There are some wrong turns, but there's ample fierce flair here to suggest Modern Woman could join the likes of English Teacher at the top of the 2020s class. [May 2026, p.103]

A savvy set oozing with all the assuredness and class one might suspect from a bunch of wisened sixty-somwting. [May 2026, p.102]

Look For Your Mind! is another winner for the d'Addarios, packed tight with stunning musicianship, sparkling songcraft and ingenious arrangements. [May 2026, p.98]

The ball keeps rolling. A rare hushed ditty, That Was My Brain On elves, is surreal and witty. The other five have muddy, chunky basslines and spearing guitars. [May 2026, p.102]

Throughout, a balance of reflection and celebration is finely struck: while Feist-sung elegy What Happens Now is a tender beauty, Paying For Your Love blasts off like an indie E Street Band in full flow. [May 2026, p.101]

Self-produced, the accompaniment is lush, woody, spatial, and rich in unexpected details. [Jun 2025, p. 101]

Angel In Plainclothes is an intensely quiet - and quietly intense - listening experience that infuses itself into your veins. [May 2026, p.101]

It’s their fuzz-guitar take on Dr Feelgood’s She Does It Right that holds the, ahem, key to the majority of selections. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Casey spend a lot of the record mining the catalogues on non-household names from the world of blues. [May 2026, p.100]

This package gathers all the hit albums in both mono and stereo mixes, a brace of quirkier film soundtracks, plus a couple of solid but comparatively underwhelming post-Sebastian releases, all with a generous helping of bonus cuts. [Apr 2026, p.98]

The album has a twin-guitar roar urging forward fast, furious and catchy numbers - (How How How) How Do You Wanna Be Loved - but there's also a thoughtful side, a deft delicacy on tracks such as Ramona. [Apr 2026, p.98]

A fearless oasis of natural calm for a world that desperately need it. [May 2026, p.103]

Sharpening her songs' focus and melodies with spartan precision. [May 2026, p.101]

Weller's maturing voice, grainy, textured, and perfect for singing Stax. Another high is provided by Have You made Up Your Mind. [May 2026, p.96]

There are fever-dream phases of Queen II which are as thrilling as anything made that dazzling decade. .... Its reissue is significant. [May 2026, p.97]

If all Kneecap offered was the spectacle of someone stirring shit up, like the Pistols, PE and early Manics in previous generations, they would still be worth having around. But Fenian offers far more. Their day has come. [May 2026, p.100]

13 glides fluently from the Russ Ballard-ish Chew Nails to the funky Crossfyre, delicious dub-pop of standout Keep Calling Me (Baby) and Beck-ish squelch funk of That's Rap. [May 2026, p.103]

Beautiful. [May 2026, p.103]

A fourth album full of vibrant, varied takes on pop interspersed with some more downbeat, sensitive ruminations. [May 2026, p.103]

Remarkable album. [May 2026, p.101]

This Richmond, Virginia quintet bring as much energy and focus to the music as they ever did. [May 2026, p.92]

There's plenty of fun but there's also melancholy too. [May 2026, p.103]

Never superfluous, always essential. [Apr 2026, p.109]

Birding takes wing with mellifluous delicacy and sturdy dynamism, held in fine balance. [Apr 2026, p.105]

Indigo Park is effortlessly one of the most intriguing, accomplished, inventive and rewarding records of Hornsby’s long career, rich in the mellow vibes of his most radio-friendly past recordings, but at the same time resolutely, restlessly pushing envelopes, and its perpetually inspired maker. [Apr 2026, p.102]

"We're blossoming," she sings of a new romance, but she could easily be talking about herself and her artistic trajectory, having pulled off a daring makeover with such style. [Apr 2026, p.104]

You may rejoice, you may be bemused, or you may soil your drawers and run for the nearest exit. It's quite an experience, however you find it. [Apr 2026, p.109]

If 2021's Vertigo Days was impressive but remote, News... is more approachable and tactile in its tunes and textures, reflecting a decision to record live in the studio. [Apr 2026, p.108]

An immediate contender of one of the best psych albums of 2026. [Apr 2026, p.101]