art)
Keb Mo - Oklahoma (Concord)
Madonna - Madame X (Maverick)
Mattiel - Satis Factory (Heavenly Recordings)
Noah Kahan - Busyhead (Republic)
Pinky Pinky - Turkey Dinner (Innovative Leisure)
Skyscraper Stan - Golden Boy (Heart Of The Rat Records)
The Dangerous Summer - Mother Nature (Hopeless Records)
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