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Algiers
Shook

At nearly an hour in length, the latest from the Atlanta quartet is an epic release that pulls no punches, finds Luke Turner

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Transmissions From Total Refreshment Centre
Various Artists

A crossing of genres creates a thrilling fusion for Denzil Bell

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BIG|BRAVE
nature morte

Canadian trio tear downt heir fortress of solitude in a mighty cathartic howl, finds Alex Deller

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Alexander Tucker & Keith Collins
Fifth Quarter

An album dedicated to Derek Jarman and the landscape of Dungeness finds Alexander Tucker in an exploratory mood, finds Jon Buckland

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Meemo Comma
Loverboy

Lara Rix Martin’s latest for Planet Mu goes straight for the dizzying highs – and wretched lows – of the oft-eulogised 90s rave scene

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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
Land of Sleeper

Fourth album from the Newcastle quintet goes hardest when it goes weirdest, finds Daniel Hignell

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Sham-e-Ali Nayeem
Moti Ka Shahar

From Hyderabad via the USA, poet-producer Sham-e-Ali Nayeem weaves a web of solidarity against a warp of electronic drones and trip hop beats

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Kommun
Ephemeralds

The first release on a new Stockholm-based label proves a strange and compelling listen for Antonio Poscic

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Caroline Polachek
Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

Inspired by powerhouse vocalists and electropop of the '90s and early aughts, Caroline Polachek's new head-spinning, life-affirming album creates a space for total abandon, finds Noah Ciubotaru

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IFS MA
REIFSMA

Polish electronic duo team up with Japanese hip hop vocalist to thrilling effect

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Seaming To
Dust Gatherers

On her second album, Seaming To erases boundaries between reality and illusion, finds Irina Shtreis

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Yo La Tengo
This Stupid World

Time slips out of joint on a warm Sunday walk for the veteran New Jersey trio

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Liv.e
Girl In The Half Pearl

With newfound confidence, Liv.e leans in to even harsher sonics and more personal forms of expression, finds Arusa Qureshi

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Acid Arab
٣

Acid Arab drop an album of wall-to-wall heaters in the heart of winter, rousing a hibernating Bernie Brooks from his wintry den

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Kelela
Raven

Synth-driven dancefloor dreaminess from a versatile singer shifting beyond her R&B roots

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The Waeve
s/t

Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall find themselves, each other on The Waeve

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SUEP
Shop

Long-awaited record finds London-based Memorials Of Distinction house band SUEP in full high flying five piece formation, finds Dani Bocev

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loscil + Lawrence English
Colours Of Air

A vivid chromatic wash from two masters of the form

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Historically Fucked
The Mule Peasants’ Revolt of 12,067

A truly unhinged record from four well-seasoned noiseniks

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Opla
GTI

Polish 'oberki' folk dances are souped up with drum machines and electronic effects to highly poetic effect, finds Jakub Knera

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Heavy Blanket
Moon Is

J Mascis, shredding. What more do you need? asks Brian Coney

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Glyders
Maria’s Hunt

Chicago duo's first album for Drag City sounds like something somethign knocked up in a shed – and all the better for it, finds Enrico Monacelli

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Deathprod
Compositions

The latest from Oslo's Helge Sten adds a distinctly personal touch to his great surges of sound, finds Jon Buckland

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Abracadabra
Shapes & Colors

Oakland duo evoke the colourful world of radical Italian designer Ettore Sottsass, finds Guia Cortassa

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Mozart Estate
Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! And The Possibilities Of Modern Shopping

Lawrence returns with an encyclopaedic tour through 70s pop styles (complete with dance moves)

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John Cale
Mercy

At eighty years old, the grand old man of avant-rock remains as… *challenging* as ever, finds Jeremy Allen

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Juni Habel
Carvings

The Norwegian artist’s second album is a powerful invocation, finds Irina Shtreis

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Debashish Bhattacharya
The Sound of the Soul

Combining his love of Hawaiian slide guitar with Hindustani classical music has made Debashish Bhattacharya one of John McLaughlin's favourite guitarists

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Kali Malone
Does Spring Hide Its Joy

Teaming up with Lucy Railton and Sunn O)))'s Stephen O’Malley, Kali Malone's latest creates a time distortion field of sine tones, e-bows, and spidery cello lines

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Daniel Pioro
Saint Boy

The violinist draws together sacred music from Hildegard von Bingen to Laurence Crane

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Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers, Tony Orrell
That’s My Life

A live set recorded in a Bristol pub a quarter of a century ago proves a definitive document of the UK jazz scene, finds Antonio Poscic

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Ingrid Plum
Corporeality

Working with the archive of concrete poet and Radiophonic Workshop collaborator Lily Greenham, Ingrid Plum finds high strangeness in the everyday flux of modern life, finds Daryl Worthington

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Algiers
Shook

Transmissions From Total Refreshment Centre
Various Artists

BIG|BRAVE
nature morte

Alexander Tucker & Keith Collins
Fifth Quarter

Meemo Comma
Loverboy

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
Land of Sleeper

Sham-e-Ali Nayeem
Moti Ka Shahar

Kommun
Ephemeralds

Caroline Polachek
Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

IFS MA
REIFSMA

Seaming To
Dust Gatherers

Yo La Tengo
This Stupid World

Liv.e
Girl In The Half Pearl

Acid Arab
٣

Kelela
Raven

The Waeve
s/t

SUEP
Shop

loscil + Lawrence English
Colours Of Air

Historically Fucked
The Mule Peasants’ Revolt of 12,067

Opla
GTI

Heavy Blanket
Moon Is

Glyders
Maria’s Hunt

Deathprod
Compositions

Abracadabra
Shapes & Colors

Mozart Estate
Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! And The Possibilities Of Modern Shopping

John Cale
Mercy

Juni Habel
Carvings

Debashish Bhattacharya
The Sound of the Soul

Kali Malone
Does Spring Hide Its Joy

Daniel Pioro
Saint Boy

Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers, Tony Orrell
That’s My Life

Ingrid Plum
Corporeality