What you should hear this week
Each week music critic Alexis Petridis recommends a not-to-be-missed album that he's excited about
Why Sparks' The Island Years is the one box set you should hear this Christmas – video
Alexis Petridis finds himself in a state of delighted bafflement revisiting Ron and Russell Mael’s albums from the mid-1970s
Why Darren Hayman's Florence is the one album you should hear this week – video
Alexis Petridis recommends Darren Hayman’s third album this year, which he says confirms him as a skilful lyricist and a great English artist
Why Swans' White Light from the Mouth of Infinity/Love of Life is the one box set you should hear this week – video
Alexis Petridis argues that it’s worth dipping into their back catalogue to discover some of the New York group’s history
Why Ty Segall's Ty Rex is the one album you should hear this week – video
The California garage rock hero Ty Segall might be the most prolific musician working today, but there’s no sign of his well of inspiration running dry.
Why's Arca's Mutant is the one album you should hear this week – video
The Venezuelan producer’s solo material is innovative and constantly surprising while still packing an emotional punch, says Alexis Petridis
Why the Drink's Capital is the one album you should hear this week – video
Alexis Petridis recommends Capital, the new album from the Drink. Less than a year after their first album, London
Why Floating Points' Eleania is the one album you should hear this week – video
Six years after his debut single as Floating Points, Manchester dance producer Sam Shepherd releases his debut album. Alexis Petridis can’t praise it enough
Why Boogarins' Manual is the one album you should hear this week – video
The Brazillian duo leave their school days behind and head off on a strange, beguiling and highly unorthodox journey through psychedelia
Why Harmonia's Complete Works is the one album you should hear this week – video
Alexis Petridis recommends a lavish new box set that collects together the entire output of the mid-70s Krautrock supergroup
Why Blackalicious's Imani, Vol 1 is the one album you should hear this week – video
After 10 years and a brush with life-threatening illness, Blackalicious make a hugely welcome and oddly timely return, says Alexis Petridis
Why you should hear Kelela's Hallucinogen this week – video review
The LA vocalist is still finding gold in the weird area between R&B and experimental electronica, says Alexis Petridis
Why Mercury Rev’s The Light In You is the one album you should hear this week – video
Mercury Rev’s sugary melodies and sumptuous arrangements conceal an affecting darkness, says Alexis Petridis
Why Robert Forster's Songs To Play is the one album you should hear this week – video
Alexis Petridis says the former Go-Between’s latest solo album reminds you what a consummate songwriter he is
Why Sexwitch's self-titled debut is the one album you should hear this week – video
Turning old, weird music from Iran, Morrocco and Thailand into new weird acid rock
Why Carter Tutti Void's F (x) is the one album you should hear this week – video review
F (x), the second album by Carter Tutti Void is music for dark nights, says Alexis Petridis
Why Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats is the one album you should hear this week – video
What sets Nathaniel Rateliff and his new band The Night Sweats apart from the other singers reviving the sounds of black music in the 1960s?
Why Chelsea Wolfe's Abyss is the one album you should hear this week – video
Tshepo Mokoena recommends Abyss, the industrial pop singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe’s fifth album
Why Mac DeMarco's Another One is the one album you should hear this week – video
The new mini-album from Canadian songsmith Mac DeMarco is a woozy, laidback affair full of lovelorn lyrics and Beatles-esque guitar playing
Why Julio Bashmore's debut Knockin’ Boots is the one album you should hear this week – video
The debut album by acclaimed Bristol-based house producer Matt Walker, aka Julio Bashmore, offers pop music with depth
Why Omar Souleyman's Bahdeni Nami is the one album you should hear this week - video
This album, featuring collaborations with Four Tet, Modeselektor and Legowelt, shows why this former farmer is so feted in the Middle East, says Alexis Petridis
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