The Student Playlist

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REVIEW: Jon Hopkins – ‘Singularity’ (Domino)

Jon Hopkins’ ‘Singularity’ is one of the best-produced British dance albums of recent years.

REVIEW: Pinkshinyultrablast – ‘Miserable Miracles’ (Club AC30)

Mixing up their previous shoegaze stylings with trappings of electronica, ‘Miserable Miracles’ is a fine musical evolution for Pinkshinyultrablast.

CULT ’00s: No Age – ‘Nouns’

A masterclass in minimalist texture, punk energy and memorable melodies, No Age’s debut album ‘Nouns’ helped propagate a resurgence in American indie.

REVIEW: Speedy Ortiz – ‘Twerp Verse’ (Carpark Records)

Despite a handful of awesome moments, Speedy Ortiz’s third album ‘Twerp Verse’ is strangely lethargic, and feels like it ran out of ideas early in the process.

REVIEW: Half Waif – ‘Lavender’ (Cascine)

Nandi Rose Plunkett, aka Half Waif, delivers a quiet and understated success with debut full-length album ‘Lavender’, full of lush synths and incisive observations.