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• NEW The Guide #167: Could Kendrick Lamar’s GNX jumpstart a new wave of surprise releases? | The Guardian | Dec. 6, 2024, 1:31 p.m.
In this week’s newsletter: Just when it seemed there was nothing shocking about an unexpected album drop, Lamar made a truly transgressive move

• Lauren Mayberry: Vicious Creature review – a solo statement of intent | The Guardian | Dec. 13, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
The Chvrches singer’s debut album skips from punk to pop, wilfully unbothered about current notions of cool

• Father John Misty: Mahashmashana review – a superb chronicler of life’s perverseness | The Guardian | Nov. 29, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Josh Tillman ties together the misery, wit and showmanship of his previous albums on a set laced with strings and swagger

• Father John Misty: Mahashmashana review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week | The Guardian | Nov. 21, 2024, noon
The singer-songwriter sticks to apocalyptic first principles on his sixth album, couching contemporary chaos in soaring ballads and discofied yacht rock