26 August 2026
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Surprise release from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s cult industrial rock band with Ghosts V: Together also released at the same time
7.8
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross provide an appropriately cold brand of comfort in a trying time Read Review
Considering that the songs are much shorter on Locusts, there are a few interluding moments which allow for the lines to blur when listening to both albums back to back Read Review
Both albums work their way up to a crescendo, but the last thirty minutes or so of Ghosts VI: Locusts feels that little bit more cathartic and rewarding by the end of it Read Review
Ghosts VI: Locusts, is where it all starts to go downhill. If the album title ‘Locusts’ didn’t give any clue about this album’s overtones, the tracks certainly do Read Review
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have released a volume of comforting music and another that captures the anxiety of the moment Read Review
Trent Reznor's surprise double album, despite its spatial beauty, eerily captures the mood of a world rocked by crisis Read Review
Ghosts VI is deliberately nightmarish and unsettling in the extreme Read Review
NIN have always excelled at conjuring thought-provoking and moody soundscapes that connect people to the present moment: both Together and Locusts are no different Read Review
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The Afghan Whigs Soft Control
Anyone expecting an aging band to recapture the intense majesty of their youth will be disappointed, but if you’re looking for leather-jacketed slow soul, Soft Control will fill that role well Spectrum Culture
Julia Holter Materia
Julia Holter finds a dizzying array of new ideas from the bones of a track first included on 2024's Something in the Room She Moves The Quietus
Brandon Flowers Thrasher
Brandon Flowers’ melodies are largely airy, ebullient, even life-affirming. Articulating the troubles we face, he also, and perhaps ultimately, pays homage to our resilience PopMatters
The Durutti Column Renascent
The Durutti Column’s Renascent is a superb snapshot of their late period, with sounds and textures creating gorgeous soundscape PopMatters
The seven-track companion to 2024’s Something in the Room She Moves blends new songs with reshaped versions of previously released material to offer a new glimpse at the L.A. musician’s creative process Pitchfork
Dinosaur Jr There Near
While it ticks all the boxes with undeniable proficiency, there are virtually zero surprises. Print edition only Record Collector
Shows no sign that the band's demons - or their better angels - are thinking about clocking off, each of these songs a spectacular unspooling of tensions, a high velocity triangulation between J Mascis, Lou Barlow and drummer Murph. Print edition only Mojo
It might be the very best of that excellent 21st-century run, fighting it out with 2009's Farm for bragging rights at the top of the Dino tree. Print edition only Uncut
Mike D 5D Thank You
Delivered vocally in a manner that borders on a stream of consciousness, it’s almost as if he has his eyes rolled back in his skull, lost in the memories, overwhelmed by feeling. As the song fades to silence, the tears of grief have finally given way to a smile. It’s a masterstroke from an unretired MC Kerrang!
Diamond has nothing to prove nowadays, which helps explain why this minor late-career coda mostly feels like a fun hobby project, good natured but lightweight. Print edition only Uncut
The pace slackens in the final third, but at its best - as on True Colors, in which a psych-soaked guitar solo is poured over clattering Dyke & The Blazers-style drums- Thank You effortlessly hauls you along. Print edition only Record Collector
The vulnerability here only grounds the inventiveness of Diamond's brashly primitive multihyphenate sounds, and never smothers the manic, lo-fi funk that makes this such an addictive treat. Print edition only Mojo
Interpol This Mirror Weighs a Ton
The band expands their sound with richer production and a meditation on identity Slant Magazine
Interpol have made their most developed, creative album yet Record Collector
The results display more radio-friendly polish, while the grooves are enhanced with percussive syncopation, and strings and woodwind are employed for added sonic swirl. Print edition only Mojo
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