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Mirrors Ii"thick and at times almost groovy basslines are everywhere, and soaring Day Glo synths have taken center stage. Jakobsson has always had a strained relationship to the lo fi tag that attached itself to his productions early on, and here he seems to revel in making music that feels nothing like his old stuff. Walking With Your Smile has a garage shuffle that suggests a sunnier Burial, until a gloriously cheesy processed piano reminds you who is

and how you can get all evil about it

the polemical Jason Williamson and dexterous producer Andrew Fearn kick against the pricks with unrivalled bite

viscous groan of a voice

and the song selection is designed to work as aTom PettyAnd The Heartbreakers album

for the first time in decades

The icon MF DOOM unleashes his wizardry and wordplay throughout the record

albeit beautiful - a heady and philosophical take on the modern world

ThereÕs just the band that toured behind American Dream

Recorded and slated for an early 2020 release

Halsey's fourth studio album If I Can't Have Love

and Hopeless debut

the power of the performance shines through