★★★★★
Tag: alternative
Kevin Abstract: Blanket review – weak songs, wilful noise and whispering
★★☆☆☆
Nation of Language: Strange Disciple review – deft students of original synthpop’s timeless futurism
★★★★★
Slowdive: Everything Is Alive review – not just one of the year’s best, but their career’s best
★★★★★
The Japanese House: In the End It Always Does review – off-road pop explorer takes a detour to follow trends
★★★☆☆
Christine and the Queens: Paranoïa, Angels, True Love review – not so much pop as a towering work of art
★★★★☆
Arlo Parks: My Soft Machine review – just a simple thing in a noisy world: a really good pop album
★★★★☆
Everything But the Girl: Fuse review – remarkable pop return after quarter-century absence
★★★★☆
Blondshell: Blondshell review – raging alt-rock rouses little more than a sigh
★★☆☆☆
Boygenius: The Record review – sensitive indie supergroup brilliantly justify their existence
★★★★☆
Thandii: A Beat to Make It Better review – gorgeous grownup pop experimenting with soul
★★★★☆
Kate NV: Wow review – inventive pop optimist stops writing songs
★★★★☆