Tonight We Dance

Throughout “Valentine”, Jordan reaches a new height of expression that practically demands to be heard and felt… Over “Valentine”, Jordan takes turmoil and heartache and creates something beautiful from the mess.

From the bombastic earworm title track to the pulsating requiem that is “Paradise”, to the twisted pop spectacle “We Cannot Resist”, “Animal” is utterly intoxicating – something that cannot be contained. Surrender to it.

Mason calls “Already Dead” a spiritual state to aspire to where one is free from the trappings and inhibitions of ego, culture and mythology. It is all these things, and it’s also a really good record.

“Path Of Wellness” proves Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein haven’t forgotten the empowering, life-giving qualities of rock’n’roll fun. Sleater-Kinney are turning their reunion years into a reaffirmation of the importance of support and solidarity on a private, personal level.

A fully realized crystallization of her melodic instincts and the themes that she’s previously explored. She wrote most of the album in 2020, holed up alone in a Melbourne apartment while riding out the Covid-19 pandemic, and as such a sense of solitariness permeates its 10 songs.

“Different Kinds of Light,” is the proverbial big step forward, the one that conjures words like “maturity” and finds her becoming a seasoned performer, songwriter and especially singer.

Powerful, but in an entirely different way to its predecessor, it’s a record which further proves that the strength of Hayley Williams - as a songwriter, a vocalist, a woman - is still awe-inspiring.

At every moment “Home Video” presents a vivid snapshot into an upbringing that fundamentally defines Lucy Dacus’ adulthood. In each tale she finds both loss and hope, a musical representation of the intricate jigsaw of life.

With “Little Oblivions”, the singer-songwriter has made her most cohesive record yet. The resuscitation of a heavier sound works in Baker’s favour, while she still adds hints of the fragile gentleness that has captivated fans since her “Sprained Ankle” days.

“I Won’t Care How You Remember Me” marks the first true collaborative Tigers Jaw album. The result is a record that feels more emotionally nuanced than anything that’s come before it, and as such feels richer, and lusher than “Spin”.