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The Armed  The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed

The collective fulfills their prophecy, juggling the intensity they have become known for with ease, all while fusing the shards of noisy dissonance and melody with fury. It’s not simply a rebellion, it’s a ritual Northern Transmissions

Reneé Rapp  Bite Me

Stardom might take some more time to figure out, but at least Rapp is making her way with some angsty, unruly pop Northern Transmissions

The Armed  The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed

The Armed are on the verge of parodying themselves, their version of parody involving copious amounts of accelerant and old-school sacrilege: effigies of God and the Statue of Liberty erected in a vacant lot and set on fire Beats Per Minute

The Armed  The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed

The Armed gleefully close the door on whatever shreds of accessibility they dallied with on their last few albums before it, but this unrelenting barrage of excitement and glorious confusion is a welcome replacement All Music

The Armed  The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed

The second half of the record has multiple truly enjoyable moments, with ‘Heathen’ being another notable highlight. It is just a struggle to get to those tracks, fighting through the first half of the record Far Out

Folk Bitch Trio  Now Would Be A Good Time

Ultimately, your mileage may vary with Now Would be a Good Time, its sound either fresh…or a bit worn-out Under The Radar

The Armed  The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed

For long-term appreciators of The Armed’s unhinged chaos, there’s plenty to dig into. It’s a fleshed out return that takes from every iteration of the band, and offers an insatiably wicked culmination of these experiences and sonic explorations The Line Of Best Fit

The Armed  The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed

The Detroit collective’s sixth album faces down the apocalypse with some of its heaviest music yet: visceral, vital, and filled with desperate, righteous anger Pitchfork

Tyler, The Creator  Don't Tap the Glass

On hedonistic form on his ninth studio album, is he now the most interesting figure in modern rap music? musicOMH

Wisp  If Not Winnter

A shoegaze star born on TikTok scales up her sound with a full-length debut that’s beautiful on the surface but uninterested in challenging the genre’s priors Pitchfork

Wisp  If Not Winnter

Natalie Lu, the mysterious 20-year-old behind Wisp, found unexpected TikTok fame. Her debut is a surprising first record, packed with her distinctive, beloved heavy distortion, but now featuring some poppier influences and unique genre blending Paste Magazine

Wisp  If Not Winnter

At its best, it’s pure, soul-soothing escapism. And yet, this is only the start – as she grows, she'll evolve and mould everything she’s absorbed into an even more individual sound Kerrang!

Wisp  If Not Winnter

If this is the next wave of shoegaze, then the legacy of my bloody valentine, Slowdive et al is in creative hands Clash

Wisp  If Not Winnter

The work of an artist who thinks and dreams big, and it secures Wisp's place as one of the acts defining the sound of shoegaze in the 2020s All Music

Wisp  If Not Winnter

Natalie Lu’s debut album sheds the mystique, revealing her strongest songwriting yet NME