(The Flenser) The LA group’s second album pairs all the power and euphoria of heavy music with imaginative detailing and poignant lyrics – it will have you levitating with joy Continue reading...
(Somewhere Press) Reflecting her nocturnal work as an emergency doctor, the Baghdad-born musician’s latest blends trip-hop, shoegaze and ambient into sometimes eerie, sometimes blissful tracks Continue reading...
(Republic) Far from the Max Martin-assisted pop juggernaut fans expected, this soft-rock paean to domestic bliss is slight on tunes and still seethes with grievance. And the less said about her fiance’s ‘magic wand’, the better Continue...
Tetzlaff/BBC Philharmonic/Storgårds (Ondine) The violinist’s performance of these two concertos is energetic but also thoughtful, with the BBC Phil sounding electric Continue reading...
(Kemosabe/RCA) On her fifth album, the Californian tempers the bite of 2023’s Scarlet with glossy, lovestruck sounds – but never loses her instinct for mischief Continue reading...
(Flee) Influenced by jazz and early blues, this collection of largely African American folk music from the 50s to the 80s spans poignant lyricism to full-throated celebration Continue reading...
(Partisan/PIAS) Opaque but brilliant, the Brooklyn indie-rock band’s fourth album is full of the dread and dark absurdity of our current moment Continue reading...
(Pentatone, six CDs) The early 19th century German composer wrote a prodigious amount of music, little of it known today. This rewarding collection features his larger-scale chamber works Continue reading...
(Capitol Records) Already dominating the charts and seemingly inspired by 70s LA, this exceptionally well-made record is full of diaristic detail and sweetly understated vocals Continue reading...
(Atlantic) Seven years after her debut, Cardi B is back with a ferociously enjoyable 70-minute album of eclecticism and enthusiastic annihilation of her enemies Continue reading...
(Berliner Philharmoniker, three CDs or BluRay) Five works by the modernist composer, all taken from concerts given by Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic, include a magnificent performance of the oratorio fragment Die...
(Nonesuch) From breezy swing to scampering synths, folksy harmonies to stark wails of the soul, Salvant’s crystalline vocals shine across her ingenious experiments Continue reading...
(Eat Your Own Ears) Lyle Lovett meets brain-scouring distortion on the electronic musician’s surprisingly un-nostalgic collaboration with former Lambchop guitarist Tyler Continue reading...
(Signum) Viktoria Mullova and Alasdair Beatson end their cycle of Beethoven violin sonatas with energised and immaculate performances Continue reading...
(Insanity) Four years ago, the south Londoner’s star was on the rise with her debut Skin – then she vanished. Now, she’s back with shimmering sounds and cleverly unsentimental lyrics, plus explosive cameos by Vince Staples and Kano...
(Chandos) With sweeping full-colour piano, Connolly and Middleton pay attention to every word, every harmonic shift in a performance of appealing immediacy Continue reading...
(tak:til/Glitterbeat) On their third release in 18 months, this exceptional musician draws from folk story, Breton influences and nature to explore the sublime potential of its title Continue reading...
(A24 Music) Haunting harmonica and poetic banality add to the Londoner’s spookily sonorous baritone to create a hypnotically familiar yet ineffably fresh album Continue reading...
(Gingerbread Man/Atlantic) Despite embracing Indian and Persian sounds, Sheeran’s eighth album goes back to basics after two records of muted melancholy – albeit with some surprising undercurrents Continue reading...