Album Reviews
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.
Feeder prove they’ve still got it on new album ‘Black / Red’
The band prove you can rock out while maintaining a healthy diet of melodic goodness.
Sweaty riffs and tie-dyed pandemonium: Melbourne’s Beans drop psychedelic ‘Boots N Cats’
The Australian band share their third album.
NewDad charge on with debut album ‘MADRA’
‘MADRA’ is slick shoegaze for the everyday existential crisis.
André 3000’s New Blue Sun, a love letter
This album calls for a love letter, not a review.
ØXN uncage hard-hitting, atmospheric doom-folk with debut album ‘CYRM’
The band share their fantastic first offering.
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers share debut album ‘I Love You’
The tragic and beautiful emotions of women are explored through contemporary punk-rock pop.