Beverly Glenn-Copeland: The Ones Ahead review
Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s first original album in 19 years trades his futuristic keyboard meditations for the sounds of his origins, revealing a renewed sensibility for rhythm and voice
Amaarae: Fountain Baby review
A viral TikTok hit saw Amaarae’s seductive, Afrobeats-infused sound soar to new heights. For her new album, she’s diving head first into unabashed experimentalism
Yaeji: With a Hammer review
Yaeji’s debut album, ‘With a Hammer’, tightens up her diaristic style, turning inward in order to undergo an emotional evolution
boygenius: the record review
Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus capture the mood of our times on a record that side-eyes the rock pantheon – even as they assume their place in it
Yves Tumor: Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) review
‘Praise a Lord…’ is ultimately Yves Tumor’s take on pop – a deliciously compressed offering harnessing their irrepressible energy; 12 infectious tracks that leave you wanting more
Various Artists: A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto – To the Moon and Back review
A diverse cross-section of artists celebrate a giant of modern music, proving that reinterpretation is the sincerest form of flattery
Special Interest: ‘Endure’ review
Emboldened by the radical power of community, New Orleans punks Special Interest run headfirst towards the chaos on their latest album ‘Endure’
Slipknot: The End, So Far review
Slipknot rarely stray too far from their trademark havoc on ‘The End, So Far’
Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin: Ali review
On ‘Ali’, Texan trio Khruangbin and Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré successfully build on a rich family legacy, bridging the gap between tradition and modernity
Jenny Hval: Classic Objects review
On ‘Classic Objects’, Jenny Hval strips her characteristics down to their bare essentials and writes some of the most personal songs of her career
Kojey Radical: Reason to Smile review
‘Reason to Smile’, the debut album from Kojey Radical, explores the far-reaching vicissitudes of modern Black British life
Park Jiha: The Gleam review
A meditative experience that invites the listener to reflect and observe
Binker & Moses: Feeding the Machine review
Moses Boyd and Binker Golding’s Binker & Moses project has become a defining outlet for their creativity. New album ‘Feeding the Machine’ sees them expanding their vision
Beach House: Once Twice Melody
Beach House’s latest record is their biggest release yet. Despite the grandeur, they sound as comfortingly familiar as ever
Alice Glass: PREY//IV
Alice Glass reckons with her past whilst carving out a new artistic identity on her own terms
Shamir: Heterosexuality review
‘Heterosexuality’ is the first time we see the Philadelphia-based musician grappling with his queerness so directly
Earl Sweatshirt: SICK! review
The LA rapper’s latest offering reveals a new appreciation for musicality
Alai K: Kila Mara review
‘Kila Mara’ is a record that celebrates cultural exchange in vibrant colour
Mitski: Laurel Hell review
Mitski’s sixth album and her formal return from hiatus, condenses a life’s worth of everyday devastations into 11 tracks
Boy Harsher: The Runner (Original Soundtrack)
A natural extension of Boy Harsher’s stylised, 80s indebted sound
Jlin: Embryo
‘Embryo’ is a notable detour from Jlin’s signature brand of twisted and abstract footwork, yet the imprints of her production style remain
Klein – Harmattan review
A powerful and remarkable record that may well challenge some listeners
Full of Hell: Garden of Burning Apparitions review
A wide array of influences – from power-violence beatdowns and pig squeals to squirming riffs and an avant-garde take on heavy metal – are incorporated into Full of Hell’s latest album
Tirzah: Colourgrade review
On her stunning second album, Colourgrade, Tirzah captures a time after everything changed, before everything changed again
Rejjie Snow – Baw Baw Black Sheep
On his new album, the Irish rapper encourages us to immerse ourselves in blissful escapism