15 October 2025
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Fourth album of lo-fi dream pop from the Oakland-based Melina Duterte featuring guest appearances from Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins and Paramore's Hayley Williams
Second full-length release from the South Yorkshire DJ and electronic producer Jamie Roberts featuring a guest appearance fom Monstera Black
Seventh album from the Brooklyn-based ambient indie rock band led by Peter Silberman
Twelfth studio album from the Californian pop-punk quartet produced by the band's guitarist Jade Puget
Second album from the Nashville punk rock produced by John Congleton
Album number nine from the Northern Irish pop-rock trio led by songwriter Tim Wheeler featuring a guest appearance by Blur’s Graham Coxon
Debut full-length release from the Los Angeles alt.rock four-piece
Tenth studio album from Scottish indie rock veterans is the first in six years produced by the band’s guitarist Rod Jones
Second full-length release from the Los Angeles black metal quartet
Album number twelve from the singer-songwriter features a guest appearance from Sabrina Carpenter and was produced with Max Martin and Shellback
Fourth album from the Swedish popstar featuring contributions from Helena Gao, Margo XS, MNEK and Zhone
Sixteenth studio album and first in seven years from the American pop icon featuring guest appearances from Anderson .Paak, Kehlani, Shenseea and The Clark Sisters
Eighth studio album from the English pop singer, actress and model working with a variety of singers and songwriters including Clementine Douglas, Julia Michaels, Nile Rodgers, Shura, Sigrid and Selena Gomez
Fifth full-length album from the Los Angeles rapper featuring a guest appearance from SZA
Eighth solo release and first for seven years from the singer-songwriter and New Pornographers member
Seventh album from the Welsh folk/rock singer-songwriter co-produced with Samur Khouja
Album number twelve from the former Led Zeppelin front man featuring contributions from Oli Jefferson, Tony Kelsey, Barney Morse-Brown and Matt Worley
Second album from the Dublin alt-rock, noise-punk quartet produced by Gilla Band’s Daniel Fox
Second full-length release from London-born pop-soul artist produced with Zach Nahome
Fourth full-length album from the Brooklyn indie rock quintet was produced with Kenny Beats
Jay Som Belong
The final sounds of Belong are the sounds of a party, heard from just outside, what you missed out on from expecting so much, rather than simply letting things happen as they may Beats Per Minute
The Antlers Blight
Blight may not be for everyone. For some though, it’s offering a sort of presence; an outstretched hand to join in and reflect on the strangled futures. It’s beautiful, restrained, and quietly heart-shattering Northern Transmissions
More than worth the wait DIY
Lola Young I'm Only F**king Myself
Lola Young turns heartbreak, chaos, and self-sabotage into art on her latest record — a brutally honest, sonically wild ride that’s equal parts hangover and healing Spectrum Culture
Barry Can’t Swim Loner
Loner will see Barry Can’t Swim continue his rapid ascent and, in turn, cement his status as one of the most exciting new talents in electronic dance music PopMatters
Cate Le Bon Michelangelo Dying
As Cate Le Bon navigates difficult emotional states, it may seem like the road was a challenging one to traverse, but it has resulted in some of her best work PopMatters
Snõõper Worldwide
Studio production, wordier songwriting, and a vintage drum machine don’t slow down the egg-punk band. Their second album is rowdy and relentless as ever Pitchfork
Emotionally exhausting yet frequently stunning, this is an effortlessly compelling and haunting addition to Peter Silberman and co’s impressive canon musicOMH
Doja Cat Vie
On Vie, Doja Cat references the 1980s to prove that pop is one of many genres in her wheelhouse. Doja remains an elusive, genre-bending savant PopMatters
Geese Getting Killed
The Brooklyn four-piece’s impressive latest is an album that feels longer than it really is, but still makes you frustrated when it ends Spectrum Culture
Nine Inch Nails Tron: Ares Soundtrack
Until they release a “real” NIN record, at least this one is as real as you want it to be Spectrum Culture
Jade That's Showbiz Baby!
Where That’s Showbiz Baby succeeds as a Europop album, it suffers from severe overproduction and fails to establish Jade with a clear identity outside of Little Mix Spectrum Culture
If Super Snooper is a test run that puts the band onto the next stage, then Worldwide is the proper showcase of what Snooper can efficiently do in their compositions, now pushed to another level with more weight in theme and production Northern Transmissions
Fans and new listeners alike should have no trouble riding shotgun with Duterte – as she reaches for new levels of authenticity The Line Of Best Fit
What once was meticulous and solitary is now plural and porous, Jay Som’s Belong is a study in letting go The Skinny
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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
Frank Ocean Channel Orange