16 October 2026
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Richard Thompson Hippies, Thugs And Heroes
Continues a powerful run of modern classics from an artist who shows no sign of slowing down Louder Than War
A latter-day classic. Print edition only Uncut
A dozen tracks confirm Thompson favours quality over quantity. Print edition only Record Collector
A bit of a downer, but those who have found their way to Thompson's songs - via Fairport, or fellow travellers like Robyn Hitchcock, Tom Verlaine, Bob Mould, Pere Ubu, R.E.M. and now The Tubs - will know how intoxicating his kind of gloom can be. Print edition only Mojo
The Avalanches No Bad Memories
The dance duo’s fourth album is their most eclectic and chaotic to date, for better and for worse NME
Leon Bridges Happiness Anytime
On Happiness Anytime, Leon Bridges delivers an openhearted celebration of human connection Spectrum Culture
It still forms a cohesive whole, never wavering from the basic concept - no matter how disorientating and claustrophobic it may become The Arts Desk
Troye Sivan She's The Best
The pop star’s fourth album explores the cracks between the hits, the climaxes, and the comedowns. When he steps off the dancefloor, he finds a looser and more liberated sound Pitchfork
Wishy Natures Pill
A deep longing aches at the core of the Indianapolis indie-pop group’s music, making good on the bittersweet promise of twee at its most heartfelt Pitchfork
Teenage Fanclub Do Not Dare To Dream
There are many artists of Teenage Fanclub’s vintage making vital, thrilling music. Do Not Dare to Dream is neither. Yes, it is comfortable, easy, and pleasant — but to be brutally frank, it is criminally dull No Ripcord
Greg Freeman All Set The Bone
Three albums into his career, he’s simply starting to sound like Greg Freeman No Ripcord
Fontaines D.C. Dopamine Chamber
‘Dopamine Chamber’ is Fontaines D.C. rambling about the worst bits of the modern world – environmental collapse, extreme wealth, political violence – over some of the prettiest instrumentals the band have written Clash
‘Do Not Dare To Dream’ is the audible culmination of a tried and tested Fanclub recipe: richly layered arrangements that interact with a warm embrace, alongside lyricism that manages both timelessness and contemporariness Clash
Jamie T Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)
A curious sidestep in place, ‘Ghosts (100 Days Of Morning)’ refuses to sit in one place, making it absorbing, infuriating and impishly entertaining Clash
Jess Williamson A Mile South Of Heaven
these deftly weighted narratives posit Williamson as a nomadic soul caught between er adopted LA and Texan suburbs of home, with Nashville as a loose spiritual fix. Print edition only Uncut
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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
Rosalía Lux
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Hayley Williams Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways