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Spectrals – Sob Story

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7/10

Yorkshire’s premier purveyors of lovelorn pop deliver a few more gems on their sophomore release

Savoir Adore – Our Nature

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7.5/10

A less whimsical collection than the Brooklyn duo’s debut, but still thoroughly charming with it.

Tunng – Turbines

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8/10

The folktronica collective’s fourth album pulls everything they’d hinted at with their previous work in to focus, making it arguably their finest record to date.

Eleanor Friedberger – Personal Record

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8.5/10

The former Fiery Furnaces frontwoman continues her transformation in to a solo artist we should be taking very seriously, all without losing any of the charm and humour of her best work.

Landshapes – Rambutan

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7.5/10

Assured and assertive in its sense of self, Rambutan isn’t quite a landmark album – but it is a milestone.

Sigur Rós – Kveikur

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9/10

After sly hints at a change in direction, Sigur Rós have delivered a record that’s both more menacing and more accessible than many would have believed possible.

Dinosaur Pile-Up – Nature Nurture

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6.5/10

Though they remain as lovable as ever, a lack of ambition and failure to settle on a signature sound sees the Yorkshire rock trio in danger of seeming irrelevant.