30 May 2025
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Ty Segall Possession
Possession is a solid album, but there are certainly moments where you wish for something more from Segall – after all, we know he’s got it in him Far Out
In a discography known for its left turns and reinventions, Possession stands as a shimmering stone, proof that Segall is still searching, still evolving, and, crucially, still connecting Northern Transmissions
Wrapping up a run of mercurial stylistic gambits, the So Cal garage rocker settles into back-to-basics psych and stadium rock on a record packed with feel-good anthems Pitchfork
His Beatlesy nous aligns to a sort of strutting glam-baroque, without losing the dynamism that made Segall’s scrappier projects such fun. Print edition only Mojo
Littered with songs that are grand, detailed and ambitious. Print edition only Uncut
Alan Sparhawk With Trampled by Turtles
It’s his self-assured attitude, and perhaps self-fulfilling motivations that quietly center this record, even when it stumbles Northern Transmissions
It’s not an entirely bleak album – though it has its moments, there’s a lot of beauty here in its thirty-two minutes. It is further proof of Sparhawk’s songwriting prowess, and like the aforementioned Messrs. Young and Costello, it will be interesting to see what he produces next God Is In The TV
As with so much of what came before it, Sparhawk’s songs are so quietly magnificent, the setting for them becomes almost arbitrary All Music
Somehow, With Trampled with Turtles combines the emotional heaviness and wounded introspection seamlessly with the palpable, communal joy of playing and singing music in good company The Line Of Best Fit
The sense is of both parties yielding to the moment, guided by instinct and decades of fluency in their respective practices. Print edition only Uncut
Kathryn Joseph WE WERE MADE PREY.
Seething electronic undercurrents dredge depths of barely concealed rage. And amid the storm, moments of tenderness. Print edition only Uncut
Joseph is adeptly complemented by Campbell’s contributions, which draw out the understated volatility of her songs and delivery The Line Of Best Fit
On her latest album, Kathryn Joseph conjures even more delicate ways to doubt, rage and come to terms with being The Skinny
The Glasgow songwriter’s fourth album is an intense, haunting listen. The raw emotion is something to behold musicOMH
yeule Evangelic Girl Is A Gun
It's easily some of their most accessible work, and one of the most potent distillations of their chaotic yet introspective songwriting style All Music
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"Lætitia Sadier et al pick up where they left off yet sound more timely than ever" (8/10 - The Guardian). "This is highbrow music for lowbrow times" (9/10 - Far Out)
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
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange