SZA: ‘SOS’ Review
SZA’s sophomore record sees the singer return with main character energy throughout its 23 brilliant tracks—very Tarantino, indeed.
Arctic Monkeys: ‘The Car’ Review
With its unpredictable song structures and posh atmosphere, The Car represents the most successful venture in the band’s constant act of self-discovery.
Taylor Swift: ‘Midnights’ Review
On her tenth album, Swift shares some of her darkest thoughts over industrial, glitchy, and synth-pop tracks.
Tove Lo: ‘Dirt Femme’ Review
Tove Lo’s fifth studio album is a kick in the head: blunt lyricism, ‘80s synth-pop, ‘70s glam and disco, femininity, heartbreak, and sex. Take it all in.
The 1975: ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ Review
There’s no other band or artist dissecting postmodernism and the internet era quite as well and precisely as The 1975.
Alvvays: ‘Blue Rev’ Review
The third album by the Canadian band proves their ability to grind their influences into their own blissful version of shoegaze dream pop.
Frank Ocean: ‘Channel Orange’ Review
Ocean’s atmospheric debut studio album is eclectic and diverse, and everyone can find a song on it to identify themselves with.
Shygirl: ‘Nymph’ Review
The debut studio album by the UK-based singer is a candid assemblage of self-confidence and insecurity, both at once.
Frank Ocean: ‘Nostalgia, Ultra.’ Review
Ocean’s debut mixtape shook the parameters of R&B music and gave him room to create his subsequent, much-adored records
Phoebe Bridgers: ‘Stranger in the Alps’ Review
Melodically beautiful, lyrically poetic, thematically macabre—Phoebe Bridgers’s ghoulish debut LP sees the singer plunge into her psyche with terrorizing calm.
Rina Sawayama: ‘Hold the Girl’ Review
Sawayama’s sophomore album is a suitable soundtrack to unravel inner traumas at a party for one.
Black Country, New Road: ‘Ants From Up There’ Review
There is an overflow of talent and technique on Black Country, New Road’s impeccable sophomore record.
Kacey Musgraves: ‘Golden Hour’ Review
Musgraves’ fourth LP is a hard-to-resist country record with pop aspirations and disco influences—forty-six minutes of unavoidable ear-lending.
Rosalía: ‘MOTOMAMI’ Review
Rosalía’s colorful collage of clashing elements works against all odds, thanks to her sensibility as a respectful global curator.
Lorde: ‘Solar Power’ Review
On her third LP, Lorde channels a beach vibe while not doing anything ambitious.
Lorde: ‘Melodrama’ Review
Falling in and out of love under the stroboscope and the vibrating booms. That’s what Lorde’s second LP is about.
Julia Jacklin: ‘Pre Pleasure’ Review
Jacklin’s third album stands out as her most sonically versatile.
Omar Apollo: ‘Ivory’ Review
On his debut studio album, Apollo transposes from seriousness into playfulness in seconds.