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Bandcamp Daily

Loraine James, “Detached From The Rest Of You”
On Her Latest Album, KJADE Moves From Grief to Joy
Nothing Pick Their Bandcamp Favorites
Black Milk, “CEREMONIAL”
The Polish Composers Pushing the Boundaries of Classical Music
Nagoya’s Electronic Scene Is Hiding in Plain Sight
Dumama, “Towards An Expanse”
Weird Nightmare’s Bandcamp Listening Picks

The Guardian

Olof Dreijer: Loud Bloom review – the Knife star’s debut solo album is a garden of earthly delights
Ana Roxanne: Poem 1 review | Safi Bugel's experimental album of the month
Helen Charlston: A Poet’s Love album review – original and absorbing
Arcadi Volodos: Schubert piano sonata D850, Schumann Kinderszenen op15 – playfulness, longing and elegance
Aldous Harding: Train on the Island review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Morales: L’Homme Armé masses and Magnificat Secundi Toni album review – choral sounds of 16th-century Rome

NPR

3 new songs approach unhappiness and heartache in a distinctive way
Young pop stars are burning out — and singing through it
On 'The Great Divide,' Noah Kahan is willing to go the distance
Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE put a ring on indie rap's favorite friendship
Marking the 100th birthday of jazz pianist and composer Randy Weston
Going up! 'Elevator Songs' is a high-concept, emotionally turbulent ride

Pitchfork

Little Wide Open
Working with Aaron Dessner, the singer-songwriter balances contentment and mortal anxiety on the most cohesive and tuneful album of his career.
Better Angels
On her debut album, the New York singer-songwriter combines bedroom-pop vulnerability and electronic flourishes to dissect the end of a decade-long relationship.
Paradise Metal
The inspiring and idiosyncratic debut from a 53-year-old priest in Greece pinballs between drone metal and techno Christmas carols, field recordings and hymns.
Lake Mary not mysterious
The songwriter’s first album in 11 years transports his suave, smoky style and lounge-lizard character studies to the Florida swamps.

NME

Genesis Owusu – ‘Redstar Wu & The Worldwide Scourge’ review: a maximalist takedown of a world in turmoil
Aldous Harding – ‘Train On The Island’ review: enigmatic singer-songwriter delivers mercurial masterwork
Lykke Li – ‘Afterparty’ review: a brief but heady last round from the Swedish alt-pop icon
Isaiah Rashad – ‘It’s Been Awful’ review: woozy, wounded and bruisingly honest
Zara Larsson – ‘Midnight Sun: Girls Trip’ review: reinvigorated pop queen drives us into a red-hot Eurosummer
MUNA – ‘Dancing On The Wall’ review: euphoric pop bangers with a shadowy side

Rolling Stone

Cola Make Modern Alienation Sound Radically Original on ‘Cost of Living Adjustment’
Isaiah Rashad Dodges Stereotypes and Stays Honest on ‘It’s Been Awful’
North West Steps Into Her Own on ‘N0rth4evr’
Tori Amos Shares a Mystical Tale of Escape and Dragons
Kacey Musgraves Heads Home to Find Some Truth on ‘Middle of Nowhere’
The Black Keys Dig Deep Into Their Record Collection and Find Plenty of Gold

PopMatters

Broken Social Scene’s Return to Their Roots Pays Off
Modern Woman Feel the Rage in ‘Johnny’s Dreamworld’
Thundercat’s Humor Undermines an Otherwise Radiant LP
Radiohead’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’ Is Gorgeous and Moving
Vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa Molds Moody Jazz Atmosphere
Kneecap’s Remarkable Sound of Righteous Fury
Jolanda Moletta Showcases the Female Voice’s Power

The Needledrop

Action Bronson - PLANET FROG
Action Bronson's strongest project in over a decade.
The Black Keys - Peaches!
The Black Keys' strongest album since 'Delta Kream.'
KNEECAP - FENIAN
KNEECAP are sounding rightfully triumphant on 'FENIAN.'
Kacey Musgraves - Middle of Nowhere

Hi everyone, Lookthony Outtano here, the internet's busiest music nerd, and it's time for a review of this new Kacey Musgraves album, Middle of Nowhere.

This is the newest and seventh full-length album from this Texas singer-songwriter, Miss Musgraves. And for a while now, Kacey has

The Quietus

Shatterproof: Sam Hoyek’s Demonstration 01: Anomalous
Darkthrone – Pre-Historic Metal
Sergeant – Symbols
Straight Hedge! Noel Gardner Reviews Punk & HC For May
Laurie Anderson with Sexmob – Let X=X (Live)
Loraine James – Detached From The Rest Of You
Reissue of the Week: Kraftwerk’s Radio-Activity
Max Cooper – Feeling Is Structure
Crisis Energy: Extinction Burst! by Guttersnipe

Backseat Mafia

Album Review: Things We Did on Earth – The Kilbey/Kennedy sonic spaceship alights in our universe, and they’re better than ever.
Album Review: Momen – ‘Sympathetic Resonance’: Enthralling merger of electronic, classical and jazz from new London-based duo.
Album Review: Ana Roxanne – ‘Poem 1’: A stunning revelation in tender, honest song by this singular ambient musician.
Album Review: Modern Woman – ‘Johnny’s Dreamworld’: A fully fledged, opening statement from the London art-rock dynamos.
Album Review: Dave Graney and Clare Moore do a delicate pirouette with rock and an arched brow in their new album ‘Laburnam of the Mind’

Beats Per Minute

Album Review: Isaiah Rashad – It’s Been Awful
Album Review: Thaiboy Digital – Paradise
Album Review: The Lemon Twigs – Look Out For Your Mind!
Album Review: Olof Dreijer – Loud Bloom
Album Review: Jessie Ware – Superbloom
Album Review: Kacey Musgraves – Middle of Nowhere
Album Review: Portrayal of Guilt – …Beginning Of The End
Album Review: Kehlani – Kehlani