Nubiyan Twist Chasing Shadows review

Nubiyan Twist : Chasing Shadows

The UK jazz ensemble throws an eclectic party that never wears out its welcome

Balthvs transmutations review

Balthvs : Transmutations

The Bogota/California band capture impeccable psychedelic vibes on their latest LP

Kim Gordon : PLAY ME

A fascinating piece of work that eschews immediacy for a willingness to set us off balance

Jill Scott To Whom It May Concern review

Jill Scott : To Whom This May Concern

With her first new album in over a decade, the neo-soul singer offers a reminder of her singular skills

Laurel Halo Midnight Zone review

Laurel Halo : Midnight Zone

An imagistically rich work of ambience, paired with an experimental film

Suitor Saw You Out With The Weeds review

Suitor : Saw You Out With the Weeds

The Cleveland post-punk group delivers their first LP as a proper live band, fleshing out the depth of their sound

mclusky i sure am sick of this bowling alley

Mclusky : i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley

The Welsh noise rock group take a victory lap after their stellar fourth LP, continuing to harness its power and surrealism

Crooked Fingers Swet Deth review

Crooked Fingers : Swet Deth

Eric Bachmann brings back his Crooked Fingers project for the first time in 15 years with some of his strongest songs to date

Elucid and Sebb Bash I Guess U Had to Be there review

ELUCID & Sebb Bash : I Guess U Had to Be There

An inspired pairing between emcee and producer, of unconventional sounds and dazzling combinations

Photokem A Mat in the Garden review

Photokem : A Mat in the Garden

The first and final album from the New York band is a beautiful set of music from an all-too-brief tenure

Help(2) review

Various Artists : Help(2)

The sequel to a 1995 Britpop charity compilation recaptures its vibrancy and urgency

Station Model Violence - best albums of 2026 so far

Station Model Violence : Station Model Violence

The Australian group—featuring members of Total Control and R.M.F.C.—carve post-punk into labyrinthine shapes

Shabaka Of This Earth review

Shabaka : Of the Earth

The UK jazz artist picks up saxophone again on an eclectic yet still meditative set of music

Carpenter Brut Leather Temple review

Carpenter Brut : Leather Temple

The French synthwave project brightens the neon and (slightly) dials back the horror

Mariachi El Bronx IV review

Mariachi El Bronx : Mariachi El Bronx IV

The nearly-as-prolific side project of the Bronx returns with a long-awaited fourth set of songs

Hey Colossus Heaven Was Wild review

Hey Colossus : Heaven Was Wild

The UK group offer up a looser, more immediate version of their noise rock sound

Hen Ogledd Discombobulated review

Hen Ogledd : DISCOMBOBULATED

An absolute delight of an experimental art rock album

Nothing a short history of decay review

Nothing : a short history of decay

The Philadelphia shoegazers scale back some of the power for a more vulnerable set of songs

Voxtrot Dreamers in Exile review

Voxtrot : Dreamers in Exile

The Austin indie rock outfit returns after 19 years with a more mature set of songs

TVAM Ruins review

TVAM : Ruins

UK post-punk artist Joseph Oxley heightens the colorful glow surrounding his haunting anthems