31 March 2026
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Fifth album of rap and pop from the Trinidad-born MC from Queens, New York with guest appearances from J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Tate Kobang, Drake, Lourdiz, Lil Uzi Vert, Skillibeng, Skeng and Future
6.6
While similarities to her 2010 original may run only name-deep, this sample-heavy – and sometimes emotional – material certainly holds its own Read Review
Refusing to be hemmed in, it’s a record of real ambition, an example mirroring fan-pleasing tendencies with actual artistic growth Read Review
Stepping away from Barbie-Girl pop towards her strengths as a rapper, this is the sound of a more mature artist in fierce command of her talent Read Review
The sound of Nicki Minaj cracking her knuckles and getting her hands dirty again. It’s the purest distillation of her uniquely feminine bravado Read Review
Pink Friday 2 is a long album, and it’s going to get longer Read Review
Thirteen years after her landmark album Pink Friday, the pop-rap superstar aims to conjure and build on that moment with an ambitious 22-song statement that is a very mixed bag Read Review
The pop-rap phenomenon is back with her first album in five years Read Review
While some moments of interpolation are more inspired, the musician’s increasing reliance on recognisable samples can start to feel like cruise control Read Review
Unlike its predecessor, the album doesn’t leave much of an impression. Read Review
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Raye This Music May Contain Hope
Full of big ambition and packed with emotional intelligence, 'This Music May Contain Hope' is RAYE at her most fearless. Every risk feels justified, every wild idea fully formed. It's a bold, all-feelings-on-deck mission statement that confirms her as one of pop's most compelling voices Dork
THIS MUSIC MAY HOPE. is a fascinating yet nebulous project, a pompous and lavish exploration that would have been better on the stage, with backup dancers, percussion, and RAYE as the star in the center of it all Northern Transmissions
Fcukers Ö
On their debut, the New York duo’s brash charm reverberates through kinetic club energy and after-hours haze, even if the end result plays it a little safe Paste Magazine
Flea Honora
To riff on a previously-alluded-to quote from Nick Cave: I'm forever near a stereo saying, "What is this beautiful ambient-jazz odyssey?" And the answer is always Flea Exclaim
The British star delivers a 73-minute autobiography of romantic despair and nonstop emotional turmoil. It's a lot — and all the better for it Rolling Stone
Robyn Sexistential
The Swedish pop phenom's latest effort is strange, vibrant, and plenty of fun Consequence Of Sound
The Twilight Sad It's The Long Goodbye
After a long hiatus, the Twilight Sad return with a new lineup to deliver raw emotion centered on James Graham’s mental health struggles and his mother’s death PopMatters
The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist reignited his childhood love of the trumpet to make his first solo album: a mature, sophisticated collection of songs featuring stars of the L.A. jazz scene Pitchfork
A certain contender for end of the year lists, this is an album of rare scale and energy, one that’s been designed to come back to time and time again musicOMH
The cherry on the cake on her first album in eight years is beats, riffs and production that don’t just usher you towards the dancefloor, they demand you meet them there musicOMH
The New Pornographers The Former Site Of
A welcome return from AC Newman’s power-poppers, a band who deserve to be at the forefront of any Canadian indie music revival musicOMH
A gorgeous, meditative collection of songwriting about life in the 21st century Hot Press
Stirring indie pop that shows the Canadian collective still shine Far Out
The Vancouver band’s 10th album is all too aware of what most of us are feeling like these days, and rather than acting as a distraction or rebuttal to the state of the world, it invites us to look straight at it Paste Magazine
It's another subtle outing from a band whose energetic peaks once defined them, but in this later period opt for patience over power All Music
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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