26 March 2026
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Second album of lo-fi indie pop from the St Louis four-piece led by Scottish musician Gary McClure
6.8
A sweet flurry of an album that blows by in a heartfelt 30 minutes Read Review
McClure’s managed to retain the ingenuous character of his debut, blending pop sparkle and melancholic indie charm in a way that recalls New Zealand’s legendary Chills Read Review
It’s American Wrestlers 2.0: bigger and bolder, the bare bones of exciting promise from last year’s release built upon Read Review
American Wrestlers' frayed-at-the-edges indie pop places gnarly guitars at the centre and has tunes to burn. Print edition only
Goodbye Terrible Youth is a sure sign of great things to come from American Wrestlers. For now, we can enjoy the fruit of McClure’s labors and pains through this very, very good offering of thoughtful fuzz pop Read Review
Songs like “Give Up”, “So Long”, “Terrible Youth” – all of them, really, there are only nine – are fuzzed out and unfussy, but not just simple pleasures Read Review
A significant improvement for a band that’s still coming into its own Read Review
Despite missing this quirky and cutesy loveable aspect that made the first album so intriguing, it’s hard to throw much criticism at Goodbye Terrible Youth Read Review
The sound of a man shedding his former skin and embracing his new environs with verve and confidence Read Review
A strong effort from a band who hadn’t written together for over a decade Read Review
Bedroom pop act emerges with a poignant reflection on youth Read Review
He wears his influences on his sleeve throughout this album, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing Read Review
You can’t help but miss the sense of risk-taking that characterised McClure’s ramshackle early work Read Review
Despite some quick song transitions and the consistent full-band sound throughout, Goodbye Terrible Youth fails to connect well as an album Read Review
There are small elements of math rock which are not without their virtues, but a repeat listen proved arduous Read Review
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American Wrestlers: Goodbye Terrible Youth
Fcukers Ö
Nothing about the album asks permission: it wants a dancefloor, a crowd and a slightly irresponsible amount of volume Dork
A swift album that’ll prove difficult to grow tired of DIY
Altogether, Ö feels like candy: addictive, sweet, glossy; the ultimate sugar rush. While it remains to be seen if there's a crash coming, Fcukers are undeniably the life of the party Exclaim
For a band sold as New York's next great party-starters, much of the debut album from Fcukers feels oddly undercooked The Skinny
It doesn’t take itself too seriously, and it’s exactly what’s needed heading into summer. Fcukers know what they do best, and they are at the top of their game. Who’s ready to keep up with them? The Line Of Best Fit
Robyn Sexistential
After 2018’s meditative Honey, the Swedish star returns to her trademark skin-tingling electro bangers – but this time she’s unpicking her trademark fixation on romantic love The Guardian
Underscores U
This is a proper pop album, not in spite of its oddness, but because of it Dork
James Blake Trying Times
It’s not Blake’s most immediate album, and probably not his most consistent. But it might be one of his most honest, not because it says more, but because it leaves more unsaid Beats Per Minute
The Twilight Sad It's The Long Goodbye
Six albums in, they’ve delivered something that feels both intensely personal and completely universal. It’s The Long Goodbye doesn’t try to dress anything up or soften the edges. It sits with the reality of loss and lets it unfold in its own time XS Noize
The Black Crowes A Pound of Feathers
Chris and Rich Robinson didn’t twiddle their thumbs when putting together this bubbling cauldron of rock, blues, soul and funk – A Pound Of Feathers was done and dusted in just 10 days, and benefits from both discipline and spontaneity Record Collector
The essence of what has driven Robyn’s 30-plus year career DIY
Questioning everything about love, life and sex, Robyn takes us on a joyride that’s both serious and silly NME
BTS ARIRANG
After nearly four years, the world-conquering boyband are back, bringing with them new reflections on life and shining light on more facets of their cultural heritage NME
In so clearly seeking to recapture a certain kind of early-millennial energy in its production and songwriting, Sexistential perhaps forfeits the potential to be its own thing in a way that Honey indisputably was Exclaim
With the shackles of the majors thrown off, Trying Times seems like the most fun Blake has had in a while Spectrum Culture
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