ALBUM REVIEWS
adults drop new album ‘the seeds we sow are sprouting buds nonetheless’
This album is the sad indie pop playlist of my dreams.
5 Seconds of Summer change up the pace with ‘EVERYONE’S A STAR!’
The quartet put their solo careers on pause for their 6th album.
dodie’s ‘Not For Lack Of Trying’ is a feast for the ears
Her sophomore album is her best to date.
Olivia Dean solves the complications of modern-day love on ‘The Art of Loving’
The album ties in the breakout success of singles ‘Nice To Each Other’ and ‘Man I Need’.
King Princess shares 3rd album ‘Girl Violence’
It’s a monumental occasion for the queers of the world.
Royel Otis leave their mark with ‘hickey’
The Australian duo return with a lo-fi indie pop gem, capturing the fleeting highs and bittersweet lows of romance.
‘Virgin’ sees Lorde desperately trying to escape her past self to secure freedom and independence
‘Virgin’ comes as a complete reinvention following the critical and commercial disappointment of 2021’s ‘Solar Power’.
HAIM are doing what they want and say ‘I quit’ on their new album
The sisters guide us through a messy breakup while leaping between 70s classic rock, R&B and hip hop to produce a confident and honest album of breakup songs.
Unbothered, Unapologetic, Unskippable: Self Esteem’s ‘A Complicated Women’
Twelve tracks of healing, satire, and feminist fury that say what your group chat’s been too tired to type.
A dark, hypnotic fantasy: Lady Gaga’s ‘MAYHEM’
The alt-pop icon’s sixth album is loud, uncompromising and oozing with flair.
The music industry had their own ‘Barbenheimer’ with Fontaines D.C. & Sabrina Carpenter
The two polar opposites battle it out for top of the charts.
The Story So Far share their reflective album ‘I Want To Disappear’
The band share an album full of grief, loss and reflection.
UB40 share ‘UB45’ to celebrate 45 years together
The band re-recorded several hit tracks as well as brand new ones.
Holly Humberstone’s ‘Paint My Bedroom Black’: A weighty debut album
Humberstone ushers in a new era as she reflects on her own coming of age in her strikingly wistful debut album.
the march afternoons share new album ‘Hi James, my name is also James. Hail Satan!’
Chamber-pop for the strange and weary: the march afternoons’ ‘Hi James, my name is also James! Hail Satan!’.
The Japanese House enters a new chapter with ‘In the End It Always Does’
Amber Bain makes her return, offering a piece of herself and her life through her impressive sophomore album.
Sorry Girls share second album ‘Bravo!’
The duo return with the follow-up to 2019’s debut ‘Deborah’.
Arlo Park’s ‘My Soft Machine’ is this summer’s breath of fresh air
Her second studio album does not disappoint.