The Go! Team – Mayday
Hodgepodge of styles and sounds is a rush of feelgood energy
Beach House – Lemon Glow
Louder, edgier, yet still dreamy stuff from the masters of Dream-pop
David Byrne – Everyobody’s Coming to my House
Living legend returns after a long absence with a nervy post-punk classic worthy of his legacy
47Soul – Mo Light
Globetrotters from Palestine tell their people’s woes while dancing to a mix of western and arabic sounds
Daniele Luppi – MILANO
Italian producer recruits NY neo-punks for proto-punk homage to his hometown
James Blake – If The Car Beside You Moves ahead
The British producer goes back to his mindwarping wizardry, while still doing the sad crooner thing
Cornelius – Mellow Waves
Best Album of Autumn 2017 Japanese cut-n-paste hero’s long-awaited comeback is yet another classic
Marc Almond – Shadows and Reflections
Underrated legend takes famous and forgotten classics to his strange cabaret
Daniele Luppi ft Parquet Courts – Soul and Cigarette
If Milano was NY and sung by the Velvets
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Deadly Valentine
Charlotte joins everyone else at the Disco, and results are stellar
Cornelius – Sometime / Someplace
Japanese pop-innovator makes triumphantly delicious return
Courtney Barnett + Kurt Vile – Continental Breakfast
Kurt & Courtney deliver another gem, but unfortunately the magic stops here
Fatima Al-Qadiry – Spiral
Kuwaiti electro-adventurer challenges taboos over experimental arab-tronica
Sleigh Bells – And Saints
Noise-pop duo bring down volume and up drama
Noize Annoyz 