Beabadoobee - Pylon (Album Review)

Photo: Erika Kamano Beatrice Laus has spent much, if not all, of her young adult life in the spotlight, with her previous three albums as Beabadoobee charting her mental state at different waypoints. On ‘Pylon’ there’s an overarching sense that she’s realised none of those past versions of herself had it all figured out. Nor does this one, but that’s okay.

Written by: Will Marshall | Date: Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Becky G - Baraja Bendita (Album Review)

Photo: Jeremy Soma Becky G’s past few albums have found her cruising in the pop lane while retaining a Latin twist to her sound, but ‘Baraja Bendita’ offers a return to her hip hop roots. Married with the melodic sensibilities of recent efforts, the California vocalist’s fifth album is an attempt to, in her words, “embrace every corner of her musical journey”. That proves to be an unwieldy proposition.

Written by: Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Monday, 21 September 2026

Miley - Bass Persuades (Album Review)

Photo: MERT ALAS Arriving little more than a year after the high-concept explorations of ‘Something Beautiful’, album 10 finds Miley Cyrus once again attempting to reshape her own artistic parameters. The pop icon’s first release under the mononym Miley, ‘Bass Persuades’ dials down some of the cinematic grandeur of its predecessor, instead setting its sights on the darkened buzz of the dancefloor.

Written by: Maddy Howell | Date: Monday, 21 September 2026

Dragonflies - Dragonflies (Album Review)

Photo: Magda Kuca Collaborations between established artists are dangerous things. Expertise doesn’t necessarily multiply when you put two talented people in a studio together — sometimes self-indulgence does. Thankfully, ‘Dragonflies’, the debut collaboration between Dhani Harrison and longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, avoids most of those pitfalls. It’s distinctive, understated and very listenable.

Written by: Jacob Brookman | Date: Friday, 18 September 2026

Bonobo - Distance in Static (Album Review)

Photo: Ryohei Ambo During a career that began at the start of the millennium, Bonobo has quietly become the unparalleled poster boy for a particular strain of Real World Records-inspired electronica. His work combines organic instrumentation, international influences and expensive-sounding beats assembled with impeccable taste. If you love that sound, his relative lack of conventional hitmaking instincts has never really mattered.

Written by: Jacob Brookman | Date: Thursday, 17 September 2026

This Is Lorelei - The Singer In My Band (Album Review)

Photo: Eve Alpert  The common thread running through Nate Amos’s music, as part of his long-running solo project This Is Lorelei and art-pop duo Water From Your Eyes, is not taking things too seriously. The word ‘playful’ is a bit of highfalutin critic trope, but his music kind of epitomises the term in a creative context.

Written by: Tom Morgan | Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Brian Fallon - Not Bad For New Jersey (Album Review)

Photo: Danny Clinch Since The Gaslight Anthem reunited in 2022, the line separating Brian Fallon’s solo work from the band that made his name has become increasingly blurred. Their 2023 comeback LP ‘History Books’ reopened the door to the band’s punk-fuelled heartland rock after nearly a decade away, and ‘Not Bad For New Jersey’ has Fallon strolling straight through it.

Written by: Jack Press | Date: Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Bloc Party - Anatomy Of A Brief Romance (Album Review)

Photo: Charlie Pryor Bloc Party once soundtracked the messy naivety of youth, with sex, anxiety, hedonism and heartbreak channelled through twitching guitars, pounding drums and choruses built to detonate on festival stages and sweaty indie club dancefloors alike. Two decades later, on their seventh album ‘Anatomy Of A Brief Romance’, Kele Okereke is more emotionally articulate than ever. The irony is that as he has become less guarded, Bloc Party have become more musically restrained.

Written by: Jack Press | Date: Monday, 14 September 2026

Mykki Blanco - Cafe Paradiso (Album Review)

Photo: Syriah Badu On ‘Cafe Paradiso’ Mykki Blanco jumps between electroclash, hip-hop, garage rock, funk and experimental electronics, producing plenty to admire but little that actually sticks. As an album it is crude, versatile and frequently exciting. It is also, strangely, not especially memorable.

Written by: Jacob Brookman | Date: Friday, 11 September 2026

Ellie Goulding - I Know Too Much (Album Review)

Ellie Goulding’s ‘I Know Too Much’ is a far cry from 2023’s ‘Higher Than Heaven’, offering a piercingly honest look at failed relationships and emotional turmoil in place of its predecessor’s  focus on cheap thrills and escape in the wake of the pandemic. Pairing this depth and complexity  with the usual spread of pop melodies, her sixth LP is her best release in quite some time.

Written by: Issy Herring | Date: Thursday, 10 September 2026

Chat Pile - Who Loves The Sun (Album Review)

 Photo: Ryan Lawson The fact Chat Pile have been so successful is, perhaps, reflective of the times that spawned them. The Oklahoma City band arrived seemingly full-formed on their 2022 debut ‘God’s Country’, and while their third album ‘Who Loves the Sun’ doesn’t quite reach the same levels of intensity, its more hook-driven approach — very much a relative term — helps make it a more approachable listen. 

Written by: Will Marshall | Date: Wednesday, 09 September 2026

Paris Paloma - The Fatal Flaw (Album Review)

Photo: Phoebe Fox Released in 2023, Paris Paloma’s debut LP ‘Cacophony’ earned strong reviews, while she charted on the UK top 40 with the single Labour. There is naturally a weight of expectation for her sophomore effort ‘The Fatal Flaw’, which feels like an artist taking the reins with confessional lyrics in a moving, often exhilarating 48 minutes. There is plenty to enjoy here, marking Paloma out from a plethora of other artists operating in the indie-folk world.

Written by: Chris Connor | Date: Tuesday, 08 September 2026

Interpol - This Mirror Weighs a Ton (Album Review)

Photo: Elliot Lee Hazel A change is as good as a rest for some bands, and so it’s proved for Interpol on album nine. Recruiting producer Andrew Wyatt has re-invigorated the New Yorkers somewhat following 2022’s ‘The Other Side of Make Believe’, with work at Wyatt’s Manhattan studio representing the first time they’ve recorded on their own turf for more than a decade. Another key shift comes with the full-time recruitment of live bassist Brad Truax and it’s his basslines, coupled with Wyatt’s strings, keys and synths, that provide fresh impetus for the best moments on an uneven collection.

Written by: Graeme Marsh | Date: Monday, 07 September 2026

Mike D - Thank You (Album Review)

Photo: Jack Coleman There’s a problem that confronts a certain kind of musician who has spent decades inside genuinely great bands. Like Flea or Julian Casablancas, Mike D’s solo work was always likely to be interesting, innovative and occasionally quite challenging to actually listen to. On ‘Thank You’, the former Beastie Boy embraces all three states.

Written by: Jacob Brookman | Date: Friday, 04 September 2026

Dinosaur Jr - There Near (Album Review)

Photo: Jeff Fowler With each record they’ve released since their 2005 reunion, Dinosaur Jr. have been polishing their signature sound — fuzz-drenched distortion, existential yearning, and melodic chaos — like trophies in a cabinet. In fact, 2021’s ‘Sweep It Into Space’, co-produced by Kurt Vile, gleamed so perfectly that the trio of J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph sounded hardwired rather than spontaneous, which is something they’ve always prided themselves on.

Written by: Jack Press | Date: Friday, 04 September 2026

Westside Cowboy - It Goes On (Album Review)

Photo: Clémentine Schneidermann Few UK indie bands have attracted as much hype of late as Westside Cowboy, with their Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition win in April 2025 followed by two EPs that added critical acclaim to their growing buzz. 

Written by: Matthew McLister | Date: Thursday, 03 September 2026

DMA's - DMA's (Album Review)

Photo: Roman Jody Five albums in 10 years is a remarkable hit rate for any band, but with this self-titled effort Australian trio DMA’s accomplish just that. Even more remarkable, though, is the level of consistency they have managed to maintain since the release of their 2016 debut ‘Hills End’.

Written by: Graeme Marsh | Date: Thursday, 03 September 2026

Alabama Shakes - I Must Be Dreaming (Album Review)

Photo: Bobbi Rich Has it really been 11 years since the last Alabama Shakes album? You’d never have guessed it as ‘I Must Be Dreaming’ slips into gear, the band reacquaints themselves with the retro sound we all come to know and love during their initial run. All told, this is a welcome return but a safe one.

Written by: James Palaczky | Date: Wednesday, 02 September 2026

Weezer - Weezer (Album Review)

Photo: Brendan Walter Having gained fame and later notoriety thanks to their iconic debut and its follow up ‘Pinkerton’ in the mid-1990s, Weezer’s latest colour-coded, self-titled record doesn’t disappoint by rekindling some of the sounds that made them.

Written by: Issy Herring | Date: Tuesday, 01 September 2026

The Afghan Whigs - Soft Control (Album Review)

Photo: Royal Cream Four albums and 15 years after improbably getting back together, The Afghan Whigs have finally found a winning late-era formula on ‘Soft Control’. Like alchemists transmuting matter, their 10th album blends the abrasive alt-rock of ‘Congregation’ and ‘Gentlemen’, the cinematic soulfulness of ‘Black Love’, and the slow-building tension they’ve settled on in recent years, resulting in their most complete reunion-era record.

Written by: Jack Press | Date: Tuesday, 01 September 2026