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Destroyer  Dan's Boogie

Checking in at just under 37 minutes, Dan’s Boogie is Destroyer’s shortest album since 1996’s We’ll Build Them a Golden Bridge. While 15 more minutes would delight, the runtime feels purposeful Under The Radar

Beirut  A Study Of Losses

He has brought his usual gravitas and gifted us with a musical balm for present maladies. And treated us to the best kind of vacances when one can’t afford to buy a plane ticket Under The Radar

Self Esteem  A Complicated Woman

Self Esteem steps into a more grounded and rangy perspective. She’s overcome numerous challenges. She’s learned to live in the world and her own skin. She’s free PopMatters

Emma-Jean Thackray  Weirdo

Faced with unimaginable grief, the UK musician responded the only way she knew how: with an album of buoyant jazz-funk steeped in melody, vibrant color, and a sneaky sense of humor. Pitchfork

Mamalarky  Hex Key

On their third album, the Atlanta indie rockers channel a tactful self-assurance while following their trippy, idiosyncratic impulses Pitchfork

Self Esteem  A Complicated Woman

The UK star repeats some of her breakout album’s formula but little of its lacerating insight on a record where the Big Feminist Statements feel frustratingly basic Pitchfork

Self Esteem  A Complicated Woman

Self Esteem has returned with one of the most important albums of 2025 Clash

Femi Kuti  Journey Through Life

The album is a triumph for Femi Kuti, reflecting his tireless dedication to his father’s legacy, in addition to his own artistic vision Far Out

Femi Kuti  Journey Through Life

The apple doesn't fall far, as they say, and a 62-year-old Femi is still raging against the system on Journey Through Life. Print edition only Record Collector

Femi Kuti  Journey Through Life

Kuti plots a way forward with the high-energy "Shotan" and "Corruption Na Stealing", his message ultimately uplifting. Print edition only Uncut

Femi Kuti  Journey Through Life

Best of all is Politics Don Expose Them, which hits hard yet swings on great horn lines and a catchy call-and-response chorus. Print edition only Mojo

Femi Kuti  Journey Through Life

Femi Kuti injects fresh energy into afrobeat on Journey Through Life The Line Of Best Fit

Samia  Bloodless

What also makes Bloodless so special is Samia’s ability to find moments of unadulterated joy amidst it all Beats Per Minute

Sunflower Bean  Mortal Primetime

“Please check if I’m breathing,” they sing on the fourth song of the album. If you have a pulse, you will find something on this album to enjoy Northern Transmissions

Self Esteem  A Complicated Woman

Prioritise Pleasure, in its snarling ferocity, began with a pack of women barking, shrieking to ward off male prey. A Complicated Woman is more of a whimper Northern Transmissions