Basement Wired review

Basement : WIRED

The UK group evoke the grunge era with a strong set of songs that stand up on their own

Fire-Toolz Lavender Networks review

Fire-Toolz : Lavender Networks

Angel Marcloid mines deep emotional wells from a diverse, even contradictory array of sounds

Weird Nightmare Hoopla review

Weird Nightmare : Hoopla

Alex Edkins’ sophomore album with his power pop project balances breakup songs with magnetic hooks

Touch Girl Apple Blossom Graceful review

Touch Girl Apple Blossom : Graceful

The Austin quartet’s debut delivers a new and fun interpretation of classic twee

Darkthrone Pre-historic metal review

Darkthrone : Pre-Historic Metal

The black metal titans shift their overall project toward thesis metal

Seefeel Sol.Hz review

Seefeel : Sol.Hz

A beautifully unique new chapter for the long-running UK band

Thaiboy Digital paradise review

Thaiboy Digital & swedm® : Paradise

The Drain Gang alum delivers a euphoric set of uplifting EDM

Broken Social Scene remember the humans review

Broken Social Scene : Remember the Humans

The Canadian rock collective bring a more mature perspective to a familiar joy

Setting s/t review

Setting : Setting

The North Carolina trio is both locked in and joyful on this set of dynamic kosmische avant-folk

Kacey Musgraves Middle of Nowhere review

Kacey Musgraves : Middle of Nowhere

The country singer/songwriter’s seventh album stands among her best to date

American Football LP4 review

American Football : American Football (LP4)

The emo heroes continue pushing into more progressive territory on an album shaped by divorce

Yaya Bey fidelity review

Yaya Bey : Fidelity

The R&B artist fights for her own self on her latest set of funny, charming and moving songs

The Reds Pinks and Purples Acknowledge Kindness review

The Reds, Pinks & Purples : Acknowledge Kindness

Glenn Donaldson returns with a portrait of SF that was

Foo Fighters Your Favorite Toy review

Foo Fighters : Your Favorite Toy

The alt-rock vets’ twelfth album is dad rock of the highest order

Wesley Joseph Forever Ends Someday review

Wesley Joseph : Forever Ends Someday

The UK singer, songwriter and rapper’s debut is less an introduction than the climactic end of first chapter

Gay Meat Blue Water review

Gay Meat : Blue Water

The debut album from Karl Kuehn is a deeply moving meditation on loss

Sweet Pill - best albums of 2026 so far

Sweet Pill : Still There’s a Glow

The Philadelphia band return following an acclaimed debut and a period of turmoil with a powerful sophomore LP

Memorials All Clouds Bring Not Rain review

Memorials : All Clouds Bring Not Rain

A thrilling psych-pop collage that hits with maximum impact

Jessie Ware Superbloom review

Jessie Ware : Superbloom

The UK singer keeps her disco era going—and fabulous

At the Gates Ghost of a Future Dead review

At the Gates : The Ghost of a Future Dead

The final album from the death metal stalwarts is a fitting tribute to their late vocalist Tomas Lindberg