Ingenuousness bordering on whimsicality is certainly the album's hallmark. Print edition only

An album that consolidates and amplifies both 2023’s debut Dead Meat and last year’s Cotton Crown, transcending notions of what indie rock is supposed to be in the 21st century

Simon Green's eighth album as Bonobo feels like a celebration - few blend club-adjacent electronica with warm-hearted downtempo quite as adroitly as he does here. Print edition only

Despite the backstory, this is rich, often uplifting music from an artist who still barely seems to have broken sweat

Hal-Told Tales flip from splenetic guitar noise to minimal electro grooves and ambient spoken-word pieces. Print edition only

Producer David Holmes gives LOVE a warm, organic richness. If it were to be Dexys' final album, LOVE feels like a fitting end to the journey that started with Searching For The Young Soul Rebels. Print edition only

As a rescue operation on his archives, Wowed Out is a triumph, but James, in his wisdom, might just be out to save your sanity, too. Print edition only

The vulnerability here only grounds the inventiveness of Diamond's brashly primitive multihyphenate sounds, and never smothers the manic, lo-fi funk that makes this such an addictive treat. Print edition only

Shows no sign that the band's demons - or their better angels - are thinking about clocking off, each of these songs a spectacular unspooling of tensions, a high velocity triangulation between J Mascis, Lou Barlow and drummer Murph. Print edition only

It's a whipsmart re-statement of what makes Heaton special and in Broudie he's found another musical soulmate. Print edition only

The results display more radio-friendly polish, while the grooves are enhanced with percussive syncopation, and strings and woodwind are employed for added sonic swirl. Print edition only

The vulnerability here only grounds the inventiveness of Diamond's brashly primitive multihyphenate sounds, and never smothers the manic, lo-fi funk that makes this such an addictive treat. Print edition only

The idea of a third Alabama Shakes album briefly felt like fantasy; I Must Be Dreaming works so well because it squares up to reality. Print edition only

If not quite vintage Carpenter, his trademarks - unsettling repeated refrains ("Redemption"), moody bass lines ("Primeval") and dramatic key changes ("Back To Ruins") - extol an unceasing gift for evoking creeping dread. Print edition only

Compelling even when she isn't trying that hard. Print edition only

Creatively sure-footed while emotionally delicate, it's a powerful document of human vulnerability. Print edition only

Eleven concise tunes float by like a host of funky angels. It's a beach party for the soul. Print edition only

He's always been a crooner in the tradition of Waylon Jennings, and he's always had Kris Krisfofferson's nose for a tale. Print edition only

Sees Lambchop back in focus, Wagner taking on the big questions and the small details, always aware of those truths that lie just out of reach

On the likes of Big Wheels' bittersweet "ba-ba-ba"-ing or the Strokes-y Dobro they prove to be worthy heirs. Print edition only