From Raye’s multi-genre majesty to Zach Bryan’s blue-collar country, these are the LPs that most affected readers this year
A thrilling group that I thought had gone for ever – so it was amazing to hear this, how fresh it is and yet so recognisable. My partner of 20 years died very suddenly of a brain aneurysm in October 2022 and I so wish he could have heard Caution to the Wind. It moves me immensely. Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt have always been so eloquent about love and loss, and about the joy of music and partying. Heartfelt ballads, pounding drum’n’bass, songs that play with the form of music itself – there’s a lot to love. In my own loss I’ve taken to listening to music a lot when driving; Fuse has been a constant in my car at all times of day and night since I bought it. Liz Cooper, 62, New Zealand
