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Brilliant pop, effervescent and evergreen, but seriously bruised.
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An essential experience, and quite probably the peak of the rapper’s continuing career.
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Quite simply one of the greatest debut albums of the 1990s.
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Every single track is essential to a story that shows no sign of stopping.
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Callaway has crafted his finest Cee-Lo long-player yet.
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A short-term delight which sets its makers in good stead for a winning sequel.
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Album four from Pharrell and company features its share of dancefloor fillers.
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New Jersey hard-rockers of worldwide appeal release a new hits collection.
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Size’s celebrated Mercury winner suits home listening as well as the dancefloor.
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A fine example of how bonkers The Beatles could be when working with others.
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Several of these 19 tracks are solid-gold greats.
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Hardly essential, but a worthwhile companion to the excellent-in-places Black Light.
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Wears its cracked heart on a neatly stitched sleeve of the most luxurious fabric.
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A frequently startling and ambitious third LP from the young kings of British metal.
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Full of genuine promise that, unfortunately, will never be fully realised.
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Rising UK producer’s latest EP points the way towards an anticipated debut album.
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A colourful-of-cacophony, career-to-date defining EP from Glasgow’s wonky pioneer.
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A cracking little set that will appeal to film buffs and electronica boffins alike.
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Northamptonshire quartet’s debut is a synth-pop affair high on potential hits.
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Carlos’ celebrated talent is bound somewhat by the pieces he’s covering here.
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Band's ambitious third LP still sounds remarkable a decade on.
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A belated UK release for one of the best-received US debuts of 2009.
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Noisy rock that your parents could love? It’s not right, but it is brilliant.
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Superb 24-track best-of from the reformed Seattle hard-rockers.
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A haphazard collection from the Cali’ sextet, but one that scales some new highs.
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Ten years old this week, we look back at an evergreen, ever-vital rock classic.
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Enchantingly minimalist between-albums EP from the sometime Efterklang member.
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At its most hypnotic, Holkham Drones transcends genre limitations entirely.
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The best set yet from this still-rising Rhode Island quintet.
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New York rockers’ ninth album finds the trio playing to established strengths.
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A wild yet charming soundtrack to one of this summer’s best, and weirdest, blockbusters.
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Battles-indebted Wrexham quartet delivers an enticing introductory EP.
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Efterklang’s finest LP to date reissued with bonus EP.
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Marked the vital revival of an artist who continues to fascinate.
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The Pumpkins’ best album contains one of the greatest guitar-pop songs ever.
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A little wonder that’s considerably more than the sum of its admittedly excellent parts.
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Skittering electro that is by turns incredibly beautiful and beguilingly intricate.
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A fourth-hand retelling of a story best heard elsewhere.
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An unmemorable collection of clichéd rap numbers from the Gym Class Heroes vocalist.
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Glasgow band’s excellent third LP reissued on its tenth anniversary.
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One of the year-so-far’s most recommended under-the-radar releases.
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An appealing entry point into Digitonal’s salubrious sonic horizons.
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A collection of covers from the bluesy London songstress.
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A complex, captivating work that retains its magic and mystery several plays later.
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A pretty excursion into the recent musical past of a talented pair.
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XO remains a heart-breaking listen several years after its release.
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Charms with a breezy ease that guarantees it a spot on your stereo.
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The Mew/Coldplay/a-ha supergroup is certainly more than the sum of its parts.
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The Melbourne band’s sights are now focused on reaching the stars.
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Pownall’s easy-going style of acoustic pop is sure to find an accepting audience.
