Howling Bells
Strange Life
Reuniting for the first time in over a decade, the Australian trio’s sound still packs a punch
musicOMH
Howling Bells
Strange Life
Everything you’d want from a Howling Bells album in 2026, a sweeping, cinematic journey that balances personal reflection with the weight of the wider world, weaving the intimate and the universal with poetic elegance
Under The Radar
Jill Scott
To Whom This May Concern
All 360 degrees of the Jill Scott experience are presented here
All Music
Charli XCX
Wuthering Heights
The album sometimes feels as if Charli committed fully to her concept, but didn’t allow herself to branch out even further, reach higher, express – or even abandon – more. It is a symphony, but not quite an opus
Beats Per Minute
Hemlocke Springs
The Apple Tree Under the Sea
After breaking out in 2022 with two excellent singles, the Dartmouth graduate-turned-DIY musician finally releases her long-awaited debut, an adventurous and polished pop record whose maximalism exhausts more than invigorates
Paste Magazine
Hemlocke Springs
The Apple Tree Under the Sea
The former NME Cover artist’s long-awaited debut album glows with vibrancy, freedom and ingenuity
NME
Charli XCX
Wuthering Heights
Expertly plays with the joys and violence of love, always leaving space for the nuances of both
Exclaim
Daphni
Butterfly
For all its immediacy, its hooks and high production values, you need to be a bit of a connoisseur to truly appreciate Butterfly’s intricacies
Spectrum Culture
Jill Scott
To Whom This May Concern
The neo-soul icon's first album in more than a decade dabbles in everything from trip-hop to New Orleans rhythm & blues while showing off a hard-won graininess
Rolling Stone
Charli XCX
Wuthering Heights
Thrillingly modern while staying true to its source material, the soundtrack to Emerald Fennell’s Brontë adaptation is a huge about-turn from Brat
musicOMH
Converge
Love Is Not Enough
A gripping, vital, and engaging return
Clash
Charli XCX
Wuthering Heights
The album mirrors the film’s penchant for bombast and grief while standing on its own
Slant Magazine