6 February 2026
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Twelfth album and first on seven years from Columbian-born pop star featuring collaborations with Cardi B, Bizarrap, Rauw Alejandro, Grupo Frontera, Ozuna, Karol G, Fuerza Regida and Tiësto
6.6
A great two-for-one set that is essentially a short new album and a de facto "Greatest Hits 2022-2024" Read Review
The She Wolf is back and she is howling louder and prouder than ever Read Review
The long-awaited return from the Latin trailblazer sees her unpick her recent emotional devastation with wit and real self-awareness Read Review
Lawsuits and lost love couldn’t stop the Colombian powerhouse from taking her rightful place atop Spanish pop’s streaming-fuelled resurgence Read Review
Las Mujeres is a grab-bag of pop genre fusions, yet Shakira manages to hold court in every song with her incisive and enduring songcraft Read Review
The Colombian superstar’s first Spanish-only album in 19 years is a brutally honest look at her breakup that overflows with vengeance and still-got-it sex appeal Read Review
Her first record since 2017’s El Dorado melds pulsating dance anthems with reggaeton, pop… and even a splash of grunge Read Review
Despite a hit diss track so withering it affected the stock market and enlivening turns from Cardi B and leading regional Mexican musicians, the Colombian’s wan 12th album washes out her adventurous spirit Read Review
Break-ups reoccur throughout the songs, but they lack the vim of the record’s hit single Read Review
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Sébastien Tellier Kiss The Beast
He has come up with another pop subversion that works on every level Beats Per Minute
Mandy, Indiana URGH
URGH exists in its own lane, moving steadily, unconcerned with who’s alongside it or who’s fallen behind. There is no climax. The music simply stops dead, like someone cut the power mid-thought God Is In The TV
The second album from the noise-rock band doubles down on their abrasive assault The Skinny
The Manchester noise rock band take their sound to thrilling new places on an exploratory second album Rolling Stone UK
‘URGH’ sees Mandy, Indiana once again defy any pigeonholing DIY
Ratboys Singin' To An Empty Chair
At a time when country-tinged indie rock is by no means in short supply in America - Wednesday, Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman all spring to mind - Ratboys have earned their seat at the top table DIY
Ari Lennox Vacancy
Vacancy serves as a testament to Ari Lennox’s skill while simultaneously exposing the pitfalls of the modern R&B assembly line Spectrum Culture
Joyce Manor I Used to Go to This Bar
In a scant 19 minutes, I Used to Go to This Bar taps into the allure and the danger of living in the past, as well as the runaway joy and fear of living in the present Spectrum Culture
Comfortably the most accomplished and self-assured Ratboys album to date Exclaim
With the hooks, heart, and heaviness packed into Singin’ To An Empty Chair’s 50 mins, their time could well be now The Line Of Best Fit
The album frames intimacy as a risk worth taking regardless of the outcome Slant Magazine
Ratboys have definitively made one of 2026's first brilliant albums. Print edition only Record Collector
Lucinda Williams World's Gone Wrong
The ten tracks on Lucinda Williams’ World Gone Wrong are heavy. This ain’t no party record. There’s too much pain going around in the world PopMatters
Cast Yeah Yeah Yeah
Judging by Yeah Yeah Yeah, it seems Cast’s vinyl collection consists solely of Rubber Soul, Abbey Road, and The White Album PopMatters
Not all of Kiss the Beast's risks pay off, but by letting his creativity run wild, Tellier defies the expectations of anyone who thinks they know his music inside and out All Music
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