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Taylor Swift  The Tortured Poets Department

Though haunted by the phantoms of what could’ve been, Taylor’s most cathartic release to have created is her most cathartic to listen to; a spell-binding, toxic, chaotic illustration of what floating adrift and losing yourself looks like Clash

Nia Archives  Silence Is Loud

Exuding femme energy – she’s frequently DJ’d to women-only spaces – she taps into an often neglected aspect of jungle history, while writing a few chapters of her own. An early Mercury tip? Don’t bet against it Clash

Pearl Jam  Dark Matter

Trimming back the excess of their recent experimental streak, it finds the band digging back into their core values – ruthlessly entertaining, often moving, it’s an undoubted thriller for fans Clash

Mount Kimbie  The Sunset Violent

By trusting their own collaborative spirit and hard-earned wisdom, Mount Kimbie’s inward search expands their sound beautifully outwards Crack

Cloud Nothings  Final Summer

With spruced-up production highlighting new subtleties in their sound, yet never abandoning their melodic fundamentals, the Cleveland indie rockers’ latest radiates a renewed sense of purpose Pitchfork

Lucy Rose  This Ain't The Way You Go Out

After a life-changing illness, the UK folk singer returns with a gentle, subtly experimental album that finds hard-won solace in motherhood and recovery Pitchfork

Maggie Rogers  Don't Forget Me

Maggie Rogers’ latest album, Don’t Forget Me, is a soft and breezy return to the musician we met on her debut studio effort Heard It in a Past Life PopMatters

Pearl Jam  Dark Matter

With Dark Matter, the band has rarely sounded more essential Rolling Stone

Pearl Jam  Dark Matter

While it may be a touch less adventurous as it’s two predecessors, 'Dark Matter' succeeds overwhelmingly The Arts Desk

Cloud Nothings  Final Summer

This is the sound of a band and a songwriter who have grown confident in their own skin, who are skilled in their craft and not afraid to show it off.This is the sound of a band and a songwriter who have grown confident in their own skin, who are skilled in their craft and not afraid to show it off Spectrum Culture

Melvins  Tarantula Heart

Tarantula Heart definitely needs a better editor in numerous spots and the repetitiveness of the riffing doesn’t generate the heat that Melvins-adjacent bands like Earth did at their peak. But it’s got some killer moments Spectrum Culture

Pearl Jam  Dark Matter

It'd be nigh impossible to argue the band hasn't faded with age. But they're still here, they're still alive and by all available evidence, they're better for it Exclaim

Lucy Rose  This Ain't The Way You Go Out

The Brighton musician was left with several broken vertebrae in her back following pregnancy. Her creative community and drive during recovery spurred on these brilliant new songs NME

Pearl Jam  Dark Matter

On their 12th studio album, the grunge veterans both return to their heavier roots and experiment with new sonic avenues after years of playing it safe NME

Cloud Nothings  Final Summer

Cleveland’s most consistent rock group returns with—surprise, surprise—another solid album Paste Magazine