6 November 2025
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Brandi Carlile Returning To Myself
It’s a vulnerable reminder that longevity in art doesn’t have to be about chasing youth, but, instead, aging gracefully Spectrum Culture
Anna Von Hausswolff ICONOCLASTS
The Swedish composer and organist makes imposing, monolithic music, but the themes she addresses in her singing—love, heartache, renewal—are resolutely human in scale The Arts Desk
Midlake A Bridge To Far
After more than two decades in existence, it is astonishing that Midlake are firing on all cylinders The Arts Desk
Rich, warm and suffused with a lambent light of hope, A Bridge To Far sustains Midlake’s core values with a spirit of care and community that seems built to endure Record Collector
A Bridge To Far finds Midlake refining what they do best. Print edition only Uncut
A bold and beautiful record borne of quiet surety, this is their best since The Trials Of Van Occupanther. Print edition only Mojo
Rosalía Lux
The singer’s fourth album, featuring songs sung in 13 languages and recorded with London Symphony Orchestra, is a shocking and sublime left turn Rolling Stone UK
The record is in constant danger of toppling under its own weight. Thankfully, Rosalía largely manages to keep her head above the swell of her own ambition. Built on enormous waves of strings, brass, choir, thunderous kettledrums, bells and flamenco rhythms, it's a miracle just how nimble LUX sounds Exclaim
Measured against other marquee releases in the pop sphere, ‘Lux’ is a singular, inspired brushstroke; a breath of fresh air, an antidote to viral soundbites and music’s instant-grat monomania Clash
Pop’s most provocative chaos agent delivers a transcendent album that sounds like nothing else in music right now Rolling Stone
The Catalan star’s monumental fourth LP features lyrics in 13 languages, references to female saints, the London Symphony Orchestra – and Björk on ‘divine intervention’ The Guardian
The Charlatans We Are Love
verall, We Are Love is a welcome return to form Beats Per Minute
Snocaps Snocaps
They are back playing pop that is pretty darn unmatched Northern Transmissions
The Swedish musician’s cathartic, scorched-earth sixth album is a conversation between her pipe organ and Otis Sandsjö’s saxophone, bolstered by epic orchestral arrangements, clattering floor toms, and distorted guitars Paste Magazine
Florence + The Machine Everybody Scream
A resounding, cathartic exhalation DIY
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"Florence Welch enlists horror and magic to harness hope" (10/10 - NME). "An urgent and vital testimony to survival and rebirth, Florence Welch’s sixth album is a defiant middle finger to doubters" (9/10 - musicOMH)
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
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree