Album Reviews

The south Londoners' second album finds them trying to figure out their identities through claustrophobic chaos

The former One Directioner's last album 'Icarus Falls', was a critical hit but commercial flop. Here he swaps maximalism for simplicity

A debut album proper in all but name, mixtape ‘Demidevil’ shows that Ashnikko’s far more than a two-trend wonder

The Norwegian four-piece push their exploratory sound into even weirder places than before

The rock five-piece suggested this might be their last record – on this evidence, let's hope that's not the case

The duo put COVID Britain bang to rights with stunning production, scabrous lyrics and a steadfast refusal to offer easy answers

The ascending SoundCloud star's second EP, chock full of nostalgic, cartoony sound effects, marks him as one to watch

The rapper hoped to give fans a Christmas treat with this surprise release, which doesn't reach the dizzying highs he's capable of

With album two, the Stockholm band lean into the madness of the modern era

For Macca, lockdown has culminated in a liberating return to his three-decade-spanning series