A hit and miss album, but its high points salvage it from inconsequentiality.

Wilfully eccentric and endlessly entertaining debut from the Manchester quartet.

Battles-indebted Wrexham quartet delivers an enticing introductory EP.

Louisiana singer taps into Gram Parsons and Neil Young on a smooth debut LP.

An unremarkable debut that simply imitates the innovators.

Deft flourishes and considered wordplay that Thompson fans will be familiar with.

Former Pipette’s solo debut is a beguiling portrait of an artist unbound.

The punk-funkers’ return warrants celebration given the bruising time they’ve endured.

Australians’ debut displays an intuitive feel for psychedelia’s insurgent streak.

Texan rockers are sure to crumble the cynics with their sci-fi-themed third LP.

Leaves you mentally exhausted yet unable to wipe a goonish grin from your face.

Efterklang’s finest LP to date reissued with bonus EP.

Kompakt’s latest compilation is a great gateway into the Cologne label.

Offers some proof that their heartbroken girls-together thing has a lot going for it.

Tennessee pop sprites prove more than just Beach Boys copyists.

Intelligent dance music that is as entertaining as it is enterprising.

Marked the vital revival of an artist who continues to fascinate.

Live improvisations from experimental heavy-hitters.

Stuart adds a little spice to traditional country motifs on his latest studio LP.

Cleveland cosmonauts are the newly-crowned Kings of Kosmische.