BBC Music / Music News Kvelertak – Meir Eleven tracks of heavy metal excellence from the celebrated Norwegian sextet.
BBC Music / Music News Edwyn Collins – Understated Knockout stuff that suggests Collins’ knack for melody remains intact.
BBC Music / Music News Bring Me The Horizon – Sempiternal A fourth album of successful progression from metallers with grander designs than most.
BBC Music / Music News Marnie Stern – The Chronicles of Marnia Playful, dizzying, cloud-busting and, perhaps more so than ever before, serious.
BBC Music / Music News Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience Timberlake’s third solo album is all mood and no tension, exclusively foreplay fare.
BBC Music / Music News Peace – In Love Peace take the past and swish it about with a bit swagger, and the results are just dandy.
BBC Music / Music News The Strokes – Comedown Machine Brilliant pop songs – and sometimes that’s all that really matters.
BBC Music / Music News Low – The Invisible Way Twenty years into their career, Low have created one of their best albums yet.
BBC Music / Music News Steve Mason – Monkey Minds in the Devil’s Time A sprawling, beautiful, brain-belch of an album from a never-dull artist.