9 January 2026
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The Cribs Selling A Vibe
The Cribs have been through a lot to get to this point. Older, wiser and more seasoned, ‘Selling A Vibe’ finds the brothers refreshingly thoughtful and assured. All achieved while sounding as rough, ready and brilliant as ever Clash
Dry Cleaning Secret Love
Florence Shaw and co. are tapping into that sly, dry humor, working with Cate Le Bon, and breaking out of their shell Pitchfork
Secret Love deepens the band’s post-punk bona fides, carefully balancing intellectual severity with emotional weight Spectrum Culture
It is good and quite heartwarming to have these brothers back Spill Magazine
Crammed with heart and hooks, Selling A Vibe is a welcome reminder that no one does it quite like The Cribs Hot Press
Jenny on Holiday Quicksand Heart
In Jenny Hollingworth’s first solo venture, her singular songwriting powers shine in swooping vocals and transcendent pop melodies The Guardian
Songs of lost innocence and bitter experience strike a perfect, punchy balance The Guardian
They ain’t heavy – the Jarman brothers are back with good vibes only Evening Standard
If ever a landfill-indie band deserved a shoegaze-style rehabilitation, it’s The Cribs The Irish Times
Secret Love follows 2022’s Stumpwork, an album that pushed Dry Cleaning’s sound towards more expansive routes, a direction of travel that, with the help of Cate Le Bon’s expert production, has led to their best work yet. It is also their most direct. Print edition only Record Collector
Secret Love, produced by Cate Le Bon, obliterates the thought [they would struggle to surprise a second time] entirely. Print edition only Uncut
Dry Cleaning have lost none of their distinctive edge, their idiosyncratic set-up proving to be endlessly elastic, as big as they want, as small as they need, ?to capture the chaos of the world. No hidden messages here: Secret Love is a wonderful record. Print edition only Mojo
Keeps a glossy electropop trajectory, but there's a precarious tilt to the shoegazing rush of Do You Still Believe In Me? or the startling heartbroken lyrics of Dolphins. Print edition only Mojo
Unabashedly emphatic songs that nod to Robyn, Cyndi Lauper and Kate Bush, though the settings are largely those of a US mainstream, '90s grunge-pop band. They flatten the resonance of Hollingworth's lyrics. Print edition only Uncut
A revitalising break that underscores the small joys of living and points to blue skies ahead DIY
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"With shades of Jeff and Tim Buckley, the Galway-born artist writes tunes so strong they seem as familiar as old friends" (10/10 - The Guardian). "The sound is entirely his" (8/10 - DIY)
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