24 July 2026
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Charli XCX Music, Fashion, Film
Latest experimental offering from Charlotte Aitchison may sail close to self-indulgence but also cements her status as one of our most compelling pop stars musicOMH
The Strokes Reality Awaits
As old songs become cultural artefacts and time folds in on itself, The Strokes rotate the lens outwards and inwards. What comes next? The future feels more ominous and isolating than hopeful, and that lack of resolve is the reality we have to prepare for Clash
If Brat was the nightclub, then this feels like three hours into the after party that you never wanted to be at, full of posers chatting shite about “real incestuous vibes” Far Out
The pop star’s seventh album plays around with a number of ideas about her three favourite artforms, along with questions of identity and self-worth. It’s strange to hear her sounding so unsure of herself after the neon-green boldness of ‘Brat’ The Independent
Her proper follow-up to Brat is a brilliant, catchy, often very funny look at the machinery of fame Rolling Stone
Brilliant writing that is subtle and clever, delivered with arrogance, irony and self deprecation Beats Per Minute
On the follow-up to BRAT, the pop auteur pivots to a referential, proudly tossed-off rock sound that offers mystifying glances behind the curtain of stardom Pitchfork
Her art dips into legacies without being beholden to them, rejecting references as soon as she invokes them, creating a playful contradiction that feels like her own post-postmodern language The Line Of Best Fit
How do you follow up the album that made you a star – and a caricature? In classic Charli style: with a pivot to guitar and a meta masterpiece about the instability of identity The Guardian
A candid, introspective triumph that leaves just enough of the dancefloor well and truly alive DIY
With the touch of Rick Rubin, The New Abnormal became a creative lifeline for The Strokes. On Reality Awaits, the partnership continues, less about finding the heart of the band and more about growing boldly with its evolution. Through it all, The Strokes still make New York City proud Northern Transmissions
Some songs fall flat as a result of being built around rudimentary hooks, and yes, the vocals can be grating, but any pair of lenient ears should be able to recognise that in spite of its flaws, this is still pretty damn solid Far Out
Recording in Costa Rica with Rick Rubin – who provides satisfyingly crisp production – the band largely play to their strengths Hot Press
Shania Twain Little Miss Twain
The country legend’s seventh album revisits her troubled early life but plays it safe with zany humour and fluffy songs about young love The Guardian
Gracie Abrams Daughter From Hell
If Abrams can marry this newfound ambition with the emotional precision that made her earlier work so compelling, this will look less like a destination than a necessary detour Hot Press
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"A magnificent feat in angry, sad and fantastical folk-rock" (10/10 - The Skinny). The complex instrumental layerings and weaving storylines will entrance you (8/10 - Clash)
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