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Gwenno
Tresor
It's the garlanded ritual folk of Kan Me ("May Song"), however, that underlines this is a record of changing seasons and transitional states. Accept the offer of tea but prepare to lose days in the process. Print edition only
Mojo
Gwenno
Tresor
Gwenno's excellent third album Tresor is a thrilling psych-pop journey well worth the four-year wait
The Skinny
Gwenno
Tresor
This enchanting and deeply felt piece of work looks set to give Cornish culture another shot in the arm, showcasing as it does the language’s attractive contours
musicOMH
Gwenno
Tresor
Gwenno has once again married the otherworldly with the primal with supreme effect
Clash
Momma
Household Name
The band’s third album, and first for Lucky Number, is a whirlwind of huge riffs and slick ‘90s revivalism
NME
Regina Spektor
Home, before and after
The production may sound sanitised, but Spektor’s cracked the songwriting code
Gigwise
Momma
Household Name
Whether it's highly relatable or a bit paint-by-numbers is up to the listener, although the blueprint here is an auspiciously well-tested one
All Music
Zola Jesus
Arkhon
Arkhon is an impressively solid album, if sometimes lacking in originality. It confirms the place of Zola Jesus in the pantheon of dark and slightly twisted contemporary pop
The Irish Times
Lupe Fiasco
Drill Music in Zion
The rapper’s loose, speedily recorded eighth album is full of restless innovation – with mixed results
The Observer
Lupe Fiasco
Drill Music in Zion
Drill Music in Zion is strong but weighed down by its heavy message and repetitive structure, ultimately highlighted by lengthy runtimes
The Line Of Best Fit
Lupe Fiasco
Drill Music in Zion
After yelling warnings outside the gates for nearly a decade, at 40 years old, Lupe has managed to get his message across more effectively with a whisper on DRILL MUSIC IN ZION
Exclaim
Lupe Fiasco
Drill Music in Zion
An unpredictable force who is unafraid to speak the truth, Lupe Fiasco merges the modern with the classic for another powerful project
Clash
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