14 November 2026
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Experimental indie pop/rock (self-termed as doom-wop) on the debut from the supergroup comprising Ryan Kattner (Man Man), Nick Thorburn (Islands, The Unicorns) and Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse)
6.8
A weird, unforgettable stain on the shirt of indie-rock Read Review
Out Of Love delivers its message with an ironic charm that will warm the heart of even the most critical indie fans Read Review
Being a side project – we may never hear something as good as this again when they part ways Read Review
Kattner and Thornburn beautifully represent their prospective places on the vocal spectrum creating a sweet and sinister sound Read Review
Mister Heavenly approach their AM-radio inspirations with just the right balance of devotion and deviance Read Review
One of this year’s strongest debuts, a complete album with easy hooks and easy charms Read Review
You might be dubious at first, but doom wop is here to stay Read Review
Doom-wop is a funny turn of phrase, not a bonafide genre, but that doesn’t matter here because Out of Love succeeds on its own Read Review
A fun listen, but it doesn’t go much deeper than that Read Review
It's some of Nick Thorburn, Ryan Kattner and Joe Plummer's finest work to date Read Review
It’s a fine wee record about love, its ups and down, pitfalls and peaks Read Review
There’s half a very good album here, the rest is just a few clever musicians having some fun Read Review
Their blend of crooner pop filtered through a garage-rock vapour is likeable, although their slack style could do with refinement in places Read Review
If you can appreciate a band who excel at synthesising favourite sounds into something captivating, you may be in luck Read Review
An only slightly rewarding diversion from Kattner, Thorburn, and Plummer’s day jobs Read Review
The songwriting is going to have to be a lot sharper if Mister Heavenly are to banish suspicions of concept over substance Read Review
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Mister Heavenly: Out Of Love
U2 Carnaval de Luz
This is not a radical reinvention of Rattle And Hum-to-Achtung Baby magnitude, or even a wilful evolution akin to that from How To Dismantle An Atom Bomb to No Line On Th Horizon. The ghosts of U2's past are summoned in numbers, though they are frequently mischievously partnered to interestingly incongruous effect. Print edition only Uncut
The Irish legends' best work in 25 years homages their eras, brings Brian Eno to bear on keys and even wheels out the late Dolly Parton musicOMH
Royal Blood Dead Company
It’s a record that sounds exactly like you would hope a new Royal Blood album would sound like, it’s little wonder that they are as big as they are, a consistently fine listen God Is In The TV
Kings Of Leon O My Beloved
With Carnaval De Luz they are not reinventing themselves or trying to be the current flavour of the month. What they do with this album is revisit their older glories and create new music and sound Spill Magazine
U2 return with a defiant and celebratory record that captures them still at the height of their powers Hot Press
This is Lorelei The Singer In My Band
Nate Amos fills his latest album with other people’s stories: some linger, others get lost in the scenery Still Listening
Out for blood! Brighton bruisers Royal Blood blast back-to-basics on fifth album Kerrang!
Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher floor the accelerator and embark on another collision course of energised and uncompromising riff-rock for album number five NME
Dead Company is arguably the best album they’ve released since their debut, but doesn’t exactly come close to topping it Sputnik Music (staff)
Royal Blood's latest album is competently made and frequently enjoyable, but almost entirely foreseeable The Skinny
There are no frills on this fifth set, once again self-produced by Kerr and Thatcher; instead, it provides a brisk hard rock assault that should please the faithful and entice newcomers to dig into their back catalog All Music
Bono and co. return to full strength with a celebration of hope over despair Mojo
Twisted Teens The Holy Cross Tigers
They revamp the work of their progenitors while at the same time transcending it. Never wandering too far from the music that inspires them, Twisted Teens occupy a space that is distinctly theirs Beats Per Minute
Shygirl Swallow!
The UK electronica figurehead takes a sentimental turn on her tender but assured sophomore release Paste Magazine
The Irish stadium legends’ latest is pedantic and ambiguous, rife with centrist pandering that ends up saying nothing at all Paste Magazine
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