Album Reviews

Arab Strap – ‘As Days Get Dark’ review: a superbly seedy career-best

Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton have returned with a record that's dark, debauched, tragic – and strangely beautiful

Zara Larsson – ‘Poster Girl’ review: Swedish pop don riffs on love in all its messy glory

When the star sings "this girl's having fun", you believe her

Tom Grennan – ‘Evering Road’ review: as nice but nondescript as the street it’s named after

The Bedford singer's soul-inspired second album finds him mostly the middle of the road

A Day To Remember – ‘You’re Welcome’ review: a mish-mash of sounds and moany lyrics

The band's seventh album sounds like a time capsule from an era of more petty concerns

ATEEZ – ‘Zero: Fever Pt. 2’ review: messages of comfort clash with jumbled experimentalism

The fourth generation boyband strike gold in simplicity but let their curious spirit get the better of them in the second part of their prequel series

Wonho – ‘Love Synonym #2: Right For Us’ review: a love letter to all the fans who stood by him

A heartfelt, musical bridge connecting the K-pop singer and his fans until the day they finally reunite

Senyawa – ‘Alkisah’ review: Indonesian avant-garde titans continue to evolve

Yogyakarta duo kickstart their second decade with a portentous collection of apocalyptic hymns

Madison Beer – ‘Life Support’ review: diaristic lyricism with gut-punch honesty

Even while hopping through countless genres, the LA-based singer is always defiantly herself

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – ‘Carnage’ review: the peak of their powers

Cave and his Bad Seeds bandmate take an adventurous leap into the COVID era’s dark night of the soul

Cloud Nothings – ‘The Shadow I Remember’ review: spit-and-sawdust indie-punk

The Ohio quartet's eighth album speaks to their 10 years in the game, a lack of inventiveness offset by their relentless drive
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