Album Reviews
Fat Dog follow up exhilaratingly chaotic debut with ‘Cancel Me (I’m Tired)’
The band’s 2nd album offers 10 unique tracks with constant genre shifts, absurdist elements, emotional repression and high-powered exhaustion.
★★★½☆
‘Dopamine Chamber’ reveals the gruelling pressures of modern reality
Fontaines D.C.’s fifth album comes as a fresh reinvention of an already legendary band.
★★★★☆
Gurriers share their socially-conscious sophomore album ‘Nobody’s Coming To Save You’
The searing voice of today’s disillusioned youth, Gurriers’ ability to turn frustration into rabble-rousing movement remains one of the band’s greatest strengths.
★★★½☆
Hovvdy share their 6th album ‘Big World’
The alt-country duo are back with their most ambitious and cohesive collection of songs yet.
★★★★½
‘BODY TRANSMISSION’ displays MAQUINA.’s evolution into an even grittier and heavier sound
The band’s third album somehow crosses the borders between dance and hard rock, creating a metal-fused masterpiece.
Ololon returns with new album ‘Fazu'ulian Exiles’
The independent release follows up 2025’s ‘Oximia'ades Nepos & the Fasijik College of Fazu'ul’.
★★★★☆
Basement return with 1st new record in over 8 years
‘WIRED’ is a welcome return to form.
★★★★☆
The Maine finds ‘Joy Next Door’ on their 10th studio album
The Arizona alt-rockers are making joy sound familiar, intimate and electric, all at once.
★★★★★
Thundercat’s ‘Distracted’ proves that his talent is only growing
Tame Impala, Mac Miller and WILLOW are among the artists featured on his most distinct album yet.
★★★★½
The Dandy Warhols crack open the vault on covers LP ‘Pin Ups’
The group’s first full-length covers album sees galvanising new alt takes on familiar classics from the ‘60s and beyond.
Rowan & Friends share new album ‘Go On! Roll That Old Boulder Away’
The York band share their new album.
★★★★★
Start Your Engines! Carpenter Brut’s supersonic new album ‘Leather Temple’
The pioneering darksynth musician, whose collaborations include Ulver, Ghost and League of Legends, promises action-star anthems in 4th album.
Between madness and a dream: GUM’s latest album ‘Blue Gum Way’
The multi-instrumentalist and member of Tame Impala’s touring band releases his seventh studio album to date on King Gizzard’s label.
★★★★☆
Hemi Hemingway does it all in 2nd album ‘Wings of Desire’
Punk meets Western in the new heartbreak album.
★★★★☆
Scattered Purgatory (破地獄) drop ambient metal fever dream ‘Post Purgatory’
The duo share their fourth album via Guruguru Brain.
Joyce Manor return with hard hitting album ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’
After four years away, the South Bay trio return with a refined evolution of their signature sound.
★★★★½
GHOSTWOMAN release refreshingly raw fourth album ‘Welcome to the Civilized World’
The garage-rock duo remain as authentic as ever on their latest release.
The Great Nihilistic Songbook: Black Honey’s 4th era ‘Soak’
The Brighton band return with their fourth cinematic album.
Osees’ ‘ABOMINATION REVEALED AT LAST’ proves that the band still have more bite, even on their 29th studio album
The album harnesses a fresh and angry sound, one fans have been hoping for.
Hayley Williams’ ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ is a beautiful mess — and that’s the point
The Paramore frontwoman shares seventeen singles.