4 February 2026
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Sébastien Tellier Kiss The Beast
He has come up with another pop subversion that works on every level Beats Per Minute
Mandy, Indiana URGH
URGH exists in its own lane, moving steadily, unconcerned with who’s alongside it or who’s fallen behind. There is no climax. The music simply stops dead, like someone cut the power mid-thought God Is In The TV
The second album from the noise-rock band doubles down on their abrasive assault The Skinny
The Manchester noise rock band take their sound to thrilling new places on an exploratory second album Rolling Stone UK
‘URGH’ sees Mandy, Indiana once again defy any pigeonholing DIY
Ratboys Singin' To An Empty Chair
At a time when country-tinged indie rock is by no means in short supply in America - Wednesday, Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman all spring to mind - Ratboys have earned their seat at the top table DIY
Ari Lennox Vacancy
Vacancy serves as a testament to Ari Lennox’s skill while simultaneously exposing the pitfalls of the modern R&B assembly line Spectrum Culture
Joyce Manor I Used to Go to This Bar
In a scant 19 minutes, I Used to Go to This Bar taps into the allure and the danger of living in the past, as well as the runaway joy and fear of living in the present Spectrum Culture
Comfortably the most accomplished and self-assured Ratboys album to date Exclaim
With the hooks, heart, and heaviness packed into Singin’ To An Empty Chair’s 50 mins, their time could well be now The Line Of Best Fit
The album frames intimacy as a risk worth taking regardless of the outcome Slant Magazine
Ratboys have definitively made one of 2026's first brilliant albums. Print edition only Record Collector
Lucinda Williams World's Gone Wrong
The ten tracks on Lucinda Williams’ World Gone Wrong are heavy. This ain’t no party record. There’s too much pain going around in the world PopMatters
Cast Yeah Yeah Yeah
Judging by Yeah Yeah Yeah, it seems Cast’s vinyl collection consists solely of Rubber Soul, Abbey Road, and The White Album PopMatters
Not all of Kiss the Beast's risks pay off, but by letting his creativity run wild, Tellier defies the expectations of anyone who thinks they know his music inside and out All Music
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