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Only Now & Beneath The Ruins
Anamnesis

A collaboration between two disparate California musicians sometimes feels like just that, but it's not without high points of heavy, quasi-cinematic action

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Elegiac
Elegiac

A collaboration between Blurt's Ted Milton and Wire's Graham Lewis proves a bracing but welcome relief for Julian Marszalek

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Gazelle Twin & Nyx
Deep England

Gazelle Twin collaborates with electronic drone choir NYX to dig up the bones of England's restless dead

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Altın Gün
YOL

They may be locked down, but Altın Gün are always a transportive listen, finds Richie Troughton

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Psychic Hotline
The Wild World of Psychic Hotline

Ruth Mascelli of Special Interest closes the door on their Psychic Hotline project with this hour long anthology of tracks recorded between 2015 and 2019 – a perfect swan song, finds Nick Roseblade

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Kiazi Malonga
Tembo kia Ngoma

Drums come to the fore in this debut album from Congolese-American artist Kiazi Malonga

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The Anchoress
The Art Of Losing

With guest vocals from James Dean Bradfield (and drumming from Sterling Campbell, it's nonetheless Catherine Anne Davies's own production skills that make her second Anchoress album so special, finds Marc Burrows

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Machinefabriek
With Drums

Rutger Zuydervelt’s lockdown project, stitching together bursts of stick work from the likes of Tony Buck, Greg Saunier, and Yuko Oshima, proves an insightful glimpse into the downtime of musicians, finds Richard Foster

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Goat Girl
On All Fours

Laced with melancholy, Goat Girl's *On All Fours* remains an unihibited joy, finds Nick Roseblade

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Elephant9
Arrival Of The New Elders

Norway’s premier prog/jazz/psych trio return with a studio recording that reveals a gentler and more spacious aspect to their sound on most diverse and rewarding album yet, finds Sean Kitching

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Plankton Wat
Future Times

Imbued with a rich sense of place, Plankton Wat's new record finds inner peace, finds Tom Bolton

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Les Conches Velasques
Celebración Del Trance Profano

With adaptions of Moroccan and Spanish folk music and soaring guitar-playing by Thomas House of Sweet Williams, Concepción's Les Conches Velasques have come up with something very special indeed, finds Noel Gardner

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Jane Weaver
Flock

The house that Jane built is filled with mysteries and strange reversals, finds Richard Foster

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Do You Have the Force? Jon Savage’s Alternate History of Electronic Music, 1978–82
Various Artists

A compilation of space age prog and disco novelties curated by Jon Savage recalls an era when the future was still something to look forward to

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Arovane
Wirkung

Arovane draws sublime ambient electronics from the forest murmurs, finds David Burke

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Carmen Villain
Sketch for Winter IX: Perlita

Carmen Villain's excellent Perlita feels effortless, natural, and inevitable, says Bernie Brooks

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The Weather Station
Ignorance

From the end of the affair to the end of the world, The Weather Station's fifth album is rich and full, finds Zara Hedderman

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Kìzis
Tidibàbide/Turn

From Algonquin folk songs to electro bangers, the epic new album by Kìzis certainly packs a lot in, finds Nick Roseblade

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Lost Highway: Nick Cave And Warren Ellis’ ‘Carnage’ Reviewed

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis' lockdown album, 'Carnage', is full of vast swings of emotion, strange shifts in reality, endless twists, and frustrating failures of momentum – an accurate reflection of the last year. Patrick Clarke reviews an often remarkable but occasionally exasperating new record

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Mush
Lines Redacted

Leeds post-punks Mush have returned. And they have brought the riffs. Hayley Scott smells a potential future classic

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Melvins
Working With God

Melvins return with their 24th full-length studio album and they still don't give a damn what you think about it, finds Tom Coles

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Brijean
Feelings

The follow up to 2019's *Walkie Talkie* sees Brijean take more lyrical risks with their dreamy take on disco pop, finds Nick Roseblade

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Howie Reeve & Kumio Kurachi
Double Rainbow

In Fukuoka native Kumio Kurachi, Glasgow's Howie Reeve may finally have found his soul mate, suggest Richard Foster

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Mogwai
As The Love Continues

With their tenth album, Scottish post-rockers Mogwai are still finding little corners to experiment with, finds Tom Coles

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Buke and Gase and So Percussion
A Record Of

Hudson instrument builders Buke and Gase team up with Brooklyn quartet Sō Percussion for an album rich with the energy of cross-fertilisation

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Jim Ghedi
In the Furrows of Commonplace

Jim Ghedi's new album is raw and visceral stuff – and that may be exactly what we need right now, finds Johny Lamb

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Mariel Roberts
Armament

The cello playing of Mariel Roberts is as confounding as it is beautiful, finds Nick Roseblade

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Octo Octa
She’s Calling EP

Octo Octa's new EP tackles the thorny question of how to make club music for a time without clubs, finds Chiara Wilkinson

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Anna B Savage
A Common Turn

The London singer-songwriter offers up a vulnerable voyage exploring mental health, sexuality, and self-growth

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William Parker
Migration Of Silence Into And Out Of The Tone World (Volumes 1–10)

A ten disc set from the prolific former Cecil Taylor collaborator shows the richness and breadth of Parker's sonic worlds, finds Angus Batey

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Slowthai
TYRON

A new double album (albeit, a remarkably brief one) shows Northampton's slowthai getting personal, finds Rob Hakimian

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The Besnard Lakes
Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings

Originally conceived as one long suite of music, the new Besnard Lakes may just be a career high for the Quebecois psych rockers, finds Julian Marszalek

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Only Now & Beneath The Ruins
Anamnesis

Elegiac
Elegiac

Gazelle Twin & Nyx
Deep England

Altın Gün
YOL

Psychic Hotline
The Wild World of Psychic Hotline

Kiazi Malonga
Tembo kia Ngoma

The Anchoress
The Art Of Losing

Machinefabriek
With Drums

Goat Girl
On All Fours

Elephant9
Arrival Of The New Elders

Plankton Wat
Future Times

Les Conches Velasques
Celebración Del Trance Profano

Jane Weaver
Flock

Do You Have the Force? Jon Savage’s Alternate History of Electronic Music, 1978–82
Various Artists

Arovane
Wirkung

Carmen Villain
Sketch for Winter IX: Perlita

The Weather Station
Ignorance

Kìzis
Tidibàbide/Turn

Mush
Lines Redacted

Melvins
Working With God

Brijean
Feelings

Howie Reeve & Kumio Kurachi
Double Rainbow

Mogwai
As The Love Continues

Buke and Gase and So Percussion
A Record Of

Jim Ghedi
In the Furrows of Commonplace

Mariel Roberts
Armament

Octo Octa
She’s Calling EP

Anna B Savage
A Common Turn

William Parker
Migration Of Silence Into And Out Of The Tone World (Volumes 1–10)

Slowthai
TYRON

The Besnard Lakes
Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings