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Tyler Ballgame  For The First Time, Again

The acoustic guitar and piano are the two most valuable players of this record, creating a lush soundscape that’s befitting of this hopeful world Ballgame has created while simultaneously challenging each other to explore more nuanced depths of his songwriting Far Out

Daphni  Butterfly

Daphni’s Butterfly is made to get you moving, designed for the club, but it will sound equally as massive in the living room discos PopMatters

Joji  Piss In The Wind

While some of the production on Piss in the Wind feels like an upgrade, the core issue with Joji’s songwriting remains: He never offers much of a window into his emotions Pitchfork

Joji  Piss In The Wind

The Japanese-Australian alt-R&B crooner gets blown off course on his fourth album NME

Joji  Piss In The Wind

Former YouTube star’s fourth album seems to deliberately infuse his music with a nagging sense of incompleteness The Independent

Joji  Piss In The Wind

Piss in the Wind had the makings of something special, but instead comes across as an unfinished collage without enough glue to bridge together the bursts of colour in the face of exorbitant blank space Exclaim

Joji  Piss In The Wind

Despite being less hit-filled than previous works, ‘Piss In The Wind’ is potentially the most authentic Joji project to date, a scenic route through every facet of his sonic and auditory identit Clash

Alice Costelloe  Move On With Your Year

The fact that Costelloe has previous music experience clearly shows as the music she presents on her solo debut has substance that deserves to be heard Spill Magazine

Ratboys  Singin' To An Empty Chair

The Chicago band turns therapy’s in-between spaces into songs that resist neat resolutions, letting emotional maturity bite down instead of smoothing everything over Paste Magazine

Mandy, Indiana  URGH

Mandy, Indiana have crafted the first great album of 2026, one that rewards with each exhausting listen. In a time of crisis and uncertainty, URGH is not merely cathartic: it's exorcistic Exclaim

Ratboys  Singin' To An Empty Chair

The album's progression from near pop-punk to elegiac pedal steel gives Steiner's psychological explorations the multifaceted presentation they deserve Spectrum Culture

Mandy, Indiana  URGH

By cleaving closer to the bone of what they're about, Mandy, Indiana avoid the too-clever, angular detached observational style that might have sunk their sophomore effort quickly Spectrum Culture

J. Cole  The Fall-Off

He sounds relaxed, like he has nothing left to prove, but still so much he wants to get off his chest The Arts Desk

Ulrika Spacek  EXPO

Fully immersive but a little disquieting DIY

Ulrika Spacek  EXPO

It’s unlikely EXPO will not enable Ulrika Spacek members to quit their day jobs, but it is deserving of attention to fans established and new Beats Per Minute