3 June 2026
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Bleachers Everyone For Ten Minutes
With its shout-along hooks and pop drama, Jack Antonoff’s latest isn’t so different from the others, but his myopic views on modern life and celebrity are becoming harder to bear Pitchfork
Boards of Canada Inferno
13 years after the superb Tomorrow’s Harvest, Scottish duo Boards of Canada turn their attention to religion on the apocalyptic Inferno No Ripcord
Iceage For Love of Grace & the Hereafter
Unconcerned with convention, Iceage move confidently at their own rhythm, weaving moments of musical levity into the grim vignettes that still lie at the heart of their sound No Ripcord
A frenetic burst of sustained creativity, ‘For The Love Of Grace & The Hereafter’ is arresting from the off. Aggressive and melodic in equal measure, its dichotomy is completely thrilling – perhaps the band’s best to date, a blast of sheer adrenalin from start to finish Clash
Kurt Vile Philadelphia's been good to me
The most moving thing about Vile’s description of his home city is that it is abundant with nuance and free of sugar-coating, delivered with a comforting sense of honesty that makes it feel real. He knows it ain’t perfect, but it’s home Clash
On these songs as with so many before them, Vile is just walking us through the strange side streets of his mind, moving from one circular riff to the next and guiding us through the weird haze with a knowing smile All Music
It’s a record that wears its feelings on its lapels and has a hug for everyone in the audience Hot Press
A love letter to his hometown that both aches with nostalgia and swells with affection DIY
You need not have visited Philadelphia to appreciate this latest reliably reassuring chapter in its storied son's career musicOMH
Hooks-first and tunes-heavy, these sexy Danish vampires have made the album of the year - just 19 years too late musicOMH
Laced with occult imagery and enigmatic samples, the Scottish duo’s immersive new album—their first in 13 years—offers some of the most captivating music of their career Pitchfork
Ed O’Brien Blue Morpho
Radiohead’s resident enigma returns, spinning Brazilian influences, vintage rocktronica, and sumptuous string arrangements into a much more confident, cohesive follow-up to his 2020 solo debut Pitchfork
An artist’s work is their own to paint. Blue Morpho sounds like the beginning of an impressive solo journey for Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien PopMatters
Paul McCartney The Boys of Dungeon Lane
The Boys of Dungeon Lane suggests Paul McCartney's memory might be full The Line Of Best Fit
It’s imperfect, rough, brash, and maybe just a tiny bit callous at times, but for once in a while, there’s a delight to be found in dancing with the devil Far Out
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"The guitarist’s album might be the most Radiohead side project yet to emerge from the mother ship" (8/10 - The Irish Times). "Works that move and grow like the building blocks of life itself" (8/10 - Clash)
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