30 October 2026
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Third album from Australian electronic musician Harley Edward Streten includes collaborations with Oklou, May-a, Kucka, Laurel, Virgen María, Emma Louise, Caroline Polachek and Damon Albarn
6.2
This techno-charged offering upscales the drops, fidgety distortion and replay value that has proved a constant in his playbook Read Review
On this third album, the musician couples his floor-shaking, hit-making style with quieter moments of introspection, reaching new heights in the process Read Review
Intended to be enjoyed by both faithful Flume stans and new listeners drawn to the beauty of a cacophonous, glitched-out style popularised by super-producers like SOPHIE, Danny Harle, and more Read Review
Although not without its inspired moments, Harley Streten’s third LP confirms that he’s most creatively free outside the album format Read Review
Flume’s Palaces is as surprising as it is forgettable Read Review
The Australian producer’s latest gets stuck between innovation and the urge to party like it’s 2014 Read Review
Palaces is so obsessed with the serenity of open air that it forgets how much more exciting Flume is when he picks apart a single concept Read Review
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Queens Of The Stone Age Perfecth
Josh Homme and co open their hearts to deliver their most intimate and adventurous work yet on album number nine NME
DIIV ZIRP!
Los Angeles band offer up an ambitious, unflinching look at where the ills of capitalism have taken us NME
Instead of wearing death as a costume, they embrace it entirely as a rite of passage. Perfecth easily their biggest swing yet, and they pull it off with a swagger. Come along for the ritual, Josh Homme's got the butcher's cleaver Exclaim
Fontaines D.C. Dopamine Chamber
I don't know if Dopamine Chamber is destined for next-level success and massive airplay, but if there's a rock band built for the modern era and its sensibilities, it's Fontaines D.C Sputnik Music (staff)
On their ninth release, Perfecth, Queens of the Stone Age display the full array of their sound to pinpoint distinct emotions PopMatters
Josh Homme delivers their warmest, wisest and most emotionally direct album yet Uncut
John Homme and co's ninth album marks a move away from their signature blunt riffs and opens the door to a mood far more reflective and wistful musicOMH
DIIV’s colossal shoegaze may have made them grow a little leaden, but ZIRP! is an overcorrection. In shrinking down their scale, DIIV end up missing out on what made them, them The Line Of Best Fit
The album is a bold swing, but perhaps not the one the band needed Slant Magazine
Michael Kiwanuka Fudge
A mostly brilliant effort from Michael Kiwanuka that serves as a showcase for his improvements in songwriting, as well as his ear for great melodies Spill Magazine
Tony Iommi From The Dark
From The Dark is a strong, latter career highlight that sees Iommi seamlessly pickup from where he left off over a decade ago in what hopefully ignites the start of a new era for Iommi Spill Magazine
A portrait of an artist in-progress — still learning, still adapting and still evolving rather than staying complacent and safe once set Exclaim
This LP seems to have more of a hazy, late night essence. There is still an underlying melancholia but there is something lighter and hopeful. The strings are euphoric, the extended codas are extravagant and kaleidoscopic, stretching out for ever and ever in a glorious wall of sound, as on ‘Just Another Moment’ God Is In The TV
While there is no doubt Fontaines D.C. will rightly go down as one of the era’s greats, this LP shows them struggling to close the gap between ambition and lasting impact PopMatters
Wishy Natures Pill
Indianapolis indie poppers Wishy take their sound to a new level of craftsmanship and catchiness with Nature’s Pill. It’s one of the year’s best records PopMatters
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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