Combining blues, country, boogie, and jazz, Tómas Jónsson and his entourage serve an excitingly fresh approach to the dreary blues format, revitalised with fervour and pungency. JB<a href="https://kirakira.bandcamp.com/album/l-ttir">Léttir by Kira Kira</a>Léttir by Kira KiraLP — Released August 23If you would have to boil down the Icelandic love for unfettered creation and musicmaking to one person, Kira Kira would be a strong contender. Such was the inception of her latest album Léttir, released while Kira Kira was still in the process of recording it. Here, Kira Kira strips the creative process bare of any intermediaries, imprinting her music directly onto a pocket record as it was conceived. JBA Matter of Time by LaufeyLP — Released August 24When international superstar Laufey released her third LP, no one doubted its immediate popularity.