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Rita Ora’s new album has been greeted with universal acclaim. Six years in the making (due to legal disputes with her label) a lot of the album feels familiar. This is a function of the streaming age, with singles being dropped over time. We’ve been listening to the late Avicii with Rita on “Lonely Together” and “For You” from the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack for a fair while now but there are plenty of new treats here. NME described it accurately as “a confident pop gem that stands tall on its own”. We look forward to it this week.

Hozier – Movement
Mumford & Sons – Beloved
Lennon Stella – Fortress
Rita Ora – Velvet Rope
Lastlings – Deja Vu
NOURI – Where Do We Go From Here
Jonas Blue, Jessie Reyez, Juan Magan – Wherever You Go
dodie – If I’m Being Honest
Leisure – Feeling Free
Tom Odell – If You Wanna Love Somebody
Only a couple of years after the smash hit album Evolve comes Imagine Dragons’ fourth album, 12 tracks of solid pop rock, written to conquer the charts. Although the singles don’t seem quite as strong as the last album this is still a great listening experience, if you enjoy melodic thumping rock.
Tarn PK – Talk To You
Galantis – Emoji
Kings – Carry You
Ellie Goulding & Diplo – Close To Me
H.E.R. – Carried Away
Groovy bluesy music – from Australia! The Teskey Brothers have released a deluxe version of last year’s Half Mile Harvest with two great new tracks – “I Get Up” and “Say You’ll Do”. A fantasic album evoking the Motown sound.
Thomston – The Heights
Steve Aoki – Waste It On Me feat BTS
Kygo – Happy Now feat. Sandro Cavazza
Rudimental – Walk Alone feat. Tom Walker
We don’t always agree with Pitchfork reviews, but