26 April 2025
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Bon Iver SABLE, fABLE
This album distils the appeal of Bon Iver perfectly, but there is also the sense that it could wrap up the story Rolling Stone UK
Black Country, New Road Forever Howlong
A period of prolonged calm, unexpected in this particular camp, has allowed Black Country, New Road, to craft a gem Rolling Stone UK
Self Esteem A Complicated Woman
Liberating and life-affirming pop sermons abound on the third album from Rebecca Lucy Taylor Rolling Stone UK
Sunflower Bean Mortal Primetime
This is Sunflower Bean at their most focused and fearless, crafting songs that demand repeated listens to uncover their full depth Dork
Mortal Primetime sees the rebirth of the New York trio; emerging from the shadows of winter to tilt their heads towards the brighter, more fruitful pastures of spring The Line Of Best Fit
You can't pin them down, but there lies the joy. Print edition only Mojo
This isn’t a reinvention, it’s a reckoning, shaped by time, distance, and perspective. For a band who once questioned their future, this feels like a return made entirely on their own terms Under The Radar
A record that only years of experience and an unshakable bond could produce DIY
Maria Somerville Luster
Luster is an accomplished, affecting work that finds strength and clarity through introspection and forgiveness All Music
The Irish artist’s folk-inflected sound is both unnerving and alluring on her luxuriant second album The Guardian
On her 4AD debut, Maria Somerville redefines dreampop, goth, shoegaze and more, stitching colour into a tapestry of blacks, whites and greys The Skinny
The Irish musician’s gossamer dream pop is both mythic and real, a wild and ancient landscape in which her own figure is just barely perceptible Pitchfork
SUMAC & Moor Mother The Film
SUMAC and Moor Mother have taken an unprecedented approach, reexamining Afrofuturism through a deliciously dissonant and catastrophic lens, resulting in one of the year’s most essential listens Beats Per Minute
The Film is at its most impactful when SUMAC and Moor Mother's most obvious musical building blocks are conjoined Exclaim
Where Moor Mother's usual free jazz band Irreversible Entanglements give warm instrumental life to poem which are ultimately hopeful for change, Sumac offer grinding feedback symphonies. Print edition only Uncut
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"On their first album as a duo, the singers reclaim the honky-tonk music they grew up on" (9/10 - Slant). "A heart-bursting record that underlines the power of unity in a fractured world. A must-listen" (8/10 - Dork)
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
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
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