20 July 2026
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Loathe A Stranger To You
The breakthrough metalcore band’s latest is hampered by its own omnivorous ambition and bafflingly muddy production Pitchfork
Granite-hard riffola collides with balm-like electronics and tinkling jazz piano in a thrilling fourth album of musical metamorphosis The Guardian
Easily Loathe’s most accomplished effort to date: the musicianship and subtle use of harmonies, brazen guitar attacks and strenuous rhythm sections are often breathtaking and dripping with originality Sputnik Music (staff)
On their long-awaited return, the Liverpool band offer up an innovative, exhilarating record of finely tuned modern heavy music NME
A record that’s challenging yet not impenetrable, one fans will want to devote time to, that’s also vast in its ambition, and executed to stunning effect. Maybe, from this, they’ll go on and redefine heavy music all over again Kerrang!
Lenny Kaye Goin' Local
Each song individually exists with merit and, crucially, represents Lenny Kaye as a solo artist. But while it’s a beautiful debut to a twilight chapter of a career, it doesn’t entirely reinvent a career Far Out
His unguarded tenderness can e disarmingly guileless, an unexpected and welcome evolution from the godfather of garage rock. Print edition only Mojo
Hailing Goin’ Local as sensuous would be a stretch but it does emerge overall as a surprisingly gentle beast, influenced by the thoughtful storytelling of Vega and Townes Van Zandt more than any upstart rocker. Print edition only Uncut
Kaye’s centre stage for once, surrounded by an impressive cast, a Jayhawk on mandolin here, a jazz pianist there, creating a suitably impressive backdrop. A contender for album of the year Record Collector
Despite a musical career that spans seven decades, this exposes a side of Lenny Kaye he's rarely shown to us, and it turns out to be fun and fascinating. Maybe he should try this a little more often All Music
Gracie Abrams Daughter From Hell
Despite their goth-coded attempts at emotional turbulence, the saccharine songs of Abrams’ third album feel adolescent in their melodrama The Guardian
More plodding than enlightened, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter’s contemplative third album shows she still has more growing to do NME
A remarkably one-dimensional album, although it's potentially made to order for fresh wounds, blue moods, and especially the emotional rawness of youth All Music
Working once again with Aaron Dessner, the songwriter sticks to her signature blend of bulletproof pop and melancholic indie folk, but the few risks she takes result in her best songs yet Pitchfork
Abrams' vocals on her third album are outstanding, but she ends up limiting herself with her songwriting approach Consequence Of Sound
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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