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“Facing hard truths and social imbalance with reason, faith, joy and impeccable bars, Brother Ali gives it to ‘em once again.”

“Abel Tesfaye’s purported final album as ‘The Weeknd’ is a series of cheap rehashings, a display of a magician who has already shown us his entire bag of tricks.”

Tracks by Marie Davidson, Colin Stetson and Kaytranada are among our favourite local songs of the year.

“Montreal post-krautrock three-piece Yoo Doo Right has crushed it, again. 10/10.”

“I don’t really understand what’s going on in songs like ‘Un beau spectacle’ or ‘M.A.,’ but I know I want more, and I’m not sure why.”

“Cartoon Darkness is another potent and boundlessly confident body of work by these Melbourne punks, fronted by an absolute badass in Amy Taylor.”

“The joyful light of listening to Safia Nolin is too intense to confuse for darkness.”

“This album is practically flawless, harkening back to the endless black nights of the Cure’s ’80s discography. And it gets better with every listen.”

The 14th studio album by rap icon LL Cool J carries the weight of someone curating hip hop history.

“It’s an album that flips between sunsets in Ibiza and nights after hours in a grimy basement club, and it’s a clear step forward musically for Jamie xx.”