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De La Soul  Cabin In The Sky

The first release since the death of their founding member dwells on the afterlife, yet doesn’t forsake their perpetually sunny sound The Guardian

De La Soul  Cabin In The Sky

Refreshes the quirks that made the trio so charming across their tenure, while taking stock of the matured realities and changes they have been forced to reckon with Paste Magazine

De La Soul  Cabin In The Sky

The group’s first record since the death of founding member Trugoy The Dove is packed with purpose, poignant lyricism and fresh reflection NME

De La Soul  Cabin In The Sky

Cabin in the Sky, the iconic hip-hop group’s first album in nearly a decade, movingly honors co-founder Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, who died in 202 Rolling Stone

De La Soul  Cabin In The Sky

As one of the most straight-forwardly enjoyable hip-hop albums 2025 has offered us, you’d be hard-pushed to top it for entertainment Clash

Tobias Jesso Jr.  Shine

There’s a lot of talent simmering in this guy; maybe he’s still too hesitant to use it, but if he ever lets loose, we could have a star on our hands Northern Transmissions

Tobias Jesso Jr.  Shine

Ten years after his breakout debut, the Canadian singer-songwriter returns with a sparse yet feeble sophomore record that feels less like a proper follow-up and more like a collection of unused demos for other artists Paste Magazine

Tobias Jesso Jr.  Shine

While one has to admire his gumption for such a quizzical album launch, s h i n e sounds no more essential than if Jesso Jr. had given it another shot while he was collecting his hefty royalty checks No Ripcord

Tobias Jesso Jr.  Shine

The Los Angeles singer-songwriter and feted hired gun put his session work on hold to record a comeback album with the intimacy and immediacy of a homespun demo Pitchfork

Keaton Henson  Parader

A huge step forwards: certainly professionally but surely personally too. Print edition only Mojo

Keaton Henson  Parader

Henson’s album is partly informed by his teenage love of grunge. Even so, don’t expect a headbanger’s delight The Irish Times

Keaton Henson  Parader

This juxtaposition of soft-spoken self-examination and cathartic grunge is remarkably effective throughout the album All Music

Keaton Henson  Parader

There’s a sense of Henson finding the confidence to free himself up and finally go all in on a side of his musicality he’s only tenuously presented before Far Out

Picture Parlour  The Parlour

Step inside and it’s obvious: whatever anyone said before this, Picture Parlour know precisely what they’re doing Dork

Hatchie  Liquorice

The familiar sweetness might be there, but the formula starts drying up this time around Northern Transmissions