4 June 2025
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Miley Cyrus Something Beautiful
For the first time since Bangerz, Cyrus has moved her chameleonic talents out of the ordinary—embracing ad-libs, prog-rock eruptions, techno flair, and pop blowouts with abandon Paste Magazine
Stereolab Instant Holograms On Metal Film
Rather than tackling new landscapes or new sonics on their first album in 15 years, Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier have opted to refine, diving deeper inside the interior world of their music Paste Magazine
All style and no substance Exclaim
Pulp More
More is unlikely to win Pulp many new fans, but that would be presumptuous to really want (and undignified to aim for) when you can otherwise hit the mark so authentically Exclaim
Aesop Rock Black Hole Superette
At almost 50 years old, it is good to see Aesop Rock as in control of his lyrics and production as ever, but it is even better to find him more comfortable participating in the world around him than ever before Spectrum Culture
Alan Sparhawk With Trampled by Turtles
While Sparhawk waxed experimental on the first recordings he released after Parker’s death, here he places the post-rock chanteuse and memories of all her warm, goose-bump-inducing harmonies in the spotlight Spectrum Culture
Kathryn Joseph WE WERE MADE PREY.
It’s an immersive experience, one you can’t take for granted and play at any time. An album is a precious thing, it’s taken time and effort and pain and experience and their whole being to produce. FIRE. creates a full stop God Is In The TV
So, overall whilst it’s lovely to have them back, but maybe a little less would have made this record so much More God Is In The TV
Pulp demonstrate that revisiting the past can yield genuinely uncompromising and organic rewards The Skinny
Jenny Hval Iris Silver Mist
Meditative at times and invigorating at others, Iris Silver Mist is a delight for the senses, a reminder to pause and luxuriate in the fleeting, extravagant now Under The Radar
A satisfying Americana album and one that Low fans will enjoy. However, it feels like a missed trick to try and make something forward thinking, rather than familiar Under The Radar
On their first album in 24 years, Jarvis Cocker and co deliver a comeback that proves to be more than worth the wait Rolling Stone UK
Some oddly deconstructed influences pop up on Pulp’s first album in 23 years Slant Magazine
Let us celebrate More for what it is: a surprisingly thoughtful and often breathtaking coda to the Sheffield legends’ wonderful career The Line Of Best Fit
Matt Berninger Get Sunk
Matt Berninger’s sophisticated sophomore effort follows a period of writer’s block, as he comes to terms with his ever-evolving identity PopMatters
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"Lætitia Sadier et al pick up where they left off yet sound more timely than ever" (8/10 - The Guardian). "This is highbrow music for lowbrow times" (9/10 - Far Out)
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