16 September 2025
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Third album of grungey alternative rock by this duo from Brighton
7.3
Reeks of ambition and achievement. Taking a scythe to their rule book proves they rate artistry some way above cash Read Review
Each album they release has been a forward step – this perhaps being the greatest they’ve taken so far Read Review
Like a flash of the eponymous footwear in a dark city alleyway, Blood Red Shoes are a shock to the system Read Review
They have in many ways remained true to their punk and grunge roots, yet have also proved themselves to be quite innovative Read Review
This is big, anthemic indie rock packed with soaring harmonies, frantic drums and driving chord progressions Read Review
Despite – or perhaps because of – their rigid limitations, Blood Red Shoes have stuck at it to pull of the well-heeled whiskey, better-with-age trick. Good for them Read Review
An extremely impressive and clever modern rock record Read Review
An album so texturally complex that there is simply no space to consider what it might, or might not, be missing Read Review
Whilst ‘In Time To Voices’ doesn’t completely bin-off their brattish punk beginnings, it finds Carter and band-mate Steven Ansell making more psychedelic stride Read Review
Turns down the acerbic tone of the first record and adds - for the most part - a more expansive dimension to their sound Read Review
The Brighton-based pair’s pop-rock sound has been refined to an admirably high shine Read Review
Stacked with songs of trailblazing angst, sinister desperation and nut-cracking jams Read Review
The production is a significant step forward, and the instrumental palette has been successfully broadened while still remaining apparently bass-free Read Review
Fizzing with ideas, their future looks bright. Print edition only
Themes of angst and alienation, by now a staple for this duo, are again front and center on In Time to Voices Read Review
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Blood Red Shoes: In Time To Voices
The Beths Straight Line Was A Lie
They’ve made their most mature, most incisive album yet. Not reinvention. Continuance. The long way round, mapped with clarity Dork
Baxter Dury Allbarone
Allbarone is the next destination for Dury as an experimental artist; he’s successfully been able to capture something new with his twist on hyperpop. The result is an intriguing effort that catapults him into the future realms of pop Beats Per Minute
Allbarone is Baxter Dury’s most hypnotic and groovy record yet, fusing his sardonic wit with club-ready beats. Distinct, contemporary, and utterly Dury, the artist’s ninth album proves he’s far from running out of ideas Northern Transmissions
Jade That's Showbiz Baby!
Clearly learning from her time in a supergroup, JADE’s debut — her first exercising of creative control — is as clear-headed and funny as you’d expect from a veteran Northern Transmissions
The chameleonic former Little Mix member, ever-captivating as she shapeshifts through park ’n bark ballads and synthy, up-tempo dance music, goes big on her solo debut Paste Magazine
Maruja Pain To Power
The Manchester quartet’s long-awaited debut album is a feral and loving atmosphere calling attention to world crises. The songs are overwhelming but never threadbare, packed with colossal brass, elastic diatribes, and tourniquet rhythms Paste Magazine
Big Thief Double Infinity
A kaleidoscopic view on 60s-inspired psychedelic, rock/country-tinged folk music Sputnik Music (staff)
Saint Etienne International
Though hardly a crippling disappointment, Saint Etienne’s reported final album is a far-cry from their superior earlier work Spectrum Culture
Ed Sheeran Play
Sheeran’s career opened the door to a deluge of cack The Arts Desk
Shame Cutthroat
The rawness of the album, which compliments their live sound exponentially, comes from the throw away lyricism and the manner of Steen’s animated vocal delivery Clash
Gruff Rhys Dim Probs
Dim Probs engages with deeply rooted truths. Print edition only Record Collector
What may be lost slightly in translation is mitigated by the musicality of the vocal tones, with Cate Le Bon and H Hawkline H adding a plaintive backing chorus on "Pan Ddaw'r Haul I Fore". Print edition only Uncut
Even with zero knowledge of what is going on lyrically, these songs are often beautifully evocative. Print edition only Mojo
While ‘Dim Probs’, on initial listens, may not appear the most substantial addition to Rhys’ work, it is nevertheless a relaxed (and relaxing) thing of warm humanity and beauty that, in the long run, may be more durable than much of his more lavish and accessible outputs Clash
Former Super Furry Animals man celebrates the Welsh language while taking in rich influences and instrumentation from countries far and wide musicOMH
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
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange