Album Reviews
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.
★★★★★
Monosynths and melancholia: The synth pop highs of ‘Hannah Lew’
The Californian artist excels in her electronic, eponymous debut, supplying synth pop-a-plenty while paying tribute to the genre’s icons.
★★★★☆
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.
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
Spiritual Cramp drop savagely moreish new album ‘RUDE’
Cali punks strike gold in the follow-up to their 2023 debut, making for one of the finest pop-punk albums in recent history.
Deftones return with new album ‘private music’
The band return with a new record after 5 years.
The Great Nihilistic Songbook: Black Honey’s 4th era ‘Soak’
The Brighton band return with their fourth cinematic album.
Hayley Williams’ ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ is a beautiful mess — and that’s the point
The Paramore frontwoman shares seventeen singles.
Horsemen of the A-rock-alypse: Ghost’s ‘Skeletá’
Back with a new frontman and a fresh lick of paint, the Swedish metal giants herald the end of all things with ten hair metal anthems on new album.
★★★★★
Nuclear Club reach for the stars with cosmo-electronica album ‘Black Cats Are Bad Luck’
The band return with their 4th album.
Psych-rockers Friedberg trim the fat in debut album Hardcore Workout Queen
The band share their first full-length offering.
A grungy, crunchy existential masterpiece: Gurriers’ off-the-rails debut ‘Come And See’
The Irish band share their debut album.
The Never-ending Dance: The Sorcery of Los Bitchos’ ‘Talkie Talkie’
The band follow-up their 2022 debut.
Wunderhorse’s ‘Midas’: Emotional immersion from generational greats
Immense, gritty and brilliant, Wunderhorse are as endlessly addictive as ever.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds share 18th album ‘Wild God’
Right at the core of human emotion, the band are back with mighty force.