Jónsi - Shiver
Shiver sees Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi trying to find beauty in a glitch-pop style that’s been reserved for freakish fun, like searching for a diamond in a ballpit.
Paul Institute - Summer 2020 EP
Jai and A.K. Paul's new label has dropped its biggest collection of tracks to date, a pick-and-mix mingling various flavours of synth-funk and alternative R&B.
Porridge Radio - Every Bad
Many indie rock bands are quick to pull the ‘…with a twist!’ card, but Porridge Radio’s incorporation of noise and art-rock hands us a compelling case.
Caribou - Suddenly
A mighty six years after his last, Caribou has captured another wonderous snapshot of his oft-imitated, never-mastered indietronic style.
Moses Boyd - Dark Matter
Jazz drummer Moses Boyd tributes the sounds he grew up hearing in his home city of London, from the stoic smithery of grime beats to the heartsore climate of underground dance music.
Dan Deacon - Mystic Familiar
On his most impressive release to date, the Baltimore synth wizard hitches together something that’s equally striking from a distance, and impressively detailed with time and closer inspection.
KAYTRANADA - BUBBA
After putting the whole world onto his bassy beats with 99.9%, BUBBA attempts to circumvent the sophomore slump with a more focused R&B direction.
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes’ 1983 debut didn’t get the ear it deserved until the following decade, which is small surprise; the angst that cracks at the corners of the band’s folk-punk livery was practically hand-made for the alt-rock decade.
The Blue Nile - Hats
On the surface being one of synthpop’s most definitive artefacts, The Blue Nile’s second album hides a melancholic tantra on the anxieties of urban life.
Arigato - Self-Titled
The debut EP from a brand new alt-pop project demonstrates a strong vision and potential, even if the material comes with a tonne of baggage.
JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs
After JPEGMAFIA’s big breakthrough, his new album feels like a celebration of his success becoming a crusader of experimental rap, meanwhile continuing to dig deeper into the fresh unknown.
BROCKHAMPTON - GINGER
Fresh-faced from a tumultuous 2018, hip-hop’s biggest boy band come to terms with that period, finding power in lyrical maturity and audial simplicity as their creative muse.
Frank Ocean - Endless
Originally released alongside the more marketable Blonde, with Endless, Frank Ocean takes a confounding plunge into the avant-garde.
Chance the Rapper - The Big Day
Eight years into his career, Chi-town’s activistic gospel-rapper finally drops his first studio album.
Four Tet - There Is Love in You
Four Tet sees dance music under the scope of post-rock and jazz, and captures a muted but fluorescent style of electronica that is perfect for introspection.
Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun
The sheer oneness of Iceland has made it a very fertile land for creatives, and few individual pieces of work have proven this more successfully than Sigur Rós’ Ágætis byrjun.
A$AP Rocky - TESTING
In what is his first proper album without A$AP Yams, Rocky demonstrates why he has risen in the same trajectory as his boxer namesake.
Time To Talk, Live At LEAF Manchester
A night that aims to provide an answer to a long-standing question: “how can an artist obtain complete interaction from its audience?“
Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez
Memphis horrorcore clique Three 6 Mafia put the city on the map using low-grade studio equipment to create grimy, haunted hip-hop.