16 January 2026
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Sleaford Mods The Demise of Planet X
With tight production and clear ideas, the duo’s eighth album gleams technically while documenting a world that very clearly does not musicOMH
Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore Tragic Magic
On their debut album together, two longtime friends and peers synthesize their respective styles, seeking out new directions and new ways of connecting Pitchfork
Jenny on Holiday Quicksand Heart
On her debut solo album, the English singer-songwriter—and member of Let’s Eat Grandma—channels childlike wonder and joy with euphoric hooks and a nostalgic synth-pop palette Pitchfork
Stella Donnelly LOVE AND FORTUNE
The songwriter performs a penetrating and generous post-mortem of a lost friendship in pearlescent little showstoppers where her voice is often barely adorned at all Pitchfork
Jenny on Holiday captures love’s emotions on an intimate, confessional record wrapped in a glossy, pretty synthpop package PopMatters
Its best songs are worth a relisten; taken as a whole, though, it’s something of a disappointment The Line Of Best Fit
Dry Cleaning Secret Love
Secret Love contains some of Dry Cleaning’s prettiest moments, even as the lyrics are at their most dire The Line Of Best Fit
Florence Shaw's low-spoken abstract vignettes and dryly comedic, poetic flights of fancy are the key ingredient The Arts Desk
What Tragic Magic understands early on is that limitation can be a compositional force rather than an obstacle Spectrum Culture
The Cribs Selling A Vibe
By polishing their sound and developing their melodies, the Cribs have expanded what they do without resorting to anything radical Spectrum Culture
Though it may be categorized as experimental or avant-garde, Tragic Magic is an accessible and rewarding listen. It's music you can get lost in, or get lost to Exclaim
Getting screamed at with a finger in the face can be off-putting, especially if it goes on too long. That said, we live in an off-putting world and it’s a great thing to have Sleaford Mods here to call us out on our ills Northern Transmissions
While sonically ethereal, Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore’s collaborative full-length Tragic Magic starts to feel greatly repetitive as it progresses Northern Transmissions
In the end, Tragic Magic feels like a response to the wildfires they’d suffered through. Rather than capture the tragedy and strife of it all, they sought – and created – refuge Beats Per Minute
‘Quicksand Heart’ works because it lets the highs be huge and the low moments be honest, without ever losing its pop grip Dork
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"With shades of Jeff and Tim Buckley, the Galway-born artist writes tunes so strong they seem as familiar as old friends" (10/10 - The Guardian). "The sound is entirely his" (8/10 - 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