6 April 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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Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire
One of those albums that evokes a tangible mood; in this case, somewhere adjacent to the sun coming up after a rollercoaster of a night out. As such, it's frequently wonderful. Print edition only Uncut
"We're blossoming," she sings of a new romance, but she could easily be talking about herself and her artistic trajectory, having pulled off a daring makeover with such style. Print edition only Record Collector
Any fear, dissociation or sorrow Parks describes is repeatedly shaken off in the communion of the dancefloor The Independent
Sunn O))) Sunn O)))
You may rejoice, you may be bemused, or you may soil your drawers and run for the nearest exit. It's quite an experience, however you find it. Print edition only Record Collector
What remains undeniable is that Sunn O)))’s all-enveloping textures occupy a landscape like no other. Slow your breathing, open your ears and let yourself be taken there Kerrang!
At over an hour, it’s not casual listening. But SUNN O))) have always been about testing limits, pushing boundaries, (destroying speakers). That’s precisely why the album works and why the band have endured: ‘SUNN O)))’ feels like a reaffirmation — of process, of power, and of why they remain darlings of the underground Clash
The album is a magnificently heavy double of downtuned, epic riffing. Print edition only Uncut
The enrobed duo of Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson have produced a beguiling work that distils the overwhelming impact of nature on the human psyche into 80 minutes of utterly transcendent avant metal The Quietus
Thundercat Distracted
Thundercat invites listeners into a space where confusion, beauty, and pain coexist, reminding us that even in a fractured world, there is still room to feel, create, and live fully Northern Transmissions
The American musician serves up audio comfort food with some stylistic progression and a generous helping of technical skill musicOMH
He's still finding joy inside the pain, supplying the high notes with that ethereal contratenor and the low end with those sinuous basslines All Music
Thundercat has finally made the all-out pop album he's been hinting at. It fits like a glove. Print edition only Mojo
Distracted may be his most coherent album to date. Less prone to abrupt zigzags than its predecessors, it's his smoothest, too. Print edition only Uncut
This blissfully atmospheric album opts for the polished beauty of the chillout room, where it makes a fine soundtrack to dancing away heartache musicOMH
Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson's vast primordial compositions all but dissolve structure, leaving the evocation of feeling to celebrate a communion of man and the natural world musicOMH
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