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Dry Cleaning  Secret Love

Florence Shaw returns to her usual writerly concerns while expanding her methods of delivery The Skinny

Dry Cleaning  Secret Love

The standout act in the sprechgesang wave, the four-piece’s newly expansive sound carries singer Florence Shaw’s distinctive tales of mundane lives spiralling out of control The Guardian

Armand Hammer & The Alchemist  Mercy

On their second collaboration with The Alchemist, billy woods and E L U C I D refuse grand answers, turning instead to the quiet labor of endurance—attention, routine, and survival inside a world that won’t stop grinding Paste Magazine

The Lemonheads  Love Chant

The band’s first album of original music in 20 years is an undeniably self-conscious comeback, manifesting the existential angst of middle age in sludgier-than-usual riffs, sudden switchups, and some of Evan Dando’s most self-reflective lyrics to date Pitchfork

Perfume Genius  Glory

The album’s gestation was not easy, a bout of depression experienced during Covid dragging up old demons. But any sense of despair is marvellously braised with a searing wit Hot Press

Dijon  Baby

The man has hits, but Baby is his apotheosis thus far. All Music

Deftones  Private Music

private music doesn’t exactly launch Deftones into any unexplored territories, nor does it reimagine the beloved band in any new light. But, as it turns out, Deftones don’t need to do either to squeeze their sound into 2025 Consequence Of Sound

Heartworms  Glutton For Punishment

It's an album that invites listeners to confront discomfort, embrace imperfection, and find beauty in some of our darkest and scariest places The Line Of Best Fit

Suede  Antidepressants

Britpop stalwarts get abrasive on 10th album Hot Press

Suede  Antidepressants

Overall, Antidepressants is a nice throwback to ‘80s post-punk music Spill Magazine

Suede  Antidepressants

With Antidepressants, Suede embrace their station as unlikely alt-rock elder statesmen, crafting an album that embodies a life well lived All Music

Suede  Antidepressants

A solid, pleasantly dense record from a band who’ve been solid for decades yet DIY

Dove Ellis  Blizzard

The ambitious young Irish balladeer crafts a debut album that’s heavy on the drama, letting moments of anthemic beauty peak through his cryptic delivery Pitchfork

Dove Ellis  Blizzard

Quietstorm of a debut from assured Irish singer-songwriter. Galway-born, Manchester-based musician Dove Ellis arrives fully formed on this self-produced debut, wielding his love of legato phrasing with a dramatic poise that has attracted justifiable comparisons to Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright. Print edition only Uncut

Dove Ellis  Blizzard

Blood and birds thread menacingly through these often-cruel songs but again and again, Ellis’s choruses suddenly soar heavenward, epiphanies torn from an unblinking heart. Print edition only Mojo