Album Reviews
Album Reviews
Man/Woman/Chainsaw Harness Live Energy into Art-Punk Brilliance on Cannonball
★★★★☆
South London art-punk sextet Man/Woman/Chainsaw harness their chaotic live energy into a triumphant, 4-star debut album with Cannonball.
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The Joy, Panic, and Pathetic Charm of Modern Dating: Role Model’s Chuck Timely & The Hourglass Reviewed
★★★★☆
Role Model's Chuck Timely & The Hourglass is a 4.5-star triumph, balancing gospel builds, country-rock pivots, and standout track "love I you"...
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Gracie Abrams ‘Daughter from Hell’ review: Navigating rock-bottom despair with a safe pop edge
★★★★☆
Gracie Abrams returns with Daughter from Hell, a darker, deeply vulnerable third studio album. Anchored by the devastating direct address of 'Broke...
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Album Review: Suki Waterhouse strikes a brilliant, mature balance on the promising ‘Loveland’
★★★★☆
Suki Waterhouse delivers a highly promising evolution on Loveland, an atmospheric third studio album that pairs high-level production from Aaron...
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Borderline introduce themselves as New Zealand’s next massive musical export on confident self-titled debut
★★★★☆
Auckland quartet Borderline have delivered one of the most confident debuts of the year, blending massive 80s pop grooves with...
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Myles Smith embraces beautifully raw, unpolished vulnerability on debut masterpiece ‘My Mess, My Heart, My Life.’
★★★★★
Luton singer-songwriter Myles Smith has stepped out from the shadow of his viral success, delivering a deeply vulnerable, genre-expanding masterclass...
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Zayn’s KONNAKOL Is a Confident Step Toward Something Deeper — Even If It Doesn’t Quite Get There
★★★★☆
The fifth studio album balances South Asian heritage with mainstream R&B instincts, and mostly pulls it off. 4/5
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Holly Humberstone’s Cruel World Is the Most Honest Album About Falling in Love
★★★★☆
Holly Humberstone's sophomore album is a brilliant portrait of modern love in all its chaotic, tender, slightly unhinged glory —...