NEW PISS’s artistry is informed by feminist theory – by the recognition that an anti-misogynist world is possible and worth fighting for

NEW DIIV’s colossal shoegaze may have made them grow a little leaden, but ZIRP! is an overcorrection. In shrinking down their scale, DIIV end up missing out on what made them, them

It is, unmistakably, a Michael Kiwanuka project, a feat achieved even in the face of the changes occurring behind the boards. He has earned the right to wander

"Will we break our hearts?" she asks, and no doubt the answer was yes. But some damn fine art came out of it

While Romance wasn’t the most cohesive LP, the majority of its tracks included beguiling hooks and textbook popcraft. Dopamine, too, is more a grab bag of songs than a precisely outlined set. Unfortunately, in Dopamine’s case, the pop savvy appears less consistently, leaving various tunes groping for identity

Like good whiskey, Williamson doesn't need fancy production

More versatile than ever, he moves seamlessly between house, jazz, and electroclash, spoken word and singing

Captures Cameron Winter’s brilliance in sharper definition than ever before

Cancel Me (I’m Tired) is a thrilling, carnivalesque extravaganza, and an oftentimes confusing record, but one that I’m more than happy to be baffled and completely turned around by

Besides its transportive nature, this medicine is Wishy’s own because of the ponderous hooks from vocalists Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites, who somehow find their place among the abundant sonic tchotchkes

For all of her career, Tinashe has questioned what it means to be a popstar, and here, she does so explicitly. But Popstar is less of a thesis statement than a coming to terms with the identity she's chosen for herself

There’s plenty to respect here as Rundle’s voice remains distinctive, the musicianship is strong, and displays worlds of welcome colour. Yet These Killing Times occasionally feels more accomplished than exciting

Bass Persuades luxuriates in both her hard-won wisdom and confidently polished taste, nothing more or less. It may not be as progressive as its predecessor, but it’s fascinating all the same

If The Gem is frequently beguiling, it’s for this tamped volatility or simmering despondence, a not-so-quiet desperation bubbling in the depths

Placed alongside their contemporaries in the last decade’s post-punk boom, what they’re doing is far harder to define, and a great deal more interestin

Under dim hotel lights, Casey’s lyricism appears foreboding and alien in a way it never has before

It's in her ability to take the everyday experience and turn it into an epic noise that Violins finds its sweet spot

Often, their attention is trained backwards, but they're never lost to time. And if they keep progressing like they do on Melodie, pretty soon a lot more people will be humming to their tune

Day and Night is another notch in the belt of one of pop’s best flag-bearers. Grown up but never stiff, it’s Carly Rae Jepsen’s most creative and far-reaching work to date

Struggles to live up to her strengths