25 November 2024
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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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Father John Misty Mahashmashana
Mahashmashana — taken from the Sanskrit word for "great cremation ground" — may be Josh Tillman's most confident release yet A.V. Club
Michael Kiwanuka Small Changes
Five years on from his self-titled Mercury winner, the singer-songwriter scales things down to potent effect The Observer
Kim Deal Nobody Loves You More
The Pixies and Breeders musician’s distinctive touch is ever present on a set that spans heartbreak, good times and strident guitars The Observer
Kendrick Lamar GNX
While ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’ saw Kendrick retreat into himself, interrogating his relationships with religion, family, and the world over a sprawling hour and 20 minutes, ‘GNX’ instead cleaves closer to ‘DAMN.’ in its catchy, explosive hooks and trimmed down runtime of just 45 minutes Dork
Where Kiwanuka is known for his contagious and bombastic arrangements in the past, this album pushes gently in a new direction, that is, yet, lacking none of the heart of previous albums Northern Transmissions
The English-Ugandan musician yearns for enduring love on his fourth LP Paste Magazine
Haley Heynderickx Seed of a Seed
Instead of lazily rehashing what made her debut so special, Heynderickx decided to expand on it and give her songs a more panoramic space to roam in. Most importantly, the core characteristics of her style weren’t lost in the process Sputnik Music (staff)
All the evidence suggests she’s someone happy to take her sweet time The Arts Desk
Her own debut solo album may have been a long time coming, but it’s here and we should be thankful. Hopefully it’s arrived just in time to be considered for the end of year best-of lists God Is In The TV
It’s a muscular and physical record, occasionally reserving the right to be as however banal as it wants to be, right before turning around and tearing into the culture Beats Per Minute
While some songs on this album get drowned out by the grandiosity of its goals, the project – and the man behind it – are as strong as ever. GNX is the blueprint for a new rap zeitgeist, and all we can do is hope that everyone gets the cue The Line Of Best Fit
The opener and title track of the record is 10 minutes of constantly elevating orchestral drones and deafening balladry; the peaks of noise it hits are by-and-large Tillman’s finest brush with true bliss and majesty in his discography The Line Of Best Fit
Her cultural influence remains undeniable, echoing through the works of artists she has inspired, from Kurt Cobain to younger voices like recent tour companion Olivia Rodrigo, who carry forward her legacy of raw, fearless rock The Line Of Best Fit
It may have taken her nearly 40 years to go solo, but it was well worth the wait: Nobody Loves You More is some of her finest music yet, and while any of these songs would've been a standout with one of her other projects, it's all the sweeter that they're hers alone All Music
The Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter burrows into the sound he has made for himself in his latest album The FT
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
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together