Album Reviews

Sports Team – ‘Boys These Days’ review: still goofy, with a renewed sense of purpose

The London indie cult heroes swap the mosh pit for old school pop and country-tinged rock on a typically satirical third album

LeoStayTrill – ‘Home Alone’ review: a moody and measured blend of UK drill and Afrobeat influences

The UK rapper's debut EP exhibits a powerful grasp of rhythm and texture, and varied vocal deliveries that show he's studied his craft

Jin – ‘Echo’ review: BTS star plays to his emotional strengths

On the singer’s second solo album, he builds on the sounds of 2024’s ‘Happy’, leaning into his pop-rock pocket with varied results

Damiano David – ‘Funny Little Fears’ review: Måneskin man shoots for Harry Styles moment with classy pop

Free from any of the rock’n’roll tropes that found him fame – and nearly ruined him – the frontman faces his fears on this melodramatically confident debut

Sailorr – ‘From Florida’s Finest’ review: a pop-ified debut that overshares with style

Jacksonville’s rising star proves she’s more than viral gold with a playful, heartfelt and sharply written debut

Kali Uchis – ‘Sincerely,’ review: a soulful celebration of love’s healing power

The Colombian-American star’s first all-English album builds its own dreamy sanctuary full of deep affection and safe from the chaos of the wider world

Sleep Token – ‘Even In Arcadia’ review: another jaw-dropping ascent towards immortality

Spearheaded by the piano and some of Vessel’s most human lyrics to date, the metallers’ fourth album seals their status as the overlords of their scene and generation

PinkPantheress – ‘Fancy That’ review: gearing up for her boldest chapter yet

The once-elusive bedroom producer returns with hyperactive beats, messy romance and zero fear

Blondshell – ‘If You Asked For A Picture’ review: scorching snapshots of life’s complexities

Sabrina Teitelbaum grapples with the experiences and relationships from her past that inform her present on a nuanced, murky second album

Wretch 32 – ‘Home?’ review: delicious “soul food” for the displaced

Caught between Blackness and Britishness, the Tottenham rapper seeks to define where home really is on his most philosophical release yet
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