19 July 2026
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Tricky Different When It’s Silent
Tricky has spent three decades dissolving himself into other people's voices, using absence as a way of speaking for him. It's encouraging to think that, in Sanders, he's found another channel through which he can show up for himself A.V. Club
To paraphrase Lunchlady Doris, there’s very little Tricky on this Tricky album The Line Of Best Fit
Tricky makes it clear that he's going to be dealing with unbearable pain and loss for the rest of his life, but he's still able to creatively reflect this through his music All Music
As ever, he’s made an album that feels both fresh yet nostalgic. A quickshot reminder of his unique talent Clash
Bristol producer's response to a life-changing tragedy is his keenest and most original work in a long while musicOMH
Bristol artist Mitch Sanders sings the top lines with a haunting falsetto not a million miles from Beth Gibbons, while Tricky’s almost undetectable growls – mostly about pain – underpin these raw, emotive songs Record Collector
His vocal contributions are often no more than background whispers, like a running commentary. Instead, a significant role is handed to Bristolian singer-songwriter Mitch Sanders, whose falsetto is a versatile, intoxicating feature. Print edition only Mojo
Consistently surprising, richly textured, poignant yet tormented, this is one of Tricky's finest. Print edition only Uncut
Nia Archives Emotional Junglist
Second album from one of Britain's most promising new talents combines the atmospherics of drum & bass with some impressive songwriting abilities musicOMH
A post-rave emotional exploration of a turbulent 2025, as she fell in and then dramatically out of love The Skinny
She pushes further on Emotional Junglist, with the help of producers James Ford and Ethan P. Flynn and songwriter Julia Michael, infusing the album with more exploratory sounds Slant Magazine
The London-based musician’s second album eschews clichés with its blended anarchy of frenetic beats, string samples, and rock grooves Paste Magazine
Another powerful work from an artist who continually pushes jungle into new territory All Music
The title attests to a bruising 2025, NA's feelings poured into convincing, synth-heavy songs where breakbeats are generally less of a defining feature. Print edition only Uncut
Seriously impressive. Print edition only Mojo
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"Intimate, thoughtful and gorgeously-rendered" (9/10 - Clash). "Most of the album proceeds unhurriedly, both immersive and atmospheric" (8/10 - Slant). "Candid album finds hard-won clarity" (8/10 - Uncut)
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