9 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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Squeeze Trixies
The U.K. pop heroes take a few steps backwards, reviving a song cycle they first conceived in the mid-1970s All Music
Shows them off as precocious teens but lyrically naïve The Arts Desk
Squeeze were always ambitious, although never at the expense of fun. Trixies is imaginative, impressive, and most importantly, fun PopMatters
This concept album, conceived in the ’70s, presents the sound of one of the best bands in Britain who have reached the early morning hours and are ready to go again musicOMH
Squeeze’s first new album in nearly a decade is based on material written when they were teenagers. It’s endearing but callow The Guardian
Trixie’s bears many of the hallmarks the group would, a few years later, become celebrated for. Several hooks and melodies offer up the kind of earworms that helped establish Squeeze as one of the UK’s most dependable and radio-friendly singles bands, and there is already an astonishing maturity to Difford’s lyrics, often taking the form of poignant character studies Record Collector
With their abundance of charm and good cheer, the performances ensure the patchier numbers still satisfy. More genuinely impressive are "You Get The Feeling" and "Hell On Earth", corkers that demonstrate the creative chemistry that was there since moment one. Print edition only Uncut
Revived and newly recorded, Difford and Tilbrook’s pre-fame project might be the best work of their caree Mojo
Bill Callahan My Days of 58
An unassuming delight and a further feather in the cap of one of most enduring songwriters of his generation No Ripcord
Mitski Nothing's About to Happen to Me
On her eighth album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, singer-songwriter Mitski employs a country-folk sound to reflect the peace found in isolation PopMatters
Morrissey Make-Up Is A Lie
His 14th album isn’t going to do much to change his strange place in the world, but it proves his pain is real too Rolling Stone
Harry Styles Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.
The star has drawn from eclectic influences to create a joyous fourth album that’s impossible to pigeonhole Rolling Stone UK
Charli XCX Wuthering Heights
Regardless of one’s feelings toward Fennell’s film, which has proven controversial since its release, Charli XCX’s “soundtrack” stands firmly on its own and must be judged accordingly, not only as one of the year’s key releases but as a significant contribution to modern pop Under The Radar
"I don’t like you," he then continues ad nauseum. This is what he excels in The Arts Desk
Callahan’s look back at his 58th year delivers all of this still world, sometimes with a wink, but always with a calm consideration Spectrum Culture
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