30 April 2026
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Kneecap FENIAN
Fresh off the back of a highly publicised legal battle, the outspoken hip-hop group return with a record that delivers on all fronts The Observer
They're still loud and angry - exploring themes around national identity, solidarity and challenging political establishments - but there is greater musical depth and breadth. Print edition only Uncut
They back that shrewdness with songs of depth and substance. Print edition only Mojo
If all Kneecap offered was the spectacle of someone stirring shit up, like the Pistols, PE and early Manics in previous generations, they would still be worth having around. But Fenian offers far more. Their day has come Record Collector
Noah Kahan The Great Divide
The Great Divide isn’t just an album, it’s an experience that demands your attention and rewards your patience. It’s the kind of project that sticks with you, reshaping itself with each listen Spill Magazine
Friko Something Worth Waiting For
Friko found themselves negotiating within a creative paradox. Something Worth Waiting For neither abandons what came prior nor strays too far from it, carving out a theme entirely its own. The sophomore record has a different groove, but veers toward what Friko offers without fail — unwavering promise Northern Transmissions
Metric Romanticize The Dive
They come dressed in post-punk garb. The arena singalong "Wild Rut" mutates into a piece of motorik new wave; the toytown confections of "Leave You On A High" and "Loyal" both come wreathed in ice gothic synths and Peter Hook-style bass plunking. Print edition only Uncut
As If You're Here has a sunny, surging drive-time glint to it too, but a little too much of Romanticize. Print edition only Record Collector
An album which proves that past and present can - and perhaps should - inform one another DIY
Don’t call it a comeback, this is a reaffirmation record proving the synth-pop indie rockers are as vital as ever Under The Radar
Emily Haines and co return with a 10th album which doesn't so much revisit their legacy as polish it for a new era to come musicOMH
Romanticize the Dive is yet another great Metric album, another stunning showcase of Haines' second-to-none vocals, and an example of how if a band plays with emotional and sonic imagination, indie rock doesn't have to sound overcooked and insipid when it is blown up to twice its size All Music
Foo Fighters Your Favorite Toy
Clocking in at just over 36 minutes, Your Favorite Toy is the shortest album in the Foo Fighters' sprawling discography, though you wouldn't know that by listening to it Exclaim
Ringo Starr Long Long Road
Burnett's production gives the affair both refined sheen and rustic charm, and Starr's voice has barely aged since he first sang about being under the sea Exclaim
Foo Fighters definitely have it in them to craft another strong album, it is maybe just a matter of time until they are truly in sync again Sputnik Music (staff)
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"A breakup album that wears its messiness on its sleeve, Lime Garden’s second is figuring life out, track by track" (9/10 - NME). "A new indie disco essential" (9/10 - DIY)
Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Rosalía Lux
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Hayley Williams Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
