25 July 2025
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Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band New Threats From the Soul
The rich and dazzling album from the singer-songwriter is filled with rambling, gambling characters looking for hope. It’s the late arrival of an essential new voice in American indie rock Pitchfork
Choruses swell gorgeously but unpredictably out of the continual wordplay and there's occasional moments of musical reverie. Print edition only Mojo
What an incredible head-spinning trip this album is Uncut
The Louisville singer-songwriter’s second album with his backing band from all over is jam-packed with arresting turns of phrase, collapsing structures, and revelatory and bizarre unions of form Paste Magazine
Provides another compelling flowering of a unique and idiosyncratic songwriting talent The Line Of Best Fit
Folk Bitch Trio Now Would Be A Good Time
Breathtaking vocal harmonies, razor-sharp lyrical edge and delicate darkness set this Melbourne band apart NME
In short, it’s gorgeous. All ten tracks. Gorgeous Far Out
An a cappella "I'll Find A Way" provides clearest evidence, but their talents stretch beyond voices. Print edition only Uncut
An exquisite, arresting introduction. Print edition only Mojo
Finding both power and humour in the mess DIY
Softly beguiling, the band’s debut album is frequently exceptional, containing songwriting of rare emotional power Clash
It's an album where small differences like subtle changes in instrumentation, the appearance of the relatively livelier "The Actor," and the a cappella hymn "I'll Find a Way" carry almost showstopping weight because the album was already so beguiling All Music
Tyler, The Creator Don't Tap the Glass
His ninth record is a surprise drop and a crate-digging party project that favours feel over formula NME
Indigo De Souza Precipice
The standout moments on Precipice end up being the ones where De Souza’s radiant personality shines though, but they’re spread far too thinly throughout the short tracklist to stack up to the spontaneous whir of her best work Northern Transmissions
All told, Precipice is enjoyably hooky, but taking the edge off of her sound and, ultimately, songs doesn't do their emotional weight any favors, even if - or rather because - it makes them go down easier All Music
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"Spikier, sleazier and sexier, the Isle of Wight duo defy second album syndrome" (9/10 - musicOMH). "The band’s propensity for catchy, danceable garage-punk remains intact" (8/10 - Slant)
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