Album Reviews

Man/Woman/Chainsaw – ‘Eazy Peazy’ review: a raw, ambitious and electrifying debut

The London-based five-piece have concocted some of the most forward-thinking rock music of 2024

Primal Scream – ‘Come Ahead’ review: funk meets punk, with grenades in the trunk

Personal and political, Bobby Gillespie and co’s David Holmes-assisted first album in eight years wants us to dance our way to justice

Tyler, The Creator – ‘Chromakopia’ review: a landscape of chaos that reflects his own psychological conflict

The trail of crumbs dropped before the release of Tyler, The Creator's new album 'Chromakopia' indicated a clear direction, centred around a new alter-ego....

Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Megan: Act II’ review: the Houston Hottie ends 2024 with a bang

Following her solid and confident third album, released back in June, ‘Act II’ is an even more assertive expansion from the Hot Girl coach

Halsey – ‘The Great Impersonator’ review: a brutal but brilliant reckoning with chronic illness

On the surface, the ever-evolving artist’s fifth album is an homage to the musicians who have helped shape them. Dig deeper, though, and you’ll find a her grappling with her own mortality, singing from “the space between life and death”

Elmiene – ‘Anyway I Can’ review: a heartwarming record laced with musical magic

After a whirlwind year, the Oxford star takes his time transporting us to an enchanting and soothing place on his third EP

Two Shell – ‘Two Shell’ review: playful, experimental dance music heralding a daring new era

We might not know who the real members of Two Shell are, but we do know their music is some of dance’s boldest in recent years

Courteeners – ‘Pink Cactus Café’ review: a blinding bright sky that stretches beyond Manchester

Liam Fray and co up their game with a host of collabs on this kaleidoscopic seventh album

ILLIT – ‘I’ll Like You’ review: melodic, manic and almost as magnetic

The breakout K-pop rookies continue to lay their path, albeit with materials that sing an all too familiar tune

Kylie Minogue – ‘Tension II’ review: this pop icon is second to none

Tighter yet bolder than its predecessor, the Aussie pop icon revives her icy, electropop sound for a banger of a dancefloor album
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