18 January 2025
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Debut album from the German-born Spanish-American singer songwriter
Ethel Cain Perverts
The indie singer’s horror-inspired follow-up to ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ is eerily gripping The FT
Lambrini Girls Who Let The Dogs Out
The Brighton twosome pack a lot of action into songs that take aim at the ills of the world The FT
The Weather Station Humanhood
Toronto singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman struggles to match her best work but makes tentative steps forward The FT
Victoria Canal Slowly, It Dawns
What makes ‘Slowly, It Dawns’ truly special is how it manages to be both a statement of artistic arrival and a document of ongoing evolution Dork
A gorgeous debut DIY
After a Glastonbury guest spot with Coldplay, her debut album sets out her stall as the missing link between Olivia Rodrigo and Regina Spektor musicOMH
On her debut album, the Spanish-American expands her sonic universe by bringing sweltering beats and lush indie-pop instrumentals into the mix NME
jasmine.4.t You Are The Morning
Jasmine.4.t has not only crafted a remarkable debut but also established herself as a vital voice in modern music Northern Transmissions
Humanhood spotlights a restless artist as she strives to reconcile minimalism and maximalism, all the while addressing the mysteries of self, other, and the world The Line Of Best Fit
Autobiographical, accomplished and thematically substantial, You Are The Morning has already made a great case for itself ahead of the mass of albums that are to follow in 2025. It’s an essential body of work Far Out
At times devastating, but ultimately uplifting, You Are The Morning is a truely touching piece of work, giving a glimpse into jasmine.4.t’s growth from a fragile seedling into a blooming flower that basks in the morning light God Is In The TV
Full of jingle-jangle mourning, this is a soulful, charming debut. Print edition only Uncut
You Are the Morning debuts jasmine.4.t as a sincere new horizon in indie rock The Skinny
Already one of 2025’s best albums, at a time when trans people’s rights have never seemed more in danger, it’s one of its most important too musicOMH
A record brimming with folksy warmth and vivid storytelling DIY
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"Truly beautiful and moving ambient pop mini-triumph that's sad, nostalgic, and elegiac" (9/10 - All Music). "Conjures images of a city just before dawn rises" (7/10 - musicOMH)
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
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together
