15 September 2025
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First solo album from the former Supergrass frontman recorded in his own Oxford studio
7.1
This isn't conventional pop, but Coombes has pulled off the tricky job of being accessible while losing none of the intrigue Read Review
A rewarding and substantial offering. Read Review
The sound of Gaz testing himself; by plunging into a world filled with drum machines, synths and computers Read Review
Going solo always opens new vista’s for a singer and on ‘Here Come The Bombs’ Gaz Coombes has grasped the opportunity to do something a little bit different with a very impressive debut Read Review
Offering cleat evidence that there is much musical life left in Coombes. Print edition only
As robustly melodic as anything he released with Supergrass Read Review
Does a surprisingly adept job of retaining the band's oddball pop Read Review
Fresh and stylish and marks Coombes’ finest work in over a decade. A triumph Read Review
He clearly isn’t resting on his laurels, but stepping from his comfort zone with a new found confidence and remaining as infectious as ever Read Review
An eclectic and interesting record Read Review
If taking a break from the big noises is going to conjure up this sort of result, let the “indefinite break” continue Read Review
When he abandons the electro tricks like on Sub Divider, Coombes reminds us of his skills – it’s just a pity that we needed reminding Read Review
The result is like a Supergrass album with the seams showing plus some weird quirky touches in the shape of synth noises and electro flourishes Read Review
An interesting listen and worthwhile endeavour Read Review
Not exactly left field, but on the right track. Print edition only
While some of these missiles find their target, he is back with less of a bang than he might have hoped. Print edition only
He can't escape his gift for writing songs with hooks you can hang a coat on. His debut solo album is packed with them Read Review
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Gaz Coombes: Here Come The Bombs
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