16 April 2026
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Third studio album from the New York rapper with guest appearances from FKA twigs, French Montana, Juicy J, Kid Cudi, Kodak Black, Moby, Frank Ocean, Skepta
6.4
The Harlem rapper's latest is loud, frenetic, and about as vibrant as hip-hop gets Read Review
Sonically, Testing is an experimental project. A shedding of the 29-year-old artist's old skin and a rebirth of something more profound and slightly more complicated Read Review
On his third studio album, Rocky is more experimental and personal. But for music that relies on the New York rapper’s artful intuitions, it’s unfortunate his intuitions are often very basic Read Review
An intriguing mix of garbled white noise and amp interference interspersed with splashes of instrumentals and a smattering of A-list features Read Review
ASAP Rocky takes to more experimentation in his music to match up with his style of fashion Read Review
Testing is what it says it is, though this far into his career, he should be doing better than merely a passing grade Read Review
The rapper’s aversion to the mainstream takes his third album to some glorious heights, with the help of Skepta and Frank Ocean. But is his swaggering decadence wearing thin? Read Review
Testing’s title might suggest experimentation, but it delivers more on tentativeness, with a smattering of solid songs mixed into aesthetically interesting but unresolved experiments Read Review
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Lime Garden Maybe Not Tonight
The album likes to keep moving, and on occasion that might mean a moment that should sting a bit more just barges through instead. But, on the other hand, that all-in quality is also why most of it works Dork
Arlo Parks Ambiguous Desire
Parks hasn’t stopped being an observer; she’s just stepped into the frame Dork
Holly Humberstone Cruel World
A much more deliberate record than her previous work, and all the stronger for it Dork
My New Band Believe My New Band Believe
Picton throws everything at it and commits fully, and that conviction carries the whole thing. Whether it gets full marks or not probably depends on how far you’re willing to follow him - but if you do, it’s a wild ride Dork
They Might Be Giants The World Is to Dig
They are still digging, still building, and still keeping us entertained by decorating the same brilliant, idiosyncratic birdhouse that we have continued to live with, and not forgotten, all this time Spill Magazine
A blur of coming-of-age emotions Clash
Like Wet Leg, Charli xcx, and Lola Young, Lime Garden are writing their own stories and making the best mistakes. They may be leaving their early twenties behind, but with Maybe Not Tonight, they arrive as a musical force to be reckoned with All Music
Best friends don’t need to explain their choices and references, leading to the creation of an album that dynamically embodies how dynamic friendships and the people in them are. It’s the same sauce that led all of the country’s best, allowing for each member’s evolution. As they launch their second incredible offering and a clear step up from their debut, Lime Garden position themselves to keep climbing up in their ranks Far Out
A new indie disco essential DIY
A breakup album that wears its messiness on its sleeve, Lime Garden’s second is figuring life out, track by track NME
Jessie Ware Superbloom
A glorious ode to connection, and Jessie’s most evocative work yet DIY
Offers plenty of wonderfully weird gems across its 18 tracks Exclaim
There are few fillers on The World is to Dig’s 18 tracks, but also only a handful of real killers. It’s business as usual, with plenty of charm but not one of their absolute best Spectrum Culture
Moby Future Quiet
Overall, the album achieves its goal, unfolding a soulful listen with just about enough songs with vocals to keep you attentive throughout as well. It is also a nice change of pace for those who follow Moby’s more recent releases, but worth checking for anyone who is into ambient music too Sputnik Music (staff)
The context behind My New Band Believe’s perplexing name hardly helps to decipher this demanding debut Spectrum Culture
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