11 February 2025
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DITZ Never Exhale
Listening to Never Exhale was almost cathartic in a way Sputnik Music (staff)
The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow
Hurry Up Tomorrow feels like Tesfaye’s attempt at summing up everything that was great about the Weeknd as a project, but unfortunately, it’s clear that no one ever brought a knife to the recording sessions Spectrum Culture
Squid Cowards
It's intricate, ambitious music that your next-door-neighbour would undoubtedly label 'difficult' The Arts Desk
Biig Piig 11:11
Reflecting on her past, present, and future, Biig Piig delivers catchy dance tunes as well as softer, laid-back and introspective tracks on her debut album The Skinny
Heartworms Glutton For Punishment
Glutton For Punishment—meticulously produced by Dan Carey—is a breath of fresh air that plays like a walk through a haunted woodland, where shadows dance and strange creatures lurk and has potential to be a classic for years to come Under The Radar
Sharon Van Etten Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
The indie singer-songwriter's new album Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory is her first fronting a band and her most groove-oriented record yet Rolling Stone
In the afterlife, through a fresh gothic sound, and even in her new band, Sharon Van Etten stays true to herself and who she might have become PopMatters
Benjamin Booker Lower
Benjamin Booker’s new album LOWER asks how to live in an awful world. His only answer is to keep stepping forward into the darkness PopMatters
Manic Street Preachers Critical Thinking
There seems to be some tension at the heart of the band’s dynamic right now, but it has inspired a meticulous, strident and euphoric sounding record Clash
Olly Alexander Polari
There’s a sense that he still has much more to give as a solo artist, but ‘Polari’ is an assured and ambitious start from one of our brightest pop personalities Dork
Polari is brash and bold on the surface, but Alexander flails when searching for something truly profound to say The Independent
The actor-singer’s solo debut proper looks to 1980s gay clubland for inspiration, but plays it too safe under all the retro synths and stammered-vocal effects The Guardian
Unsurprisingly, another queer tour-de-force DIY
The British singer sounds reinvigorated on his sonically inventive solo debut musicOMH
Squid are still in the early part of their career, but with each record, they've shown a remarkable adaptability and willingness to change, without losing what makes them special All Music
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"It couldn’t be anyone else making this record in 2025" (8/10 - Under the Radar). "The Welsh rockers’ 15th album finds them in thought-provoking mood" (8/10 - The Guardian)
Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together