Warning Rituals of Shame review

Warning : Rituals of Shame

The UK doom metal band’s first album in 20 years challenges the idea of doom’s boundaries

Sunglasz Vendor Break Glass review

Sunglasz Vendor : Break Glass

The Bristol trio ramp up the intensity on their urgent second album

Kelsey Lu So Help Me God review

Kelsey Lu : So Help Me God

The multifaceted artist delivers an album about self-actualization and the toil it takes to find wholeness

Some Velvet Sidewalk Critters Encore review

Some Velvet Sidewalk : Critters Encore

The Olympia underground icons return with a fittingly idiosyncratic creature-feature

Thomas Bangalter Mirage review

Thomas Bangalter : Mirage – Ballet for 16 Dancers

The former member of Daft Punk’s latest compositions for modern dance comprise some of his most challenging work to date

Wiki : Ancient History

The former Ratking emcee returns with a rawness and everyman charm

Vince Staples Cry Baby review

Vince Staples : Cry Baby

Staples pairs live band arrangements with a lyrical duality of ruminative darkness and humor

Downtown Boys : Public Luxury

The punk band’s first new album in nine years is a joyful, explosive experience

Dour Agora review

DOUR : AGORA

A succinct and powerful offering of catharsis

Feeble Little Horse bitknot review

Feeble Little Horse : bitknot

The indie pop group expand their approach while offering a more pointed critique of capitalism

Death Cab for Cutie I Built You a Tower review

Death Cab for Cutie : I Built You a Tower

The indie heroes ease back on the bombastic approach and return to their signature sound

Genghis Tron Signal Fire review

Genghis Tron : Signal Fire

The group’s second post-hiatus album further refines their progressive industrial metal hybrid

Baauer U review

Baauer : U

A nonstop party curiously missing some distinctive elements

Ghozt Bautismo review

Ghozt : BAUTISMO

The New York producer balances the heavy and the meditative on his latest set of experimental club music

Fucked Up Year of the Monkey review

Fucked Up : Grass Can Move Stones 2: Year of the Monkey

The second part of a planned five-hour epic finds the band at their most ambitious, progressive, and consistently strong

Elder Through Zero review

Elder : Through Zero

The heavy psych group full make the transformation to prog, elevating their sound

Marmozets CO.WAR.DICE. review

Marmozets : CO.WAR.DICE.

A stadium worthy masterclass in rock

Modest Mouse An Eraser and a Maze review

Modest Mouse : An Eraser and a Maze

The group’s 10th album retains the charm of past albums with a few surprising pop flourishes

Cola Cost of Living Adjustment review

Cola : Cost of Living Adjustment

The Montreal post-punk group pair capitalist critique with ornately beautiful arrangements

Converge Hum of Hurt review

Converge : Hum of Hurt

The metal/hardcore innovators’ second album of 2026 is even darker and gnarlier