The tracks have separate names but they're really just one whole impressive piece, about as far from Sheeran as you can get.

If these pals enjoy bugging out to clusters of dizzying breakbeats and/or swooning, sad house chords, so much the better.

It's clever, brave and seamless enough to become a classic.

The Pirate's Gospel is a campfire folk gem perfect for the summer festivals.

II is the noise of all their Christmases turning up at once.

‘Written And Directed’ is a thrilling step up from a band quietly coming into their own.

The wonder of 'Stars...' is how magnificently alive all this suburban angst sounds.

This is the most engaging record Green has released since 2010’s ‘Black Sands’ – it is light, airy and remarkably well pieced together.

Growing up is hard but Bully make it sound exhilarating.

Eminem's urgent radio hit 'Lose Yourself', you already know. It's excellent.... The two other new Eminem tracks '8 Mile' and 'Rabbit Run' are on the money, too, the latter being the shortest, shoutiest thing he's ever done. Elsewhere, things get more patchy.

If there's a lesson to be learned from 'Making Dens', it's that there's nothing to be feared from pushing the pop envelope that little bit further.

Following the birth of her first child, the underappreciated Laura Veirs recorded an album of mostly traditional folk songs for children, which has charm far beyond the nursery.

Their sound, which paved the way for the likes of Bloc Party, is still pretty timeless.

Quilt really shine when Anna Fox Rochinski, Shane Butler and John Andrews harmonise impeccably over the spooky melodies of 'Saturday Bride' and 'Secondary Swan'.

His sleaziness is hilarious. [30 Oct 2004, p.65]

Overall Trouble bristles with the freedom of early Breeders or Throwing Muses.

There’s more space and sophistication to The Spark than we’ve seen from Shikari before.

McCartney’s always been about inclusivity and openness, but this latest glimpse into his life feels like a particularly enlightening one.

Molina's retro-countrified songs of American redemption are not academic and studied, but human. [28 May 2005, p.64]

Like cold, clean water, Austra’s Future Politics washes clear the mental muck, leaving you feeling alive again.

The result is excellence as usual, with DOOM rumbling along between sinister and silly while JJ slings in off-kilter operatics.

They get the sentiment of a thousand anguished FT editorials across in a mere 30 minutes.

There's little, if any, regard for structure or convention, meaning that Mole City could be five tracks long or 50 and still happily exist in a brilliantly idiosyncratic bubble all of its own.

From the mesmerising opener ‘Try Me’ to ‘Little Things’, a nod to UK funky that has potential to rival ‘On My Mind’ for her biggest dancefloor heater, ‘Falling or Flying’ reveals itself much like Solange’s 2019 album ‘When I Get Home’: an uncompromising and arresting treasure of a record.

It would seem from the evidence presented here that [King Of Leon] are intent on rebuilding themselves from scratch, drawing on whatever wild and wonderful influences they've tripped over in their race to live five lifetimes in every day. [30 Oct 2004, p.63]

Don’t come to Modern Ruin looking to be cheered up then, but if it’s catharsis you’re after, there’s nothing more fitting.

A Canadian producer who manages to strike a balance between the sturdy emotiveness of pop and the shimmering beguilement of ambience.

It's Guided By Voices' finest work since 2001's 'Isolation Drills'