Also out this week:
As devout Low fans, our hearts are as closely entwined with Alan Sparhawk’s solo output as our ears - and both organs have been spoilt by this, his most stirring work yet! Kathryn Joseph may have changed but we adore her metamorphosis into a queen of dark, atmospheric electronics - cop a limited signed edition before they vanish! Matt Berninger’s new solo album is a bold work that pairs his patented melancholy-tinged drawl with a lithe set of dynamically shifting ballads, and linking his soul-drenched vocals with expressive percussion and body-twanging rhythms, Obongjayar's second outing finds him diving into increasingly personal subject matter but serving it with the sort of bumping beats that will leave dancefloors in pieces.
On top of all that, Peter Hook and David Potts are celebrating 25 years since their Monaco trip, Pop Will Eat Itself have got the looks, your Warrington-Runcorn chap wants to be played loud, Lea Sen is concerned with her levels, there's a new generation of Suede, The Pet Shop Boys have collected their singles, Shura is too sad for her friends, it's all surface with Sea Fever, Garbage are imagining light, it's 5th time lucky for The Wedding Present and Marc Riley, Jacob Alon is feeling romantic, Kendrick Lamar's been pimping butterflies for a decade, and it's been 10 years of Sufjan Stevens' ode to his mum and stepdad.
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