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Gruff Rhys
Pang!

Gruff Rhys brings in South African DJ and producer Muzi to liven up his Welsh americana resulting in a pang(!) of upbeat, internationalist positivity, finds Gethin Morgan

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Alasdair Roberts
The Fiery Margin

Deep time and restive present smash against each other in the latest from reborn medieval hedge preacher Alasdair Roberts, finds Tom Bolton

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Octo Octa
Resonant Body

With chunky basslines and heart-tugging synthesizers, Octo Octa's Resonant Body is one of the best dance LPs of recent times, finds Noel Gardner

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Sweet Williams
Where Does the Time Come From

Ex-Charlottefield, Joey Fat, Haress guitarist Thomas House strikes out solo(ish) with Sweet Williams. The results are visceral and engrossing, finds Johny Lamb

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Hide
Hell Is Here

Hide's Hell is Here showcases a group fiercely angry at the world, but the album is still shot through with a stark beauty, finds Nick Roseblade

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Klein
Lifetime

Lifetime by Klein may not be for the faint hearted, but the London artist's exploration of “the black diasporic experience” make for truly compelling listening, finds Harry Stott

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Paranoid London
PL

Elegant they are not, but Paranoid London's second album cements their reputation rugged, dark, and illicit floor busters, finds Bob Cluness

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Alexander Tucker
Guild Of The Asbestos Weaver

New album Guild of the Asbestos Weaver highlights Alexander Tucker's links to musical vocabularies past and present, finds Joseph Burnett

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Rey Sapienz / Various
Mushoro / Electro Acholi Kaboom From Northern Uganda

Two new cuts from Nyege Nyege Tapes dip into a rich seam of African electronica, finds Clyde Macfarlane

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Trupa Trupa
Of The Sun

Trupa Trupa's Of The Sun takes apparently simple songs and brutally smashes them up, finds Richard Foster

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Various
Strain Crack & Break: Music From The Nurse With Wound List Volume One

A new compilation from Finders Keepers dives headfirst into the notorious Nurse With Wound list. An essential listen, finds Richard Foster

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Kano
Hoodies All Summer

Bolstered by collaborations with D Double E, Lil Silva, Kojo Funds, and more, Kano's new album ends up sounding like it's been fixed by major label meddlers, finds Zac Cazes

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HTRK
Venus In Leo

Melbourne duo HTRK have come full circle to a sound at once distant and fragile that still burns in the listener's brain, finds Bob Cluness

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Taylor Swift
Lover

Taylor Swift's latest album, Lover, finds the Pennsylvanian popstar back in the spirit of her best place, finds CJ Thorpe-Tracey

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Širom
A Universe That Roasts Blossoms For a Horse

Širom create folk music from imaginary places. Minimalist, ritualistic, ceremonial and never dull, finds Harry Stott

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Bon Iver
i,i

Bon Iver's latest – and worst – album, i,i, exemplifies the complacency of late liberal capitalism, finds Jamie Chambers

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Alexander Noice's new record may appear cacophonous and claustrophobic at first glance, but don't let that fool you – it really is cacophonous and claustrophobic, but underneath that, there's some wild pop inventiveness, finds Nick Roseblade

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Thugwidow
Automatic Rhythm

On Circadian Rhythms, Thugwidow's new EP takes jungle in new directions, finds Zac Cazes

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Pijn & Conjurer
Curse These Metal Hands

A collaboration between metal bands Pijn and Conjurer is less about wild sonic experimentation and more about the camaraderie of watching Peep Show together, finds Tom Coles

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Oh Sees
Face Stabber

Whether its Oh Sees, Orinoka Crash Suite, OCS, Orange County Sound, The Ohsees, The Oh Sees, or Thee Oh Sees, John Dwyer's records can be an enjoyably discombobulating experience, finds Nick Roseblade

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Jay Som
Anak Ko

The third album by performer-producer Jay Som is a sweep of touching intimacy and riotous energy, finds Jo Higgs

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The Hold Steady
Thrashing Thru The Passion

Thrashing Thru The Passion may not stand up to their very best work, but The Hold Steady's new collection is still full of potency, finds CJ Thorpe-Tracey

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Joel Oppenheimer / Hans Plomp / Piero Heliczer
On Occasion / Intrepid Traveller / The Autumn Feast

Three new tapes from the Netherlands' Counter Culture Chronicles, featuring the voices of poets Joel Oppenheimer, Hans Plomp, and Piero Heliczer, respectively, offer a set of intimate portraits, finds Nick Roseblade

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Blanck Mass
Animated Violence Mild

A new solo album by Fuck Buttons' Benjamin John Power is informed by grief, terror and frustration, finds Derek Robertson

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Haiku Salut
The General

The fourth album by Derbyshire's Haiku Salut offers up a melancholy soundtrack to Buster Keaton's most celebrated but least funny film

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Sharky
Fruit

Sharky's Fruit EP is a day-glo pop adventure, finds Nick Roseblade

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Sadness
Circle Of Veins

Circle of Veins by Sadness is anthemic and hypnotic all at once, finds Tom Coles

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Erkki Veltheim
Ganzfeld Experiment

On Room40, Erkki Veltheim's Ganzfeld Experiment finds moments of stochastic beauty, finds Antonio Poscic

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Fionn Regan
Cala

Fionn Regan looks to the sea on sixth album Cala with lyrical effect, finds Jo Higgs

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Rắn Cạp Đuôi
Degradation

Inspired by Vietnam's monsoon season, Rắn Cạp Đuôi's Degradation has much to recommend it, finds Noel Gardner

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Oren Ambarchi
Simian Angel

On new album, Simian Angel, Oren Ambarchi's guitar is sounding distinctly un-guitar-y, weaving vivid tapestries out of organ-like tones, finds Joseph Burnett

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Chris Brett Bailey
Verbal Battery

On his new spoken word album Chris Brett Bailey goes for a quicker and more direct approach of storytelling, finds Nick Roseblade

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Gruff Rhys
Pang!

Alasdair Roberts
The Fiery Margin

Octo Octa
Resonant Body

Sweet Williams
Where Does the Time Come From

Hide
Hell Is Here

Klein
Lifetime

Paranoid London
PL

Alexander Tucker
Guild Of The Asbestos Weaver

Rey Sapienz / Various
Mushoro / Electro Acholi Kaboom From Northern Uganda

Trupa Trupa
Of The Sun

Various
Strain Crack & Break: Music From The Nurse With Wound List Volume One

Kano
Hoodies All Summer

HTRK
Venus In Leo

Taylor Swift
Lover

Širom
A Universe That Roasts Blossoms For a Horse

Bon Iver
i,i

Alexander Noice
Noice

Thugwidow
Automatic Rhythm

Pijn & Conjurer
Curse These Metal Hands

Oh Sees
Face Stabber

Jay Som
Anak Ko

The Hold Steady
Thrashing Thru The Passion

Joel Oppenheimer / Hans Plomp / Piero Heliczer
On Occasion / Intrepid Traveller / The Autumn Feast

Blanck Mass
Animated Violence Mild

Haiku Salut
The General

Sharky
Fruit

Sadness
Circle Of Veins

Erkki Veltheim
Ganzfeld Experiment

Fionn Regan
Cala

Rắn Cạp Đuôi
Degradation

Oren Ambarchi
Simian Angel

Chris Brett Bailey
Verbal Battery

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