22 September 2025
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Second full-length studio release from the New York hip hop artist featuring guest appearances by Summer Walker, Selena Gomez, Kehlani, Lizzo, Cash Cobain, Lourdiz, Janet Jackson, Tyla and Megan Thee Stallion
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NEW Am I The Drama? is the fittingly grand return for a queen who never left the throne Read Review
NEW Seven years after her debut, Cardi B is back with a ferociously enjoyable 70-minute album of eclecticism and enthusiastic annihilation of her enemies Read Review
NEW Am I the Drama? is no Invasion of Privacy, and the passage of time is mostly at fault. While lightning may not have struck twice, Cardi B is closer to fighting form than she’s been in years, false starts included Read Review
NEW This is a record that feels like an exhalation, a long-awaited memoir that refuses to blot out the truth Read Review
NEW Seven years on, the crown is heavier, the scars more visible, the controversies louder. But Cardi’s voice, unfiltered and undeniable, is still hers. If she is the drama, then she is also the director, and this album is her stage Read Review
NEW Weak bars and rewrites bloat the tracklist, making it somewhat expendable. Is she the drama? A cynical (but maybe honest) answer to the album’s title could be “No, but I remember when you were” Read Review
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Ed Sheeran Play
After a restrained predecessor, the singer’s eighth studio album assimilates different styles while pressing the right emotional buttons The FT
Lola Young I'm Only F**king Myself
The singer’s third studio album expands her irreverent tone — but the results lack polish The FT
Nine Inch Nails Tron: Ares Soundtrack
What’s great is that Trent Reznor sings on four new NIN songs. But besides that, he and Atticus Ross team up for a stripped-down and casually fun score that slots in nicely with the Tron composers who came before them Pitchfork
The attention to detail is impressive and the resulting soundtrack is quite cohesive. Nevertheless, the brief runtime of most tunes here make Tron: Ares more of a Ghosts I-IV type record with an attached EP of what you would expect from a conventional Nine Inch Nails release Sputnik Music (staff)
The soundtrack for TRON: Ares sees Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross balance abstraction and aggression Rolling Stone
Visceral, engaging, and potent enough to warrant the Nine Inch Nails name, Tron: Ares is one of the standout soundtracks in the Reznor/Ross catalog, one that mirrors its subject by taking something digital and transforming it into something very human and emotional All Music
An album of electronic riches, and an early preview of the movie to come Consequence Of Sound
These are good songs by a good artist with a good voice, not revelations and not tracks that will pioneer pop into new ground as she takes her clues from the likes of Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen Far Out
Cardi B AM I THE DRAMA?
Seven years on, the crown is heavier, the scars more visible, the controversies louder. But Cardi’s voice, unfiltered and undeniable, is still hers. If she is the drama, then she is also the director, and this album is her stage Beats Per Minute
NewDad Altar
NewDad doesn’t just present a collection of songs — they offer a living, breathing reflection of growth, longing, and the daring act of stepping into uncharted waters Northern Transmissions
The pop songwriter turns the oversharing dial up to eleven on her latest album, painting a portrait of a twenty-something’s angst, ennui, and insecurity against a backdrop of indie-rock leanings Paste Magazine
Wednesday Bleeds
On Bleeds, Wednesday face the burden of great anticipation head-on, wielding a sound that has been sharpened to a razor edge Spectrum Culture
Jehnny Beth You Heartbreaker, You
It’s almost too perfect: an album comprised of songs made from the perspective of someone abstractly working through shades of yearning, and it leaves you feeling faint pangs of dissatisfaction Spectrum Culture
Biffy Clyro Futique
After their sensational headline set at TRNSMT, Scottish rock legends Biffy Clyro return with their monumental tenth studio album, Futique The Skinny
On their latest album, Bleeds, Wednesday find their sweet spot The Skinny
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
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange