New album: The London trio of Poppy Hankin, Iris McConnell and Sophie Moss return with a change of style, from their more melancholy indie to beautifully bright, effervescent but thoughtful disco-pop inspired by the New York queer disco scene of the late 70s and early 80s
Read moreNew albums: FKA twigs, Moor Mother, Kele, Girl Ray, Omni, Land of Kush, Mount Eerie, Son Of Town Hall, Bjork remixes
This week’s roundup is highlighted by extraordinarily alternative female artists - FKA twigs and Moor Mother, as well as a new solo album by Block Party frontman Kele, bringing another political edge
Read moreDrunk, dark and humorous: favourite albums of 2017 – part 1
Father John Misty to Randy Newman, Thundercat to Sleaford Mods, Richard Dawson to DUDS, Björk to Lorde – who is on the first part of this week's reader-voted list, and what is the running theme?
Read moreNew albums: The Cribs, Randy Newman, Girl Ray, Dead Cross, Frankie Rose, 5 Billion In Diamonds
Our latest selection of recent releases includes cutting satire with the return of Randy Newman, The Cribs going back to their roots, plus a hardcore punk supergroup, plus melancholy pop and psychedelia
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