15 November 2025
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Second album from the Watford-born YouTuber and rapper featuring guest appearances from Future, 21 Savage, Yungblud, Polo G, Anne-Marie, Craig David, and Bugzy Malone
5.9
KSI knows how to write serious bangers (just in time for the clubs reopening), particularly Really Love with garage royalty, Craig David Read Review
A broad, slick return, one that boasts a broad array of guests... Read Review
The YouTuber’s genre-hopping second album is let down by corny lyrics Read Review
KSI finesses his reputation as a rapper on a genre-skipping second album, while Willow Smith makes a captivating return as an emo-pop star Read Review
The YouTuber-turned-rapper attracts more impressive guests – including Future and 21 Savage – on a hit-and-miss collection that shows promise Read Review
Like its predecessor, it's a bit of fun and it's...fine Read Review
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Celeste Woman Of Faces
A record so vulnerable its awe-inspiring Far Out
Further solidifies her as a soulful, stirring artist that captivates The Skinny
It’s a difficult second album for the chart-topping singer, in more ways than one – but her sombre songcraft ends up being spectacular The Guardian
There’s a collected confidence to these nine tracks that allows Celeste’s voice to step out the shadow of those early Billie Holiday comparisons, and speak distinctly to the listener’s heart The Independent
‘Woman of Faces’ is a record forged through heartbreak, proof that Celeste’s quiet fire still burns fiercely beneath the mask Clash
The shock of the new has evaporated, but she's subtly evolving and broadening her palette. Print edition only Mojo
At every turn, the vocal powerhouse reminds us why her songs have connected on such a large scale. Print edition only Record Collector
A fearless, defiant display of sonic scale DIY
Sorry COSPLAY
The London band abandons irony, filling its warped rock songs with pop-culture references and alluring idiosyncrasie Pitchfork
Claire Rousay A Little Death
After the singer-songwriter slant of last year’s sentiment, the field recordist and audio diarist rebalances her emo-ambient fusion, emphasizing nuanced drones and meticulous arrangements Pitchfork
Danny Brown Stardust
It’s so unrestrained that it sometimes loses its grip, condensing several albums worth of ideas into a single project that isn’t quite as compelling as the sum of its parts, the sum of its collaborators, or the sum of its energy The Line Of Best Fit
FKA Twigs EUSEXUA Afterglow
If Eusexua felt rooted in the moment, Afterglow is a reflection of what’s happened Slant Magazine
Originally conceived as an expanded edition of her excellent EUSEXUA, the U.K. pop innovator's new EUSEXUA Afterglow is a stand-alone LP Rolling Stone
On ‘Afterglow’, the story of the eusexua era deepens as the enigmatic pop star fully learns to let go Rolling Stone UK
Mavis Staples Sad And Beautiful World
All in all Sad and Beautiful World is another always welcome collection of Staples’ mastery and it’s very much in evidence that she remains at the top of her game Under The Radar
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
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree